VA HB1245 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefighters and certain employees develop the cancer. The measure removes the compensability requirement that the employee who develops cancer had contact with a toxic substance encountered in the line of duty.
Title
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-13 | House | Left in Appropriations |
| 2018-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote |
| 2018-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-29 | House | Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement |
| 2018-01-25 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2018-01-25 | House | Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2018-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-19 | House | Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2018-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2018-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103779D |
