HB 531

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2024
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors.

Abstract

Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, "occupational disease" includes injuries or diseases from conditions resulting from repetitive and sustained physical stressors, including repetitive and sustained motions, exertions, posture stresses, contact stresses, vibrations, or noises. The bill provides that such injuries or diseases are covered under the Act and that such coverage does not require that such repetitive or sustained physical stress occurred over a particular time period, provided that the time period over which such physical stress occurred can be reasonably identified.

A BILL to amend and reenact ยง 65.2-400 of the Code of Virginia, relating to workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors. 24100455D

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Nov 18, 2024

House

Left in Appropriations

Feb 05, 2024

House

Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

House

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)

Jan 31, 2024

House

Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement

Jan 30, 2024

House

Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 25, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB531)

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 16, 2024

House

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2

Jan 08, 2024

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100455D

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

Bill Text

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Related Documents

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Impact statement from DPB (HB531) PDF

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