Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY INSURANCE COVERAGE AND BENEFITS FOR ALL LINE WORKERS
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2022
Date Read
July 26, 2022
Bill Status
Substituted by HB07561
Mother Bill Status
Approved by the House on 2023-05-08, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-09 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-09
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00155 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY INSURANCE COVERAGE AND BENEFITS FOR ALL LINE WORKERS | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to mandate that all line workers shall be entitled to life and accident or disability insurance benefits in accordance with the classification standards which provides for a minimum required coverage of P200,000.00 for small distribution utilities up to P1,000.000.00 for mega large distribution utilities, and P2,000,000.00 for transmission or grid operator.Provides that employers of line workers shall also grant additional mandatory benefits: Retirement benefits, Mortuary assistance, Disability benefits, and reimbursement of actual medical expenses in case of death, accident sickness, disability or injury sustained by the line workers in the line of duty. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BASCUG, ALFELITO "Alfel M.", PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2022-06-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Cari (000 2023-02-01) | 2. Villarica (000 2023-05-16) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB07561 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY ON 2022-07-26 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Seeks to mandate that all line workers shall be entitled to life and accident or disability insurance benefits in accordance with the classification standards which provides for a minimum required coverage of P200,000.00 for small distribution utilities up to P1,000.000.00 for mega large distribution utilities, and P2,000,000.00 for transmission or grid operator.Provides that employers of line workers shall also grant additional mandatory benefits: Retirement benefits, Mortuary assistance, Disability benefits, and reimbursement of actual medical expenses in case of death, accident sickness, disability or injury sustained by the line workers in the line of duty.
Significance