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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 1818 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
Introduced by: Steve E. Heretick | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Provides that the occupational disease presumption for death caused by hypertension or heart disease will apply for salaried or volunteer emergency medical services personnel who have at least five years of service and are operating in a locality that has legally adopted a resolution declaring that it will provide one or more of such presumptions. The provisions of the bill do not apply to any individual who was diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before July 1, 2021. This bill incorporates HB 2080 and is identical to SB 1275.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100558D pdf
- 01/21/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103348D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200207D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1818ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100558D
- 01/06/21 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/14/21 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/19/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/21/21 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103348D-H1
- 01/21/21 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/21/21 House: Incorporates HB2080 (Convirs-Fowler)
- 01/22/21 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 02/01/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/03/21 House: Read second time
- 02/03/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103348D-H1
- 02/03/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1818H1
- 02/04/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200207D-S1
- 02/15/21 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21200207D-S1
- 02/18/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1818S1
- 02/18/21 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/21 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 21200207D-S1 (3-Y 95-N)
- 02/22/21 House: VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 95-N)
- 02/23/21 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/21 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/24/21 House: House acceded to request
- 02/24/21 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/21 House: Delegates: Heretick, Convirs-Fowler, Ware
- 02/25/21 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/25/21 Senate: Senators: Surovell, Marsden, Newman
- 02/26/21 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/27/21 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 7-N)
- 02/27/21 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/27/21 House: VOTE: Agreed To (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/09/21 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1818ER)
- 03/09/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
- 03/15/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/30/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 436 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/30/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436)