Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
- Democratic
Primary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causingthe death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical servicespersonnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional officers isan occupational disease compensable under the Workers' CompensationAct. The bill provides that the COVID-19 virus is established bya positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, an incubation period consistentwith COVID-19, and signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that require medicaltreatment. The bill provides that such presumption applies to anydeath or disability occurring on or after March 12, 2020, causedby infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any suchdeath or disability that occurred on or after March 12, 2020, andprior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a diagnosis ofCOVID-19 from a licensed physician, after either a presumptive positivetest or a laboratory confirmed test for COVID-19, and presented withsigns and symptoms of COVID-19 that required medical treatment.
Placed on Calendar
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Governor's recommendation adopted
Reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (HB2207ER2)
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Signed by President as reenrolled
Enacted, Chapter 547 (effective 7/1/21)
VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
Impact statement from DPB (HB2207ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled
Amended by conference committee
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
Conferees appointed by Senate
Conferees appointed by House
House acceded to request
Senate requested conference committee
Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
Senate substitute rejected by House 21200212D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
Placed on Calendar
Impact statement from DPB (HB2207S1)
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Committee substitute agreed to 21200212D-S1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2207S1
Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 21200212D-S1
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB2207)
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100861D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100861D | HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 21200212D-S1 | HTML |
| HB2207ER | HTML |
| HB2207ER2 | HTML |
| CHAP0547 | HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2207F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: HB2207AG | HTML |
| Amendment: HB2207AC | HTML |
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