RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

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Requires an employer to transmit written approval or denial of a treatment plan to the physician who transmitted the plan for approval within seven days of receipt of the plan. Clarifies provisions relating to denying a treatment plan, burden of proof, and objections. Establishes fines and requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to assess penalties. Authorizes the Director to enforce penalties. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 23, 2026
Last action: Jan 23, 2026 — Introduced.
Session: 2026
Momentum: 61 · High

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 11%, measured from HI's completed sessions
Momentum +2 61/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 264 days quiet

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