SPONSOR: Veit
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Standing Committee on Judiciary by a vote of 9 to 0.
The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HB 3072.
The bill permits the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission to change the name, information, or fee arrangement of the attorney or law firm representing a claimant upon the filing of a written agreement, signed by both the claimant and the attorney and the new attorney, with the Commission.
This bill is similar to HB 1709 (2026).
The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this will have no impact on the state's financial status. It was part of a larger bill last year, but this allows people who have continuing medical needs and whose lawyers retire or pass away to retain a new lawyer. The bill allows the Department of Labor commissioner to handle the fee arrangements for any new attorneys who take over the case. Currently, the Department cannot change the attorney information but this would allow it.
Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Veit; and Arnie C. Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
Statutes affected: