Nominating a person to be elected to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
HR 28 is a procedural bill that nominates a person to fill a vacancy on the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. It directly affects the commission's composition and the individuals who may seek workers' compensation claims. The bill passed unanimously in the House on January 21, 2026, with a 98-0 vote, following standard legislative steps for nomination approval. This bill does not change laws or create new policies - it solely addresses the nomination process for a specific commission position.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Last action Apr 16, 2026
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The document underwent a significant formatting overhaul, changing from a standard introduced House Resolution to an enrolled version with excessive spacing and altered text layout. The core policy content nominating Robert Alan Rapaport to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission remains substantively unchanged, though a minor typo was introduced in the enrolled text changing 'ENROLLED' to 'ENROLLE D'.
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The document layout was altered from a compact introduced format to an enrolled format with excessive blank lines and irregular spacing.
A typographical error was introduced in the enrolled version, changing the word 'ENROLLED' to 'ENROLLE D'.
The original introductory header indicating the bill was 'Introduced' and the specific bill number '26105855D' were removed.
A new header indicating the bill is 'ENROLLED' and a final identifier 'HR28ER' were added.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2026
How they voted
87–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 88
Jan 21, 2026
D
Democratic53
100% Yea
R
Republican35
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House (HR28ER)
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Agreed to by House by voice vote
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Presented, ordered printed (HR28)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeion Ward
DDemocratic
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