Virginia House Bill 1985
Session 2021
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 31, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1985
State
Virginia
Session
2021
Motion Text
VOTE: Agreed To (95-Y 0-N 2-A)
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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.
Committee substitute printed 21103301D-H1
January 21, 2021
Committee substitute printed 21200277D-S1
February 15, 2021
Conference substitute printed 21200647D-H2
February 25, 2021
Amendment: HB1985AC
Amendment: HB1985AH
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1985FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1985FEH1122.PDF
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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
Open States
Record Created
Jan 12, 2021 2:03:01 AM
Record Updated
Apr 14, 2021 6:05:49 PM