Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. (SB1375)
Introduced By
Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield) with support from co-patrons Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Sen. John Bell (D-Chantilly), and Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester)
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 incorporates SB 1342 and is identical to HB 2207. Read the Bill »
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Status
04/17/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Finance and Appropriations Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101733D |
| 01/13/2021 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1375) |
| 01/25/2021 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/03/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/03/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21104340D-S1 |
| 02/03/2021 | Incorporates SB1342 (Vogel) |
| 02/03/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-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 21104340D-S1 |
| 02/04/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1375S1 |
| 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 (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21200130D-H1 |
| 02/11/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1375S1) |
| 02/12/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1375H1) |
| 02/15/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/16/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/16/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21200130D-H1 |
| 02/16/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1375H1 |
| 02/16/2021 | Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 02/16/2021 | VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2021 | House substitute rejected by Senate (7-Y 32-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/19/2021 | Senators: Saslaw, Norment, Petersen |
| 02/19/2021 | House insisted on substitute |
| 02/19/2021 | House requested conference committee |
| 02/23/2021 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/23/2021 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/23/2021 | Senators: Saslaw, Norment, Petersen |
| 02/24/2021 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/24/2021 | Delegates: Hurst, Jones, Kilgore |
| 02/25/2021 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 02/27/2021 | VOTE: Agreed To (98-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
| 03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1375ER) |
| 03/09/2021 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/12/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1375ER) |
| 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 Senate |
| 04/07/2021 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) |
| 04/07/2021 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| 04/07/2021 | VOTE: Agree To (98-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| 04/07/2021 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/07/2021 | Reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Reenrolled bill text (SB1375ER2) |
| 04/07/2021 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/07/2021 | Enacted, Chapter 526 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 04/07/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0526) |
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