Bill Text: VA HB1104 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Firefighters employed by localities; entitlement to continued compensation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-12 - Continued to 2017 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote [HB1104 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB1104-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1104 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 13, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1511.2, relating to firefighters employed by localities; entitlement to continued compensation during period of quarantine or isolation. ---------- Patron-- Murphy ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1511.2 as follows:

§15.2-1511.2. Continued compensation for a firefighter who is the subject of an order of quarantine or isolation.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a firefighter or emergency medical services personnel who is the subject of an order of quarantine or an order of isolation as a result of a potential exposure that occurred in the direct line of duty shall be entitled to the continued payment of compensation from his local employer during the period of such quarantine or isolation.