Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 18, 2019)
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019
This bill limits the ability of an aquaculture worker to bring a civil action against an employer for employment-related injuries.
Specifically, the bill limits recovery for injuries sustained by an aquaculture worker if (1) state workers' compensation is available to such individual; and (2) at the time of injury, the individual was engaged in aquaculture in a place where the individual had lawful access.
An aquaculture worker is an individual employed by commercial enterprises involved in the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, including the cleaning, processing, or canning of fish and fish products, the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish, and the controlled growing and harvesting of other aquatic species.
What just happenedNov 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 18, 2019
- Nov 15, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Oct 18, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Judiciary Committee - Oct 18, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Oct 18, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 18, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House