VA SB5066 | 2020 | 1st Special Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-10 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on August 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-10 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law-enforcement officers, first responders, and health care providers is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The provisions of the bill will be effective retroactive to January 1, 2020.
Title
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Saslaw [D] | Sen. Creigh Deeds [D] | Sen. Jennifer Kiggans [R] | Sen. Jill Vogel [R] |
| Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | Sen. Frank Ruff [R] |
Roll Calls
2020-08-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-10 | Senate | Left in Finance and Appropriations |
| 2020-08-19 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2020-08-19 | Senate | Incorporates SB5104 (Deeds) |
| 2020-08-19 | Senate | Incorporates SB5097 (Vogel) |
| 2020-08-19 | Senate | Incorporates SB5022 (Kiggans) |
| 2020-08-19 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20200896D-S1 |
| 2020-08-19 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) |
| 2020-08-17 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2020-08-17 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200639D |
