Workers' compensation; employer duty to furnish medical attention, cost limit. (HB689)
Introduced By
Del. Will Wampler (R-Abingdon) with support from co-patron Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station)
Progress
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Introduced |
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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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Became Law |
Description
Workers' compensation; employer duty to furnish medical attention; cost limit. Adds scooters to the list of medical equipment an employer is required to furnish to an employee under certain circumstances under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The bill raises the limit on the aggregate cost of items and modifications required to be furnished by an employer to an injured employee from $42,000 to $55,000, to be increased on an annual basis. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2022 | Committee |
01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101147D |
01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
01/25/2022 | Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/26/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB689) |
01/27/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/27/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N) |
02/01/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2022 | Read first time |
02/04/2022 | Read second time |
02/04/2022 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/04/2022 | Engrossed by House as amended HB689E |
02/04/2022 | Printed as engrossed 22101147D-E |
02/07/2022 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2022 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB689E) |
02/08/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/28/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/03/2022 | Read third time |
03/03/2022 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2022 | Enrolled |
03/08/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB689ER) |
03/08/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2022 | Signed by President |
03/09/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB689ER) |
03/22/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022 |
03/22/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
04/08/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 213 (effective 7/1/22) |
04/08/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213) |