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1997 SESSION

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HB 2137 Workers' compensation; failure to pay compensation when due.

Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Workers' compensation; failure to pay compensation when due. Modifies provisions in the Workers' Compensation Act concerning late-payment penalties. Current law adds a 20 percent penalty to compensation payments not made within two weeks of their due dates. This bill allows the suspension of the penalty provision when the Commonwealth of Virginia has issued a regular payroll check to an employee in lieu of compensation covering the period of disability. This legislation would become effective immediately upon enactment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/15/97  House: Presented & ordered printed w/emg. clause 973213801  pdf
• 01/29/97  House: Printed as engrossed 973213801-E  pdf
• 02/19/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2137ER)  pdf
• 03/19/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/15/97  House: Presented & ordered printed w/emg. clause 973213801
• 01/15/97  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/23/97  House: Assigned to L. & C. sub-committee: 2
• 01/27/97  House: Reported from L. & C. with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
• 01/28/97  House: Read first time
• 01/29/97  House: Read second time
• 01/29/97  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/29/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/29/97  House: Printed as engrossed 973213801-E
• 01/30/97  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
• 01/30/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (97-Y 1-N)
• 01/30/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/31/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/02/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/10/97  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/97  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2137ER)
• 02/26/97  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/15/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 383 (effective 3/15/97)
• 03/19/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383)