FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 15, 2019
Time Requested: 11:35 AM |
| Agency: |
Insurance Commission |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3305 |
Introduced |
SB631 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Workers Compensation |
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FUND(S):
7152, 7173
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Increases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Senate Bill 631, if enacted, would create a rebuttable presumption of injury arising out of and in the course of employment for firefighters diagnosed with bladder cancer, mesothelioma and testicular cancer.
It is likely that the provisions of SB631 would increase workers compensation insurance premiums for employers who employ firefighters. However, the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner is unable to quantify the extent of the potential cost increases to employers of that classification of workers.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2019
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2020
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Memorandum
Senate Bill 631, if enacted, would expand the diseases designated to create a rebuttable presumption of injury arising out of and in the course of employment for firefighters to include bladder cancer, mesothelioma, and testicular cancer.
The OIC is unable to estimate the potential increased costs to employers of firefighters at this time due to lack of data regarding the incidence of those diseases in that classification of workers.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Melinda Kiss
Email Address: Melinda.A.Kiss@wv.gov