2023 Regular Session • Wyoming Legislature
HB0269: Workers compensation-attorneys' expenses and costs.
Legislative Summary
AN ACT relating to labor and employment; authorizing hearing examiners to award appointed attorneys reimbursement for expenses and costs in contested workers compensation cases as specified; removing the requirement that attorneys only be reimbursed for a reasonable number of hours not to exceed the benefits at issue in the contested case hearing; and providing for an effective date.
Bill History
1/25/2023
Bill Number Assigned
1/26/2023
Received for Introduction
House of Representatives
1/26/2023
Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
House of Representatives
1/27/2023
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
House of Representatives
1/27/2023
Placed on General File
House of Representatives
2/6/2023
COW:H Did not consider for COW
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
1/27/2023
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(2/6/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Bob Nicholas
Republican