VA SB1299 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Workers' compensation; injury or death caused by employer's gross negligence or willful misconduct; cause of action. Creates an exception to the provision in existing law that the rights and remedies granted to an employee under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act exclude all other rights or remedies of such employee on account of such injury, loss of service, or death. The bill provides that if it is alleged that the injury or death of an employee is caused by an employer's gross negligence or willful misconduct, the employee may either claim compensation under the Act or maintain an action at law for damages against the employer.
Title
Workers compensation; injury or death caused by employers gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-28 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1299) |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 25105553D-S1 |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A) |
| 2025-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2025-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101211D |
