Researcher: AS Page 1 3/24/25
OLR Bill Analysis
HB 7046
AN ACT MAKING REVISIONS TO THE SECOND INJURY FUND.
SUMMARY
Under current law, the Second Injury Fund (SIF) deducts recoveries
from third party tortfeasors when calculating its paid losses. This bill
specifies that this deduction is for actual recoveries from a third party
that was liable in tort for an employee’s injury.
By law, the SIF is supported by an assessment on insured and self-
insured employers that is based on the SIF’s calculation of paid losses.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
BACKGROUND
Second Injury Fund
The SIF is a state-run workers’ compensation fund financed by state
employers and operated by the state treasurer. Among other things, the
fund pays or contributes to workers’ compensation benefits for workers
with preexisting disabilities who are reinjured (second injuries), whose
employers are uninsured, or who worked more than one job when
injured. The fund was closed to second injuries that occurred on or after
July 1, 1995.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 13 Nay 0 (03/06/2025)