VA HB195 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on December 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Adds colorectal cancer and testicular cancer to, and removes rectal cancer from, the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if contracted by certain firefighters and certain other employees who have had contact with a toxic substance in the line of duty.
Title
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Commerce and Labor |
| 2016-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2016-01-19 | House | Assigned C & L sub: Special Workers Comp |
| 2015-12-28 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2015-12-28 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101604D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB195 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB195+hil |
