SB 289

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 11, 2022
  • Passed Senate Feb 07, 2022
  • House
  • 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 (5)

Votes


Actions


Mar 08, 2022

House

Left in Commerce and Energy

Feb 21, 2022

House

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 07, 2022

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 04, 2022

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 03, 2022

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 02, 2022

Senate

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

Jan 28, 2022

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB289)

Jan 24, 2022

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

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

Jan 11, 2022

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101635D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101635D PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB289F122.PDF PDF

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