2026 Regular Session
House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations
March 26, 2026
HB780 by FIRMENT
WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to penalties and attorney fees for nonpayment, discontinuance of payment, or failure to consent for a medical treatment for workers' compensation claims, controversion of benefits, and preliminary determination hearings
Amendment: HCAHB780 4145 2114 |
| Motion made by: | Melerine, Michael | | Motion: | Adopt | | Motion date: | 3/26/2026 10:13:26 AM | | Vote: | 11-0 |
| | Crews, Raymond J. | Yea | | Bamburg, Jr., Dennis | Yea | | Echols, Michael Charles | Yea | | Glorioso, Brian Leonard | Yea | | Horton, Dodie | Yea | | Larvadain, III, Ed | Yea | | Martinez, Chasity | Yea | | Melerine, Michael | Yea | | Mena, Shaun Raphael | Yea | | Tarver, Phillip Eric | Yea | | Wilder, III, Roger William | Yea |
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Amendment: HCAHB780 4145 2474 |
| Motion made by: | Bamburg, Jr., Dennis | | Motion: | Adopt | | Motion date: | 3/26/2026 10:34:32 AM | | Vote: | 11-0 |
| | Crews, Raymond J. | Yea | | Bamburg, Jr., Dennis | Yea | | Echols, Michael Charles | Yea | | Glorioso, Brian Leonard | Yea | | Horton, Dodie | Yea | | Larvadain, III, Ed | Yea | | Martinez, Chasity | Yea | | Melerine, Michael | Yea | | Mena, Shaun Raphael | Yea | | Tarver, Phillip Eric | Yea | | Wilder, III, Roger William | Yea |
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Amendment: OIC-Glorioso |
| Motion made by: | Glorioso, Brian Leonard | | Motion: | Adopt | | Motion date: | 3/26/2026 10:35:45 AM | | Vote: | 11-0 |
| | Crews, Raymond J. | Yea | | Bamburg, Jr., Dennis | Yea | | Echols, Michael Charles | Yea | | Glorioso, Brian Leonard | Yea | | Horton, Dodie | Yea | | Larvadain, III, Ed | Yea | | Martinez, Chasity | Yea | | Melerine, Michael | Yea | | Mena, Shaun Raphael | Yea | | Tarver, Phillip Eric | Yea | | Wilder, III, Roger William | Yea |
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Amendment: OIC-Phelps-page 2 lines 19-20 restore |
| Motion made by: | Phelps, Tammy T. | | Motion: | Adopt | | Objection by: | Glorioso, Brian Leonard | | Motion date: | 3/26/2026 10:58:52 AM | | Vote: | 3-7 |
| | Crews, Raymond J. | Nay | | Bamburg, Jr., Dennis | Nay | | Echols, Michael Charles | Nay | | Glorioso, Brian Leonard | Nay | | Larvadain, III, Ed | Yea | | Melerine, Michael | Nay | | Mena, Shaun Raphael | Yea | | Phelps, Tammy T. | Yea | | Tarver, Phillip Eric | Nay | | Wilder, III, Roger William | Nay |
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HB780 by FIRMENT |
| Motion made by: | Melerine, Michael | | Motion (Final): | With Amendments | | Objection by: | Phelps, Tammy T. | | Motion date: | 3/26/2026 11:00:14 AM | | Vote: | 8-3 |
| | Crews, Raymond J. | Yea | | Bamburg, Jr., Dennis | Yea | | Echols, Michael Charles | Yea | | Glorioso, Brian Leonard | Yea | | Horton, Dodie | Yea | | Larvadain, III, Ed | Nay | | Melerine, Michael | Yea | | Mena, Shaun Raphael | Nay | | Phelps, Tammy T. | Nay | | Tarver, Phillip Eric | Yea | | Wilder, III, Roger William | Yea |
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Final action: With Amendments (8-3)