Workers' compensation; permanent and total incapacity, subsequent accident.
Summary
Workers' compensation; permanent and total incapacity; subsequent accident. Requires compensation for permanent and total incapacity to be awarded for the loss of both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, both eyes, or any two thereof either from the same accident or a compensable consequence of an injury sustained in the original accident. Under current law, compensation for permanent and total incapacity is required only when such loss occurs in the same accident.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 8, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Jan 28, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 530 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #4
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB351E
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 (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100102D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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