Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor certain diseases. Provides that the occupational diseasepresumption for death caused by hypertension or heart disease willapply for full-time sworn members of the Department of Motor VehiclesLaw Enforcement Division who have at least five years of service.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Feb 1, 2022
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101734D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
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