HB 1804

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 28, 2018
  • Passed House Feb 05, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2019

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases, review of program.

Abstract

Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefighters and certain employees develop the cancer. The measure will become effective if reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. The measure also directs the 2020 Session of the General Assembly, in considering and enacting any legislation relating to workers' compensation and the presumption of compensability for certain cancers, to consider any research, findings, and recommendations from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's review of the Virginia Workers' Compensation program. The provisions of this bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (49)

Matthew James - Resigned 5/19

     
Cosponsor

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective - see bill)

Feb 27, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019

Feb 20, 2019

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 15, 2019

Senate

Read third time

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Rereferred to Finance

Feb 06, 2019

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Feb 05, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Feb 04, 2019

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1804H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 19106365D-H1

Feb 03, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 18, 2019

House

Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement

Jan 17, 2019

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 10, 2019

House

Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2

Dec 28, 2018

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101591D

House

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101591D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 19106365D-H1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1804ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415) HTML

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