SB 1301 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by firefighters, etc.

Summary

Workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Increases from 52 weeks to 104 weeks the maximum duration after the date of diagnosis that workers' compensation benefits are payable for anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters acting in the line of duty. The bill also increases from 52 weeks to 500 weeks the maximum duration after the date of diagnosis that workers' compensation benefits are payable for post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters acting in the line of duty.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025

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Introduced → Commerce and Labor Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill version changed from an original introduction to a Senate substitute amendment, primarily updating the document header and tracking information to reflect committee review and revision. The substantive policy content regarding workers' compensation benefits for mental health conditions remains unchanged.

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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and metadata updates.

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Updated session tracking number from 25101214D to 25105540D to reflect the new amendment version.

Changed the document title from 'Introduced' to 'Senate Substitute' to indicate it has been reviewed and amended by the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Added patron attribution showing Senators McPike and Reeves as original sponsors, and noted this is an amendment proposed by the Senate Committee.

Reformatted page layout with additional spacing and page numbering changes typical of legislative substitute documents.

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Committee

Jan 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors