Virginia House Bill 2207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law-enforcement officers, correctional officers, and regional jail officers is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The bill provides that such presumption applies to any death or disability occurring on or after July 1, 2020, caused by infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any such death or disability that occurred on or after July 1, 2020, and prior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a diagnosis of COVID-19 from a licensed physician, after either a presumptive positive test or a laboratory confirmed test for COVID-19, and presented with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that required medical treatment.

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.

Del. Jerrauld Jones [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]
Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Mark Sickles [D]

2021-04-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-07 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) (Y: 0 N: 98 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-07		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547)
2021-04-07	House	Enacted, Chapter 547 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-04-07	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2021-04-07	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2021-04-07	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB2207ER2)
2021-04-07	House	Reenrolled
2021-04-07		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2021-04-07	House	VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
2021-04-07	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
2021-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-03-31	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2207ER)
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	House	Enrolled
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-27	House	VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-27	House	Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-27		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-25	Senate	Senators: Saslaw, Newman, Barker
2021-02-25	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-24	House	Delegates: Hurst, Jones, Kilgore
2021-02-24	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-24	House	House acceded to request
2021-02-23	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2021-02-23	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
2021-02-22	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 21200212D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
2021-02-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2207S1
2021-02-18	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200212D-S1
2021-02-18	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-17	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200212D-S1
2021-02-15	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-04	House	VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-03	House	Read second time and engrossed
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-01-29	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2021-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2021-01-22	House	Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
2021-01-21	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-21	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
2021-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2021-01-18	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100861D

HB2207 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
SB1375 (Same As) 2021-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0526)
SB1375 (Same As) 2021-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0526)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
65	2	402.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2207
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2207+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2207S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2207ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2207ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0547+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2207AC
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2207AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2207F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2207FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2207FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1401C0002+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H14C0050+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0202C0011+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02C0089+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1446+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02C0084+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02V0014+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0046+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0114HB2207+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0136HB2207+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0137HB2207+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0138HB2207+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1844+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0316HB2207+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2024+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0550HB2207+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2085+HB2207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0635HB2207+HB2207