VA HB472 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - 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 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
Del. David Reid [D] | Del. Hala Ayala [D] | Del. Karrie Delaney [D] | Del. Kaye Kory [D] |
Del. Mark Levine [D] |
Roll Calls
2018-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2018-02-13 | House | Left in Commerce and Labor |
2018-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) |
2018-01-17 | House | Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2 |
2018-01-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
2018-01-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102757D |