Line of Duty Act; increases payment of benefits.
Summary
Line of Duty Act; payment of benefits. Increases from $25,000 to $75,000 the death benefit payout under the Virginia Line of Duty Act for a death caused by occupational cancer, respiratory disease, or hypertension or heart disease for those deaths that will occur on or after January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 321.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 12, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 381 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB649ER)
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Rereferred from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24103777D
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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