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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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SB 1275 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.

Introduced by: David W. Marsden | 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 is identical to HB 1818. 

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101397D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/25/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103758D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/21  Senate: Printed as engrossed 21103758D-ES1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/11/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21200127D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1275ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0437)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted
• House amendments engrossed
• Senate amendments

HISTORY

• 01/12/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101397D
• 01/12/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/25/21  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103758D-S1
• 01/25/21  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/02/21  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/21  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/21  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21103758D-S1
• 02/04/21  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/04/21  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/04/21  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1275ES1
• 02/04/21  Senate: Printed as engrossed 21103758D-ES1
• 02/04/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/21  House: Read first time
• 02/07/21  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 02/08/21  House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
• 02/11/21  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21200127D-H1
• 02/11/21  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/12/21  House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
• 02/15/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/21  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/21  House: Read second time
• 02/18/21  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/19/21  House: Read third time
• 02/19/21  House: Committee substitute rejected 21200127D-H1
• 02/19/21  House: Amendment by Delegate Heretick agreed to
• 02/19/21  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/19/21  House: Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 02/19/21  House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 02/23/21  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/21  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/25/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1275ER)
• 02/25/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/21  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
• 03/01/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/30/21  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (effective 7/1/21)
• 03/30/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0437)