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2020 SESSION
HB 783 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases, conditions before 7/1/20.
Introduced by: Alex Q. Askew | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefighters or certain employees develop the cancer. The presumption shall not apply for any individual who was diagnosed with one of the conditions before July 1, 2020. The measure removes the compensability requirement that the employee who develops cancer had contact with a toxic substance encountered in the line of duty. The bill also reduces the number of years of service needed to qualify for the presumption from 12 to five for various types of cancer. For hypertension or heart disease, the bill adds a requirement that an individual complete five years of service in their position in order to qualify. This bill is identical to SB 9.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101850D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106358D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20106358D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB783ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101850D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/20 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/21/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/23/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106358D-H1
- 01/23/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/23/20 House: Incorporates HB44 (Brewer)
- 01/23/20 House: Incorporates HB121 (Carroll Foy)
- 01/23/20 House: Incorporates HB733 (Reid)
- 01/23/20 House: Incorporates HB1536 (Wyatt)
- 01/24/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 01/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Read first time
- 02/03/20 House: Read second time
- 02/03/20 House: Committee substitute on Labor and Commerce agreed to 20106358D-H1
- 02/03/20 House: Committee amendment on Appropriations agreed to
- 02/03/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB783EH1
- 02/03/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20106358D-EH1
- 02/04/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/17/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB783ER)
- 03/05/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/27/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/27/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498)