HB 617 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries.

Summary

Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries.Provides that a physical injury, including the condition of carpaltunnel syndrome, that results from repetitive motion shall be treatedas an injury by accident for purposes of the Virginia Workers' CompensationAct. The bill also removes a provision that declares carpal tunnelsyndrome to be an ordinary disease of life.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Mar 31, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 27, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB617H1

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20107419D-H1

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2020

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100192D

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors