HB780Introduced in the House
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
Introduced by Gabe Firment, District 22
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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
Where it stands
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 780 FINAL PASSAGE (#377) · April 8, 2026
71
Yes
24
No
10
Absent or Not Voting
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| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | No |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Absent |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Absent |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Reported with amendments (8-3).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 24. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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