HB 742

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 11, 2022
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Workers' compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement, etc.

Abstract

Workers' compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters.Provides that an anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, as both are defined in the bill, incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter is compensable under the Virginia Workers' CompensationAct on the same basis as post-traumatic stress disorder. The billprovides that a mental health professional must diagnose the law-enforcementofficer or firefighter as suffering from anxiety disorder or depressivedisorder as a result of a qualifying event, as defined in the Code,and includes other conditions for compensability.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Feb 15, 2022

House

Left in Appropriations

Feb 01, 2022

House

Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 28, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB742)

Jan 27, 2022

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Jan 26, 2022

House

Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2

Jan 11, 2022

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101170D

House

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101170D PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB742F122.PDF PDF

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