VA HB2075 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumptions. Adds correctional officers and full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles to the list of public safety employees who are entitled to a presumption that hypertension and heart disease are occupational diseases compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The measure also adds correctional officers to the list of public safety employees who are entitled to a presumption that certain infectious diseases are compensable occupational diseases.

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Title

Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumptions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseLeft in Appropriations
2019-01-31HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-31HouseReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
2019-01-31HouseCommittee substitute printed 19104800D-H1
2019-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2019-01-10HouseAssigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
2019-01-07HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103824D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
652402(n/a)See Bill Text
652402.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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