Workers' compensation; compensation to dependents or beneficiaries of an employee killed.
Summary
Workers' compensation; compensation to dependents or beneficiaries of an employee killed. Provides that if an employee's death results from an accident compensable under the workers' compensation program, the employer shall pay or cause to be paid certain compensation to certain family members, dependents, or beneficiaries of the deceased employee under certain circumstances as described in the bill.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Last action Feb 18, 2025
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What changed between versions
Finance and Appropriations Substitute
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Labor and Commerce Subcommittee Substitute
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4 edits
MODERATE
This bill substitutes a version of SB 1299 originally drafted by the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee with a version from the House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee. The primary substantive change is the addition of a new provision allowing compensation to be paid to the deceased employee's estate if no dependents exist, along with an increase in the maximum burial expense reimbursement from $10,000 to $15,000. Several formatting and structural changes were also made to align with House committee markup conventions.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the deceased employee's estate as a potential recipient of compensation when no dependents qualify for benefits.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a new provision allowing compensation payments to the deceased employee's estate for a period of 100 weeks when no dependents qualify for benefits under existing categories.
FISCAL
Increased the maximum burial expense reimbursement from $10,000 to $15,000.
TECHNICAL
Changed the bill's committee attribution from Senate Finance and Appropriations to House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee, along with associated formatting adjustments and page numbering.
REQUIREMENT
Removed references to 'beneficiaries' in the title and section headings, replacing them with 'estate' where appropriate to reflect the new eligibility provision.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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