VA HB974 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on March 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption that certain injuries arose out of employment. Provides that in any claim for workers' compensation, where the employee suffers an unexplained fall in the course of employment, such employee may satisfy the burden of proof by circumstantial evidence, testimony of others, other evidence, or any combination thereof.
Title
Workers' compensation; employee may satisfy burden of proof by circumstantial evidence.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) (Y: 54 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) (Y: 54 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | House sustained Governor's veto |
| 2024-03-28 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB974ER) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB974ER) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-06 | House | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N) |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Printed as engrossed 24101852D-E |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB974E |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Amendments by Delegate Keys-Gamarra- withdrawn |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101852D |
