Bills Ratified by the 2003 N.C. General Assembly
That Affect N.C. Workers’ Compensation Laws
During the 2003 Session, the N.C. General
Assembly ratified the following bills affecting N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 97
and other statutes governing workers’ compensation claims and tort claims
against the state.
House Bills
- House Bill 36Session Law 2003-13 (An Act to Repeal the Law That Authorizes the
Involuntary Sterilization of Persons Who Are Mentally Ill or Mentally
Retarded, to Permit the Sterilization of Mentally Ill or Mentally Retarded
Wards Only When There Is a Medical Necessity, and to Make Conforming Changes
to the General Statutes)Ratified April 7. Signed
by Governor Michael F. Easley on April 17.
- House Bill 270Session Law 2003-221 (An Act to Make Technical Corrections to the
Insurance Laws)Ratified June 10. Signed
by Governor Easley on June 23.
- House Bill 273Session Law 2003-169 (An Act to Ensure That Employees Who Receive
Vaccination Against Smallpox Incident to the Administration of Smallpox
Countermeasures by Health Professionals Under Section 304 of the Federal
Homeland Security Act Of 2002 and Any Household Members Living in the Homes
of These Vaccinated Employees Will Be Covered for Adverse Medical Reactions
Due to the Vaccination)Ratified June 5. Signed
by Governor Easley on June 12.
- House Bill 276Session Law 2003-212 (An Act to Make Substantive and Technical
Amendments in the Laws Concerning Insurance Company Solvency and to Prohibit
Officers and Employees of the State and Its Political Subdivisions from
Requiring Construction Contract Bidders to Obtain Surety Bonds from Sureties
or Producers Designated by the Officers and Employees)Ratified
June 9. Signed
by Governor Easley on June 19.
- House Bill 397Session Law 2003-284 (An Act to Appropriate Funds for Current
Operations and Capital Improvements for State Departments, Institutions, and
Agencies, and for Other Purposes, and to Implement a State Budget That
Enables the State to Provide a Sustainable Recovery Through Strong
Educational and Economic Tools)Ratified June 30. Signed
by Governor Easley on June 30.
- House Bill 892Session Law 2003-235 (An Act to Determine Whether a Driver of a Truck,
Tractor, or Truck Tractor Trailer of an Interstate or Intrastate Motor
Carrier Is an Employee Subject to the Workers’ Compensation Act and to
Define the Obligations Under the Act for Such Drivers)Ratified
June 12. Signed
by Governor Easley on June 19.
- House Bill 1093Session Law 2003-167 (An Act to Make Technical Amendments to the North
Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association Act)Ratified June
5. Signed
by Governor Easley on June10.
Senate Bills
- Senate Bill 440Session Law 2003-15 (An Act to Allow the Court to Issue an Order for
Arrest When a Defendant Fails to Appear in Court After Receiving a Citation
for a Misdemeanor)Ratified April 10. Signed
by Governor Michael F. Easley on April 21.
- Senate Bill 471Session Law 2003-115 (An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the
Self-Insurance Guaranty Association)Ratified May 22. Signed
by Governor Easley on June 1.
- Senate Bill 539Session Law 2003-116 (An Act Amending the Law Governing the Limited
Practice of Out-of-State Attorneys-at-Law and the Operation of the Council
and Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar)Ratified
May 22. Signed
by Governor Easley on June 1.
- Senate Bill 776Session Law 2003-156 (An Act to Clarify the Definition of Employee
Under the Workers’ Compensation Act)Ratified May 28. Signed
by Governor Easley on June 4.
- Senate Bill 786Session Law 2003-285 (An Act to Provide That When the Property of a
Resident of a State Institution Under the Department of Health and Human
Services Is Lost, Destroyed, or Otherwise Damaged Through Negligent
Handling by the Institution, the Institution May Make Direct Payment or
Provide Replacement of the Item to the Resident Without Recourse to the
Tort Claims Process If the Amount of Damages Is Less Than Five Hundred
Dollars)Ratified June 23. Signed
by Governor Easley on July 4.
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