Governor-declared emergency; provides civil immunity for private and charitable organizations providing assistance without compensation. Amending § 44-146.23. (Patron-McClellan, HB 1983 (Chapter 233))

Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor. Amending §§ 44-146.17 and 65.2-402.1. (Patron-Mathieson, HB 1958 (I) See HB2478; Hugo, HB 2478 (F))

Workers’ Compensation; adds sworn Port Authority police officers to those entitled to presumption that certain are occupational diseases compensable thereunder. Amending § 65.2-402.1. (Patron-Spruill, HB 2111 (Chapter 417))

Workers’ compensation; establishes limitations period in which a public safety employee may bring a compensation claim thereunder for certain occupational diseases. Amending § 65.2-406. (Patron-Barlow, HB 2252 (F))

Workers’ compensation; infectious disease presumption for wastewater systems employees. Amending § 65.2-402.1. (Patron-Pogge, HB 1749 (F))

Workers’ Compensation; person who contracts for a subcontractor to perform work is not required to insure payment thereof. Amending § 65.2-302. (Patron-Poindexter, HB 2272 (F))

Workers’ compensation; pharmacist filling a prescription to dispense a therapeutically equivalent drug product for a prescribed name-brand drug product if available and costs less. Adding § 65.2-603.1. (Patron-Purkey, HB 1674 (Chapter 333); Saslaw, SB 1158 (Chapter 559))

Workers’ compensation; presumption that injury arises out of employment if employee is found dead or incurred a brain injury from external mechanical force. Adding § 65.2-105. (Patron-Stuart, SB 821 (F))

Workers’ compensation; prohibits State from discharging or terminating employment of employee suffering from a line of duty injury or occupational illness. Adding § 65.2-308.1. (Patron-Mathieson, HB 1959 (F))

Workers’ Compensation; respiratory disease, heart disease, etc., causing death or disability of Port Authority police is an occupational disease compensable thereunder. Amending § 65.2-402. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SB 1047 (Chapter 515))

Workers’ Compensation Act; increases maximum tax rate that may be assessed on uninsured or self-insured employers. Amending § 65.2-1201. (Patron-Tata, HB 2515 (Chapter 219))

Workers’ Compensation Act; insurance notices. Amending § 65.2-804. (Patron-Cline, HB 2292 (Chapter 150))

Workers’ compensation insurance; State Corporation Commission establishes a mechanism for merger of local government group self-insurance association pools. Amending §§ 15.2-2703, 65.2-801, and 65.2-1203. (Patron-Hargrove, HB 1756 (Chapter 336); Ruff, SB 1372 (Chapter 285))