Bill: HB 1668, 84(R) - 2015
Committee
House Business & Industry
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Yes |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Positive |
Author(s)
Paul Workman
Co-Author(s)
Rene Oliveira
Ron Simmons
Bill Caption
Relating to the status of a subcontractor as an employee for the purposes of workers' compensation insurance coverage.
Fiscal Notes
No significant fiscal impact is expected.
Bill Analysis
HB 1668 would allow a subcontractor and the subcontractor ’s employees to be employees
of the general contractor for workers' comp purposes if the
subcontractor and the general contractor and subcontractor have
entered into a written agreement.
Vote Recommendation Notes
HB 1668 would allow the option for subcontractors to negotiate being general contractor employees for workers' compensation purposes. The bill clarifies that this negotiation is an acceptable practice but does mandate that the agreement must have a written agreement to these terms. We support this legislation on its protection of individual liberty to determine contractual terms.
