HB 1486 — Workers' Compensation - Average Weekly Wage - Multiple Employers
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-13
Requiring that the average weekly wages from employments of a covered employee who, at the time of an accidental personal injury or last injurious exposure to an occupational disease, was concurrently employed by more than one employer be combined for purposes of computing the average weekly wages under certain circumstances; and requiring that the Subsequent Injury Fund reimburse an employer for certain compensation paid by the employer to an employee for permanent partial and total disability under certain circumstances.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (5)
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — sponsor · 2026-02-13
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Susan K. McComas (R, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Economic Matters
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven J. Arentz (R, state_lower MD-36) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Susan K. McComas (R, state_lower MD-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg