VA HB995 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for hypertension, heart disease, COVID-19. Extends by one year the December 31, 2021, expiration date of the presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of health care providers is an occupational disease compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, if certain conditions for diagnosis are met. The bill adds employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections to the COVID-19 presumption for workers' compensation, if diagnosed with COVID-19 before January 1, 2022. The bill adds correctional officers to the list of employees for whom hypertension or heart disease is considered covered for workers' compensation, if diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before January 1, 2022. Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for hypertension, heart disease, COVID-19. Extends by one year the December 31, 2021, expiration date of the presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of health care providers is an occupational disease compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, if certain conditions for diagnosis are met. The bill adds employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections to the COVID-19 presumption for workers' compensation, if diagnosed with COVID-19 before January 1, 2022. The bill adds correctional officers to the list of employees for whom hypertension or heart disease is considered covered for workers' compensation, if diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before January 1, 2022.
Title
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for hypertension, heart disease, and COVID-19.
Sponsors
Del. Kaye Kory [D] |
Roll Calls
2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 6-N) (Y: 4 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 6-N) (Y: 4 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 6-N) (Y: 4 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2022-02-15 | House | Left in Commerce and Energy |
2022-01-27 | House | Subcommittee failed to recommend referring to Committee on Appropriations |
2022-01-27 | House | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 6-N) |
2022-01-25 | House | Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2 |
2022-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
2022-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100961D |