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SB377: (New Title) relative to the eligibility of certain injuries of state troopers for workers' compensation.
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Sponsors
- Sharon M. Carson Senate · Dist 14
- Jeb Bradley Senate · Dist 3
- Regina Birdsell Senate · Dist 19
- Kevin Cavanaugh Senate · Dist 16
- Suzanne M. Prentiss Senate · Dist 5
- James MacKay House · Merr 14
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SB 377-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/24/2022 0670s
2022 SESSION
22-3032
08/04
SENATE BILL 377-FN
AN ACT relative to the eligibility of certain injuries of state troopers for workers' compensation.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill creates a prima facie presumption that an injury that occurs while a state trooper is operating a state police vehicle in the performance of the trooper's official duties is occupationally caused.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/24/2022 0670s 22-3032
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the eligibility of certain injuries of state troopers for workers' compensation.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; State Troopers; Eligibility for Workers Compensation. Amend RSA 281-A by inserting after section 17-d the following new section:
281-A:17-e State Troopers; Eligibility for Workers Compensation. Notwithstanding RSA 281-A:2, there shall be a prima facie presumption that any injury sustained by a trooper operating a state police vehicle while wearing the uniform of the day is occupationally caused.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBA
22-3032
Amended 3/28/22
SB 377-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2022-0670s)
AN ACT relative to the eligibility of certain injuries of state troopers for workers' compensation.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE:
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Appropriation
$0
$0
$0
$0
Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Expenditures
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Funding Source:
[ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other
METHODOLOGY:
This bill provides a presumption in the workers’ compensation law that any injury suffered by a state trooper while they are operating a state police vehicle (and wearing the uniform of the day) is occupationally related. The Department of Labor states this presumption would involve a shifting of the burden in the context of a contested compensation claim and application of this language would provide that the burden is on the carrier (employer) to rebut the presumption that an injury in said contexts is not occupationally related. Ultimately, any impact to state expenditures relative to a potential increase in workers compensation costs is indeterminable.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Labor