H.B. No. 1665
AN ACT
relating to certain workers' compensation reporting requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 406.145(f), Labor Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(f) If a subsequent hiring agreement is made to which the
joint agreement does not apply, the hiring contractor and
independent contractor shall notify in writing:
(1) [the division and] the hiring contractor's
workers' compensation insurance carrier; and
(2) the division, on the division's request [in
writing].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a notification required to be provided on or after the effective
date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1665 was passed by the House on April
17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1665 was passed by the Senate on May
10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor