Line of Duty Act; increases payment of benefits.
Summary
Line of Duty Act; payment of benefits. Increases from $25,000 to $75,000 the death benefit payout under the Virginia Line of Duty Act for a death caused by occupational cancer, respiratory disease, or hypertension or heart disease for those deaths that will occur on or after January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 649.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
18
Committee
16
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 380 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB321ER)
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB321E
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Destiny LeVere Bolling
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Ellen McLaughlin
RRepublican
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Marty Martinez
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Maldonado
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Cherry
RRepublican
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