VA HB274 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB274
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-05 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-05 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability of infertility for firefighters. Provides that firefighters who suffer from infertility are presumed to have developed infertility during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter in certain instances. The bill provides that such infertility is compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if diagnosed by a medical professional and that such compensation may include medical treatment, temporary total incapacity benefits, and temporary partial incapacity benefits for a maximum period of 52 weeks from the date of diagnosis. The bill also requires each employer of firefighters to refer a firefighter seeking infertility health care services to a licensed medical professional after January 1, 2025.
Title
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability of infertility for firefighters.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N) (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-05 | House | Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-15 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100930D |
Same As/Similar To
HB274 (Carry Over) 2024-02-05 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
