HB1313
Workers' compensation; law-enforcement officers and firefighters, post-traumatic stress disorder.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Katrina Callsen (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Workers' Compensation; presumption for certain disorders incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters.
Provides that for the purposes of Workers' Compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter, claims without any accompanying injury or for the exacerbation of any such preexisting disorder shall be compensable, provided that certain requirements are met. The bill removes ... (More) the requirement that a specific qualifying event, and not another event or source of stress, is the primary cause of the post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/16/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26104528D
- 01/16/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313)
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Motion to refer to Appropriations agreed to
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107914D-H1
- 02/13/2026 - House: Substitute bill reprinted 26107914D
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee amendment rejected
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108109D-S1
- 03/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26109410D-S2
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A)
