Workers' compensation; modifications to employee's home and automobile. (HB1705)
Introduced By
Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Workers' compensation; modifications to employee's home and automobile. Authorizes the Workers' Compensation Commission, in awards entered for incapacity for work, to require the employer to furnish and maintain modifications to or equipment for the injured employee's automobile. Such awards may be made upon the determination by the treating physician and the Commission that they are medically necessary. Such an award may be in addition to currently authorized awards for bedside lifts, adjustable beds, and home modifications. The measure also increases the maximum aggregate cost of all such items and modifications on account of any one accident from $25,000 to $50,000. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2011 | Committee |
01/10/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102214D |
01/10/2011 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/13/2011 | Assigned C & L sub: #1 |
01/18/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1705) |
01/18/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2011 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2011 | Read first time |
01/25/2011 | Read second time |
01/25/2011 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/25/2011 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1705E |
01/25/2011 | Printed as engrossed 11102214D-E |
01/26/2011 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/27/2011 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/03/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1705E) |
02/14/2011 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2011 | Read third time |
02/17/2011 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2011 | Enrolled |
02/23/2011 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1705ER) |
02/23/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
02/23/2011 | Signed by President |
02/24/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1705ER) |
03/26/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/11) |
03/26/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656) |