House advances H.560 — technical corrections to workers' compensation rulemaking — to third reading

House Bill 560, described by the committee as a short bill to make technical corrections to the workers' compensation portions of Act 76, was read and advanced to third reading. Representative Granny (the member from Jericho), speaking for the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, summarized the bill and the committee's recommendation.

"H 560 is a short and simple bill that provides technical corrections to Act 76, which became law on June 20, 2023," Representative Granny said on the floor. She explained that when separate bills were combined into Act 76, later sections were renumbered and that created "some uncertainty as to whether the commissioner has rulemaking ability for the newly numbered sections." The bill "proposes a simple technical correction to 1 section of the workers' compensation portion of the act, which clarifies legislative intent and the commissioner's responsibilities," she said. "Section 2 makes this bill effective upon passage."

Representative Granny also noted that the committee heard from legislative counsel and the director of workers' compensation and safety at the Department of Labor. The committee's recommendation was recorded in the transcript as "The committee vote was 902." The transcript does not provide a roll-call tally for that committee vote; the reading on the floor concluded with the presiding officer ordering third reading.

The advance to third reading moves H.560 forward in the House procedure; the transcript does not record a final floor passage during this session or any floor amendments.