Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. (SB5066)

Introduced By

Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law-enforcement officers, first responders, and health care providers is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The provisions of the bill will be effective retroactive to January 1, 2020. Read the Bill »

Status

08/19/2020: passed committee

History

Date	Action
08/17/2020	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200639D
08/17/2020	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
08/19/2020	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
08/19/2020	Committee substitute printed 20200896D-S1
08/19/2020	Incorporates SB5022 (Kiggans)
08/19/2020	Incorporates SB5097 (Vogel)
08/19/2020	Incorporates SB5104 (Deeds)
08/19/2020	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
08/25/2020	Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB5066)
08/26/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB5066S1)
09/09/2020	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered