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2008 SESSION

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SB 500 Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.

Introduced by: Ralph S. Northam | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor. Authorizes the Governor to declare that a communicable, contagious or infectious disease, is a disease that is covered by the existing infectious disease presumption for firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and certain law-enforcement officers under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act. The presumption currently exists for hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, and HIV. Such a declaration may be made after the Board of Health has issued an order for the purpose of suppressing the outbreak of the disease and the Governor has declared a state of emergency due to an outbreak of the disease that poses a danger to the life and health of the public.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081146286  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/08  Senate: Printed as engrossed 081146286-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081146286
• 01/09/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/16/08  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/08  Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
• 01/28/08  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/08  Senate: Read second time
• 01/31/08  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/31/08  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/31/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB500E
• 01/31/08  Senate: Printed as engrossed 081146286-E
• 02/01/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/12/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/08  House: Read first time
• 02/12/08  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 02/18/08  House: Referred from Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
• 02/18/08  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/20/08  House: Assigned C & L sub: 1
• 03/12/08  House: Left in Commerce and Labor