HB 865 Virginia House of Delegates · 2027 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.

Summary

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. Expands the workers' compensation presumption of compensability for certain cancers causing the death or disability of certain employees who have completed five years of service in their position to include lung cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for any individual diagnosed with such a condition on or after July 1, 2027.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jul 21, 2026

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

21

Key actions

8

Committee

10

Amendments

2

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

committee amendments agreed to

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Charlie Schmidt

Destiny LeVere Bolling

Katrina Callsen

Laura Jane Cohen