SB 1275

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 12, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 04, 2021
  • Passed House Feb 19, 2021
  • Signed by Governor Mar 30, 2021

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.

Abstract

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Provides that the occupational disease presumption for death caused by hypertension or heart disease will apply for salaried or volunteer emergency medical services personnel who (i) have at least five years of service (ii) are operating in a locality that has legally adopted a resolution declaring that it will provide one or more of such presumptions and (iii) meets any minimum hours worked requirements established in such resolution. The provisions of the bill do not apply to any individual who was diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before July 1, 2021.

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor certain diseases. Adds salaried or volunteer emergency medicalservices personnel to the list of persons to whom, after five yearsof service, the occupational disease presumption for death causedby hypertension or heart disease applies.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 30, 2021

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (effective 7/1/21)

Mar 01, 2021

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021

Feb 27, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1275ER)

Feb 26, 2021

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 25, 2021

Senate

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 23, 2021

Senate

House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 19, 2021

House

Committee substitute rejected 21200127D-H1

House

VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N 2-A)

House

Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 2-A)

House

Engrossed by House as amended

House

Amendment by Delegate Heretick agreed to

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

House

Read third time

Feb 18, 2021

House

Passed by for the day

Feb 17, 2021

House

Read second time

Feb 15, 2021

House

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2021

House

Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1275H1)

Feb 11, 2021

House

Committee substitute printed 21200127D-H1

House

Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1275ES1)

Feb 08, 2021

House

Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce

Feb 07, 2021

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 04, 2021

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1275ES1

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 21103758D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Senate

Printed as engrossed 21103758D-ES1

Feb 03, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)

Feb 02, 2021

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1275S1)

Jan 25, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1275)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Committee substitute printed 21103758D-S1

Senate

Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 12, 2021

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101397D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101397D HTML
Committee substitute printed 21103758D-S1 HTML
SB1275ES1 HTML
Committee substitute printed 21200127D-H1 HTML
SB1275ER HTML
CHAP0437 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1275FS1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1275F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: SB1275AS HTML
Amendment: SB1275AHE HTML
Amendment: SB1275AH HTML

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