Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

69 lines
2.7 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers' Compensation - Third-Party Actions - Subsequent Injury Fund"
description: "Workers' Compensation - Third-Party Actions - Subsequent Injury Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 979"
citation: "Maryland SB 979 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers' Compensation", "Attorneys' Fees", "Damages", "Prices", "Reimbursement Rates", "Revenue and Taxes", "Workers' Compensation", "Work", "Labor and Employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Klausmeier"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3800eec2-c10e-4a70-a3a4-49671784dc36"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=SB979&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "427ff409860b5dcdfdd54307d720674108c31b3ee4fd7cfc890d952e1ebda50d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---
# Maryland SB 979 (2018) — Workers' Compensation - Third-Party Actions - Subsequent Injury Fund
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0979f.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading — **1360** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **450** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Klausmeier — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-05** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-12** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-13** Favorable with Amendments {567478/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-15** Third Reading Passed (45-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-15** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-30** Favorable Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-30** Favorable Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-30** Second Reading Passed
- **2018-04-05** Third Reading Passed (136-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned Passed
- **2018-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 535 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3800eec2-c10e-4a70-a3a4-49671784dc36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).