Workers' compensation; notice to employees.
Summary
Workers' compensation; notice to employees. Requires each employer subject to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act to provide notice to covered employees of the employees' right to dispute a claim through the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. Such notice must include specific text as included in the bill. The bill also provides that an employer who fails to provide such notice may be subject to the civil penalty provisions of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2022
How they voted
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 2, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB226E
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101037D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
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