Workers' compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement, etc. (SB289)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Workers' compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Provides that an anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, as both are defined in the bill, incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter is compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act on the same basis as post-traumatic stress disorder. The bill provides that a mental health professional must diagnose the law-enforcement officer or firefighter as suffering from anxiety disorder or depressive disorder as a result of a qualifying event, as defined in the Code, and includes other conditions for compensability. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101635D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/24/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2022 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 01/28/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB289) |
| 02/02/2022 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2022 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/07/2022 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/21/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/21/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
| 03/08/2022 | Left in Commerce and Energy |