Workers' compensation; employer duty to furnish medical attention, cost limit.
Summary
Workers' compensation; employer duty to furnishmedical attention; cost limit. Adds scooters to the list of medicalequipment an employer is required to furnish to an employee undercertain circumstances under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act.The bill raises the limit on the aggregate cost of items and modificationsrequired to be furnished by an employer to an injured employee from $42,000 to $75,000, to be increased on an annual basis.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 213 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB689E
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101147D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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