HB3270 HFAT Capito 2-28

WRV 3133

Delegate Capito moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

H. B. 3270 -- “A Bill to amend and reenact §23-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §23-4-2a, all relating to the deliberate intent exception to the immunities provided under Workers Compensation; clarifying certain definitions of employee; clarifying the proof required for certain claims; clarifying the recoverable amount payable for compensatory damages for noneconomic losses;  and requiring a yearly increase in certain limitations for compensatory damages to account for inflation.”