Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. (HB2207)
Introduced By
Del. Jay Jones (D-Norfolk) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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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, correctional officers, and regional jail officers is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The bill provides that such presumption applies to any death or disability occurring on or after September 1, 2020, caused by infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any such death or disability that occurred on or after September 1, 2020, and prior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a diagnosis of COVID-19 from a licensed physician, after either a presumptive positive test or a laboratory confirmed test for COVID-19, and presented with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that required medical treatment. This bill is identical to SB 1375. Read the Bill »
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Status
04/21/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Finance and Appropriations Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100861D |
| 01/13/2021 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 01/18/2021 | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/19/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) |
| 01/21/2021 | Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2021 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/22/2021 | Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government |
| 01/22/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2207) |
| 01/29/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2021 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/04/2021 | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 02/04/2021 | VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A) (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 | Committee substitute printed 21200212D-S1 |
| 02/15/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/17/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-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 21200212D-S1 |
| 02/18/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2207S1 |
| 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 (HB2207S1) |
| 02/22/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/22/2021 | Senate substitute rejected by House 21200212D-S1 (0-Y 98-N) |
| 02/22/2021 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) |
| 02/23/2021 | Senate insisted on substitute (39-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: Hurst, Jones, Kilgore |
| 02/25/2021 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/25/2021 | Senators: Saslaw, Newman, Barker |
| 02/27/2021 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 02/27/2021 | VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
| 03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2207ER) |
| 03/09/2021 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/12/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2207ER) |
| 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 |
| 03/31/2021 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/07/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/07/2021 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| 04/07/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| 04/07/2021 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) |
| 04/07/2021 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/07/2021 | Reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Reenrolled bill text (HB2207ER2) |
| 04/07/2021 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Enacted, Chapter 547 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 04/07/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547) |
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