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WV HB2976

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Phil Mallow

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the State Auditor to quantify and ensure fair workers' compensation rates for volunteer fire departments and emergency rescue personnel

  • Directs development of a more equitable method of tracking and billing for various classifications within volunteer fire departments and emergency rescue personnel

  • Assigns the Fire Commission the same responsibility to ensure fair workers' compensation rates and develop equitable tracking and billing methods

  • Amends the existing Volunteer Fire Department Workers' Compensation Subsidy Program administered by the State Auditor, which helps volunteer fire departments pay for workers' compensation premium increases above their 2010-2011 base year rates

Legislative Description

To quantify fair workman compensation rates and more equitable method of tracking/billing for various classifications within volunteer fire departments and emergency rescue personnel

Workers Compensation

Last Action

To House Finance

2/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance2/26/2025

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