HOUSE BILL REPORT

SHB 1069

BYHouse Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Unsoeld, Hankins, Allen, Miller, Silver, K. Wilson, Belcher, Hine, Winsley, Fisher, Haugen, Nutley, Leonard, Cantwell, Spanel, Rust, Valle, Rayburn, Holm, Niemi, Brekke, Scott, H. Sommers, L. Smith, Walker, Doty, Rasmussen, Cole, Patrick, P. King and Jesernig)

Eliminating obsolete references to workmen's compensation.

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (8)

      Signed by Representatives Wang, Chair; Cole, Vice Chair; Fisher, R. King, Patrick, Sanders, Sayan and C. Smith.

House Staff:Chris Cordes (786-7117)

AS PASSED HOUSE MARCH 18, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Reference is made in various places in Washington statutes to the state's industrial insurance system as the "workmen's compensation" system.  There has been no systematic removal of this obsolete reference from the code.

SUMMARY:

Throughout the Washington statutes, references to "workmen's compensation" are changed to "workers' compensation."  References to "workmen" are changed to "workers."

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    None Presented.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.