Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 1985
Session 2021
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 31, 2021
First Action
Jan 11, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 31, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1985
State
Virginia
Session
2021
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (7)
Senate Votes (9)
Motion Text
VOTE: Agreed To (95-Y 0-N 2-A)
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of health care providers is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The bill provides that the COVID-19 virus is established by a positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, an incubation period consistent with COVID-19, and signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that require medical treatment. The bill provides that such presumption applies to any death or disability occurring on or after March 12, 2020, caused by infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any such death or disability that occurred on or after March 12, 2020, and prior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a positive 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. The bill provides that such presumptions do not apply to any person offered by his employer a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 unless the person's physician determines in writing that immunization would pose a significant risk to the person's health. Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causingthe death or disability of health care providers who as part of theprovider's employment are directly involved in diagnosing or treatingpersons known or suspected to have COVID-19 is an occupational diseasecompensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The provisions ofthe bill will be effective retroactive to January 1, 2020.
Text (6)
03/31/2021
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/21)
03/15/2021
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/15/2021
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
03/12/2021
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1985ER)
03/11/2021
House
Signed by Speaker
03/09/2021
Senate
Signed by President
03/09/2021
House
Enrolled
02/27/2021
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1985H2)
02/27/2021
Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
02/25/2021
House
VOTE: Agreed To (95-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/25/2021
House
Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/25/2021
House
Conference substitute printed 21200647D-H2
02/25/2021
Virginia General Assembly
Amended by conference committee
02/25/2021
Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate
02/24/2021
House
Conferees appointed by House
02/24/2021
House
House acceded to request
02/23/2021
Senate
Senate requested conference committee
02/23/2021
Senate
Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
02/22/2021
House
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N 2-A)
02/22/2021
House
Senate substitute rejected by House 21200277D-S1 (0-Y 95-N 2-A)
02/22/2021
House
Placed on Calendar
02/18/2021
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
02/18/2021
Senate
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/18/2021
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
02/18/2021
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1985S1
02/18/2021
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 21200277D-S1
02/18/2021
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/18/2021
Senate
Read third time
02/17/2021
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
02/17/2021
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/15/2021
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/15/2021
Senate
Committee substitute printed 21200277D-S1
02/15/2021
Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/15/2021
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/05/2021
Senate
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
02/04/2021
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/04/2021
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2021
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1985EH1)
02/03/2021
House
VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/03/2021
House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/02/2021
House
Printed as engrossed 21103301D-EH1
02/02/2021
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1985EH1
02/02/2021
House
Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
02/02/2021
House
Committee on Labor and Commerce substitute agreed to 21103301D-H1
02/02/2021
House
Read second time
02/01/2021
House
Read first time
01/29/2021
House
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
01/29/2021
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
01/29/2021
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/25/2021
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1985H1)
01/22/2021
House
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
01/21/2021
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/21/2021
House
Committee substitute printed 21103301D-H1
01/21/2021
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
01/19/2021
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
01/19/2021
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/19/2021
House
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/14/2021
House
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
01/11/2021
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/11/2021
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101723D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 12, 2021 2:03:01 AM
Record Updated
Apr 14, 2021 6:05:49 PM