Virginia House Bill 995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for hypertension, heart disease, COVID-19. Extends by one year the December 31, 2021, expiration date of the presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of health care providers is an occupational disease compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, if certain conditions for diagnosis are met. The bill adds employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections to the COVID-19 presumption for workers' compensation, if diagnosed with COVID-19 before January 1, 2022. The bill adds correctional officers to the list of employees for whom hypertension or heart disease is considered covered for workers' compensation, if diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before January 1, 2022. Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for hypertension, heart disease, COVID-19. Extends by one year the December 31, 2021, expiration date of the presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of health care providers is an occupational disease compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, if certain conditions for diagnosis are met. The bill adds employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections to the COVID-19 presumption for workers' compensation, if diagnosed with COVID-19 before January 1, 2022. The bill adds correctional officers to the list of employees for whom hypertension or heart disease is considered covered for workers' compensation, if diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before January 1, 2022.

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for hypertension, heart disease, and COVID-19.

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 6-N) (Y: 4 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 6-N) (Y: 4 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Commerce and Energy
2022-01-27	House	Subcommittee failed to recommend referring to Committee on Appropriations
2022-01-27	House	Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 6-N)
2022-01-25	House	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
2022-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100961D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
65	2	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
65	2	402.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB995
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB995+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H2302V0022+HB0995
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H2302V0025+HB0995