Committees Pass Bills Requiring Comp for Contractors, Expanding PTSD Presumption

California Senate committees on Monday passed a bill that would require certain contractors to purchase comp coverage, and another to extend a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption to state hospital and developmental service workers. The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee voted 12-0 to pass Senate Bill 216, by Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, which would require all concrete, heating, air conditioning and tree service contractors to carry comp insurance even if they have no employees. Beginning in 2025, the bill would require all licensed contractors and all con...