FISCAL NOTE

Date Requested: January 13, 2023
Time Requested: 10:56 AM
Agency: Insurance Commission
CBD Number: Version: Bill Number: Resolution Number:
1607 Comm. Sub. SB79
CBD Subject: Military and Veterans


FUND(S):

7152, 7162, 7173

Sources of Revenue:

Special Fund

Legislation creates:





Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


Senate Bill 79, if enacted, would create a rebuttable presumption of injury arising out of and in the course of employment for professional firefighters diagnosed with bladder cancer, testicular cancer or mesothelioma. It is probable that the provisions of Senate Bill 79 would increase worker's compensation insurance premiums for employers who employ professional firefighters. The employers of professional firefighters are generally local government municipalities. It is also likely that certain State administered funds could also see increased costs with the enactment of SB79. 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 at this time. Please see the memorandum section of this note for additional information.



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2023
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2024
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):


Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.



Memorandum


Senate Bill 79, if enacted, would expand the diseases designated to create a rebuttable presumption of injury arising out of and in the course of employment for professional firefighters to include these additional diseases: testicular cancer, bladder cancer, and mesothelioma. The OIC is unable to estimate the potential increased costs to employers of professional firefighters due to lack of data regarding the incidence of those types of diseases in that classification of workers. Additionally, it should be noted that the provisions of SB 79 would expire the rebuttable presumption for the above listed diseases, as well as the existing diseases deemed to have the presumption on July 1, 2026, unless extended by the Legislature.



    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Melinda Kiss
    Email Address: Melinda.A.Kiss@wv.gov