Virginia House Bill 1705 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Workers' compensation; modifications to employee's home and automobile. Authorizes the Workers' Compensation Commission, in awards entered for incapacity for work, to require the employer to furnish and maintain modifications to or equipment for the injured employee's automobile. Such awards may be made upon the determination by the treating physician and the Commission that they are medically necessary. Such an award may be in addition to currently authorized awards for bedside lifts, adjustable beds, and home modifications. The measure also increases the maximum aggregate cost of all such items and modifications on account of any one accident from $25,000 to $42,000.

Workers' compensation; modifications to employee's home and automobile.

Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]

2011-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)
2011-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-02-23		Senate: Signed by President
2011-02-23		House: Signed by Speaker
2011-02-23		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1705ER)
2011-02-23		House: Enrolled
2011-02-17		Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2011-02-17		Senate: Read third time
2011-02-16		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-14		Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
2011-01-27		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2011-01-27		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-01-26		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-01-26		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-01-25		House: Printed as engrossed 11102214D-E
2011-01-25		House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1705E
2011-01-25		House: Committee amendment agreed to
2011-01-25		House: Read second time
2011-01-24		House: Read first time
2011-01-20		House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2011-01-18		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2011-01-13		House: Assigned C & L sub: #1
2011-01-10		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2011-01-10		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102214D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
65	2	603	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1705
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1705+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1705E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1705ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0656+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H1401V0002+HB1705
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H14V0037+HB1705
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV0213+HB1705
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S02V0088+HB1705
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0446HB1705+HB1705
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0488HB1705+HB1705