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
Primary
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Abstain
Yes
Yes
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Abstain
Yes
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
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
Open States
Record Created
Jan 13, 2021 6:04:11 PM
Record Updated
Apr 14, 2021 6:05:29 PM