Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Provides that the occupational disease presumption for death caused by hypertension or heart disease will apply for salaried or volunteer emergency medical services personnel who have at least five years of service and are operating in a locality that has legally adopted a resolution declaring that it will provide one or more of such presumptions. This bill incorporates HB 2080.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
19
Committee
20
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 436 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1818S1
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200207D-S1
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 15, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1818H1
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103348D-H1
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100558D
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve E. Heretick
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
JM
John McGuire
RRepublican
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
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