SB 1351 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; claims not barred.

Summary

Workers' compensation; claims not barred.Provides that an order issued by the Workers' Compensation Commissionawarding or denying benefits shall not bar by res judicata any claimby an employee or cause a waiver, abandonment, or dismissal of anyclaim by an employee if the order does not expressly adjudicate suchclaim.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Jan 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 13, 2021 Signed Mar 31, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2021

How they voted

31–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 33

Jan 29, 2021

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

14 Yea 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 515 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed by temporarily

lower

Feb 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 16, 2021

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

lower

Feb 16, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2021

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 25, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Jan 13, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101731D

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor