Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
Summary
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 (i) have at least five years of service (ii) are operating in a locality that has legally adopted a resolution declaring that it will provide one or more of such presumptions and (iii) meets any minimum hours worked requirements established in such resolution. The provisions of the bill do not apply to any individual who was diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before July 1, 2021.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 4, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
15
Committee
15
Amendments
4
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Heretick agreed to
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1275ES1
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103758D-S1
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101397D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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