Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases, review of program.
Summary
Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefighters and certain employees develop the cancer. The measure will become effective if reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. The measure also directs the 2020 Session of the General Assembly, in considering and enacting any legislation relating to workers' compensation and the presumption of compensability for certain cancers, to consider any research, findings, and recommendations from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's review of the Virginia Workers' Compensation program. The provisions of this bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 28, 2018
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective - see bill)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1804H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106365D-H1
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Dec 28, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Dec 28, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101591D
lower
1 primary · 47 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Timothy D. Hugo
RRepublican
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Brenda L. Pogge
RRepublican
Co
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
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