04.09.2014 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.
04.23.2013 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment changes the language to only apply if mental injury arises from law enforcement officer's direct involvement in or subjection to the use of deadly force in the line of duty.
04.18.2013 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment makes the bill only apply to those employed as law enforcement officers.
02.26.2013 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment adds emergency medical technicians to the list of employees.
02.19.2013 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment limits the bill to police and fire and includes a requirement of medical evidence.
02.07.2013 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee carried this bill over.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Modifies the requirements of an employee seeking workers' compensation for personal injury caused by stress, mental injury or mental illness. The bill also would make it possible for any employee to file a successful workers’ compensation claim for job-related mental illness by removing the elements of unusual and extraordinary conditions and eliminating the need to prove the mental condition with medical evidence.