HB 1951 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress, anxiety, or depressive disorders, dispatchers.

Summary
Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder; dispatchers. Allows dispatchers, as defined in the bill, to claim workers' compensation benefits relating to post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if such disorders are incurred as a result of a qualifying event or in the line of duty, as such terms are defined in relevant law. Currently, only law-enforcement officers and firefighters may claim such benefits.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Last action Jan 21, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2025

How they voted

220
Passed
Total votes 22
Jan 21, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jan 21, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Otto Wachsmann
Otto Wachsmann
RRepublican
VA
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