VA HB1475 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Workers' compensation; presumption that injury is work related. Creates a presumption, in the absence of a preponderance of evidence to the contrary, that an injury is work related. The presumption arises in a claim for compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act where an employee is physically or mentally unable to testify and there is unrebutted prima facie evidence that the injury was work related.

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Title

Workers' compensation; presumption that certain injuries are work related.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)
2011-03-18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-02-28 Senate: Signed by President
2011-02-26 House: Signed by Speaker
2011-02-25 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1475ER)
2011-02-25 House: Enrolled
2011-02-21 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 11105305D-S1 (99-Y 0-N )
2011-02-18 House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-17 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N)
2011-02-17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1475S1
2011-02-17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11105305D-S1
2011-02-17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2011-02-17 Senate: Read third time
2011-02-16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105305D-S1
2011-02-14 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2011-01-27 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2011-01-27 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-01-26 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-01-26 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-01-25 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1475H1
2011-01-25 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104298D-H1
2011-01-25 House: Read second time
2011-01-24 House: Read first time
2011-01-20 House: Committee substitute printed 11104298D-H1
2011-01-20 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2011-01-18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2011-01-13 House: Assigned C & L sub: #1
2010-12-09 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2010-12-09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101588D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
652105(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1475
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1475+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1475H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1475S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1475ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0229+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H1401V0003+HB1475
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H14V0038+HB1475
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV0207+HB1475
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S02V0114+HB1475
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0446HB1475+HB1475
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0496HB1475+HB1475
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV1154+HB1475

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