Dick Saslaw
- Democratic
Primary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional officers is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The bill provides that the COVID-19 virus is established by a positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, an incubation period consistent with COVID-19, and signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that require medical treatment and only applies to a person who was diagnosed a person who was diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus on or after July 1, 2021, and whose death or disability caused by infection from the COVID-19 virus occurred on or after July 1, 2021. This bill incorporates SB 1342.
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causingthe death or disability of firefighters and emergency medical servicespersonnel is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The provisions of the bill will be effective retroactiveto March 1, 2020.
Signed by President as reenrolled
Signed by President as reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (SB1375ER2)
Reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
VOTE: Agree To (98-Y 0-N 2-A)
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N 2-A)
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Enacted, Chapter 526 (effective 7/1/21)
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
Impact statement from DPB (SB1375ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Agreed To (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
Amended by conference committee
Conferees appointed by House
Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
Conferees appointed by Senate
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
House substitute rejected by Senate (7-Y 32-N)
Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
Read third time
Committee substitute agreed to 21200130D-H1
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1375H1
VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
Read second time
Impact statement from DPB (SB1375H1)
Impact statement from DPB (SB1375S1)
Committee substitute printed 21200130D-H1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Placed on Calendar
Reading of substitute waived
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1375S1
Committee substitute agreed to 21104340D-S1
Read second time
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Incorporates SB1342 (Vogel)
Committee substitute printed 21104340D-S1
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Impact statement from DPB (SB1375)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101733D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Committee substitute printed 21104340D-S1 | HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 21200130D-H1 | HTML |
| SB1375ER | HTML |
| SB1375ER2 | HTML |
| CHAP0526 | HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1375F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: SB1375AG | HTML |
| Amendment: SB1375AC | HTML |
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