Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. (SB1275)

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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 is identical to HB 1818. Read the Bill »

Status

07/25/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Appropriations Committee

History

Date	Action
01/12/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101397D
01/12/2021	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/25/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1275)
01/25/2021	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2021	Committee substitute printed 21103758D-S1
01/25/2021	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
01/27/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1275S1)
02/02/2021	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/02/2021	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2021	Read second time
02/04/2021	Reading of substitute waived
02/04/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21103758D-S1
02/04/2021	Reading of amendment waived
02/04/2021	Committee amendment agreed to
02/04/2021	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1275ES1
02/04/2021	Printed as engrossed 21103758D-ES1
02/04/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2021	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/07/2021	Read first time
02/07/2021	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
02/08/2021	Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce
02/11/2021	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2021	Committee substitute printed 21200127D-H1
02/11/2021	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/11/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1275ES1)
02/12/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1275H1)
02/12/2021	Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
02/15/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/15/2021	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2021	Read second time
02/18/2021	Passed by for the day
02/19/2021	Read third time
02/19/2021	Committee substitute rejected 21200127D-H1
02/19/2021	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/19/2021	Amendment by Delegate Heretick agreed to
02/19/2021	Engrossed by House as amended
02/19/2021	Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/19/2021	VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/23/2021	House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/25/2021	Enrolled
02/25/2021	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1275ER)
02/25/2021	Signed by President
02/26/2021	Signed by Speaker
02/27/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1275ER)
03/01/2021	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
03/01/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/30/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (effective 7/1/21)
03/30/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0437)