Relating to compensable diseases of certain firefighters covered by workers' compensation
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Last action Feb 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2023
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 24, 2023
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 24, 2023
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Committee
To Finance
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 259)
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
To Finance
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
To Government Organization then Finance
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan Weld
RRepublican
Co
Ben Queen
RRepublican
Co
Jason Barrett
RRepublican
Co
Mike Oliverio
RRepublican
Co
Mike Woelfel
DDemocratic
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