What changes were made by HB 7 relating to administrative violations or penalties?
A. HB 7 made several changes to align the enforcement structure of the Division with the current enforcement structure of TDI. Specifically, HB 7 removed the various “classes” of administrative penalties previously found throughout the statute and provided the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation with the authority to assess administrative penalties up to $25,000 per day per occurrence. Without specific classes of penalties in statute, HB 7 removed the requirement that the Division develop a penalty schedule. As a result, the penalty calculator has been removed from the Division’s website.
