GA HB 1355
died on adjournmentWorkers' compensation; update law on experience modification factors, refusal of suitable employment procedures, and certain benefits
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1355 pass?
No. GA HB 1355 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1355 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to update workers' compensation law on experience modification factors, refusal of suitable employment procedures, and certain benefits; to provide for petitions, notices, teleconferences, and signed sworn statements; to permit an interlocutory order; to increase weekly benefits for a maximum weekly wage compensation for total disability; to increase weekly benefits for a maximum weekly wage compensation for temporary partial disability; to increase the maximum amounts for certain death benefits; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1355?
Bill Werkheiser is the primary sponsor of GA HB 1355.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to update workers' compensation law on experience modification factors, refusal of suitable employment procedures, and certain benefits; to provide for petitions, notices, teleconferences, and signed sworn statements; to permit an interlocutory order; to increase weekly benefits for a maximum weekly wage compensation for total disability; to increase weekly benefits for a maximum weekly wage compensation for temporary partial disability; to increase the maximum amounts for certain death benefits; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-18
- Latest action
- 2026-02-20 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiserprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-18
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-19
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-20
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 52 1040/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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