VA HB733 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-23 - Incorporated by Labor and Commerce
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-23 - Incorporated by Labor and Commerce
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. Dan Helmer [D] | Del. Patrick Hope [D] | Del. Kaye Kory [D] |
| Del. Alfonso Lopez [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-23 | House | Incorporated by Labor and Commerce |
| 2020-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB783-Askew) by voice vote |
| 2020-01-16 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2020-01-06 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2020-01-06 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102185D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB733 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB733+hil |
