Virginia House Bill 2207
Session 2021
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 7, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2207
State
Virginia
Session
2021
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
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Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causingthe death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical servicespersonnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional officers isan occupational disease compensable under the Workers' CompensationAct. The bill provides that the COVID-19 virus is established bya positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, an incubation period consistentwith COVID-19, and signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that require medicaltreatment. The bill provides that such presumption applies to anydeath or disability occurring on or after March 12, 2020, causedby infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any suchdeath or disability that occurred on or after March 12, 2020, andprior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a diagnosis ofCOVID-19 from a licensed physician, after either a presumptive positivetest or a laboratory confirmed test for COVID-19, and presented withsigns and symptoms of COVID-19 that required medical treatment.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100861D
January 13, 2021
Committee substitute printed 21200212D-S1
February 15, 2021
Amendment: HB2207AC
Amendment: HB2207AG
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2207F122.PDF
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04/07/2021
House
Enacted, Chapter 547 (effective 7/1/21)
04/07/2021
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/07/2021
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/07/2021
House
Reenrolled bill text (HB2207ER2)
04/07/2021
House
Reenrolled
04/07/2021
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/07/2021
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
04/07/2021
House
VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
04/07/2021
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
04/07/2021
House
Placed on Calendar
03/31/2021
House
Governor's recommendation received by House
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 (HB2207ER)
03/11/2021
House
Signed by Speaker
03/09/2021
Senate
Signed by President
03/09/2021
House
Enrolled
02/27/2021
Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2021
House
VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/27/2021
House
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/27/2021
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 98-N)
02/22/2021
House
Senate substitute rejected by House 21200212D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
02/22/2021
House
Placed on Calendar
02/18/2021
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB2207S1)
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 HB2207S1
02/18/2021
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 21200212D-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 (15-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 21200212D-S1
02/15/2021
Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/05/2021
Senate
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
02/05/2021
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/05/2021
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2021
House
VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/04/2021
House
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/03/2021
House
Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2021
House
Read first time
01/29/2021
House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
01/29/2021
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
01/22/2021
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB2207)
01/22/2021
House
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
01/21/2021
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/21/2021
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
01/19/2021
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
01/18/2021
House
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
01/13/2021
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/13/2021
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100861D
Sources
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Record Created
Jan 13, 2021 6:04:11 PM
Record Updated
Apr 14, 2021 6:05:29 PM