Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. (HB1818)

Introduced By

Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth) with support from 24 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Alex Askew (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Nancy Guy (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen), Del. Martha Mugler (D-Hampton, Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Sterling), Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington)

Progress

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

Description

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Provides that the occupational disease presumption for death caused by hypertension or heart disease will apply for salaried or volunteer emergency medical services personnel who have at least five years of service and are operating in a locality that has legally adopted a resolution declaring that it will provide one or more of such presumptions. The provisions of the bill do not apply to any individual who was diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before July 1, 2021. This bill incorporates HB 2080 and is identical to SB 1275. Read the Bill »

Status

03/30/2021: signed by governor

History

Date	Action
01/06/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100558D
01/06/2021	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/14/2021	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
01/19/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
01/21/2021	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2021	Committee substitute printed 21103348D-H1
01/21/2021	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/21/2021	Incorporates HB2080 (Convirs-Fowler)
01/22/2021	Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
01/25/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1818H1)
02/01/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/01/2021	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2021	Read first time
02/03/2021	Read second time
02/03/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21103348D-H1
02/03/2021	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1818H1
02/04/2021	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/04/2021	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/05/2021	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/05/2021	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2021	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2021	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/15/2021	Committee substitute printed 21200207D-S1
02/17/2021	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021	Read third time
02/18/2021	Reading of substitute waived
02/18/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21200207D-S1
02/18/2021	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1818S1
02/18/2021	Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1818S1)
02/22/2021	Senate substitute rejected by House 21200207D-S1 (3-Y 95-N)
02/22/2021	VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 95-N)
02/22/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/23/2021	Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
02/23/2021	Senate requested conference committee
02/24/2021	House acceded to request
02/24/2021	Conferees appointed by House
02/24/2021	Delegates: Heretick, Convirs-Fowler, Ware
02/25/2021	Conferees appointed by Senate
02/25/2021	Senators: Surovell, Marsden, Newman
02/26/2021	C Amended by conference committee
02/27/2021	Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 7-N)
02/27/2021	Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/27/2021	VOTE: Agreed To (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
03/09/2021	Enrolled
03/09/2021	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1818ER)
03/09/2021	Signed by President
03/11/2021	Signed by Speaker
03/12/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1818ER)
03/15/2021	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
03/15/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/30/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 436 (effective 7/1/21)
03/30/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436)