VA HB531 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-05 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-05 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors.
Sponsors
| Del. Paul Krizek [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-05 | House | Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-16 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100455D |
Same As/Similar To
SB520 (Similar To) 2024-01-31 - Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
