Workers' compensation; exclusion of certain truck owner-operators. (SB745)

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Workers' compensation; exclusion of certain truck owner-operators. Excludes any owner-operator of a motor vehicle that is leased with or to a common or contract carrier in the trucking industry from the definition of an employee for purposes of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, if certain conditions establish that the owner-operator is an independent contractor. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/18/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102550D
12/18/2014Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/27/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB745)
02/02/2015Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2015Read second time
02/05/2015Reading of amendments waived
02/05/2015Committee amendments agreed to
02/05/2015Engrossed by Senate as amended SB745E
02/05/2015Printed as engrossed 15102550D-E
02/05/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2015Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB745E)
02/09/2015Placed on Calendar
02/09/2015Read first time
02/09/2015Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/10/2015Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2015Read second time
02/12/2015Read third time
02/12/2015Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/12/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2015Enrolled
02/16/2015Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB745ER)
02/16/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB745ER)
02/16/2015Signed by Speaker
02/19/2015Signed by President
02/20/2015Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/20/15
02/20/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Friday, February 27, 2015
02/26/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 13 (effective 7/1/15)
02/26/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0013)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 40 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1806.