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 post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters acting in the line of duty.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Nov 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 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
27
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Amended
Committee amendments rejected
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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