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HB 5028 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020, 1st Special Session

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.

Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causingthe death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical servicespersonnel, law-enforcement officers, first responders, health careproviders, and school board employees is an occupational diseasescompensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The provisions ofthe bill will be effective retroactive to January 1, 2020.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
Governor
Introduced Aug 17, 2020 Last action Sep 24, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Sep 4, 2020

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Sep 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
upper
Sep 16, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Sep 16, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Sep 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Sep 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)
lower
Sep 3, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB5028E
lower
Sep 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Aug 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Aug 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Aug 26, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Aug 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Aug 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200397D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.