2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1408: Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.
Legislative Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. Expands the workers' compensation presumption of compensability for certain cancers causing the death or disability of certain employees who have completed five years of service in their position to include bladder and thyroid cancer. The presumption for these cancers does not apply for any individual diagnosed with such a condition before July 1, 2023.
Bill History
12/6/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100548D
House of Delegates
12/6/2022
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
House of Delegates
1/19/2023
Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/19/2023
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/20/2023
Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Committee amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Engrossed by House as amended HB1408E
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Printed as engrossed 23100548D-E
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/3/2023
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
2/13/2023
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/15/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/16/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/17/2023
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1408ER)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/22/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 204 (effective 7/1/23)
3/22/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204)
Amendments
Amendment(s) for HB1408 for Committee: Commerce and Energy
Amendment(s) for HB1408 for Committee: Commerce and Energy
1/19/2023Not Adopted
House committee amendments reported
House committee amendments reported
12/17/2017Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/16/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2/15/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
2/13/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2/2/2023
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
1/27/2023
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/26/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
1/19/2023
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/22/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 25
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
Emily Brewer
Republican
Co-Sponsors (30)
Israel O'Quinn
Republican
Jason Ballard
Republican
Amanda Batten
Republican
Kathy Byron
Republican
Ellen Campbell
Republican
Jeffrey Campbell
Republican
Mike Cherry
Republican
Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Democrat
Carrie Coyner
Republican
Matt Fariss
Republican
Hyland Fowler
Republican
Chris Head
Republican
Terry Kilgore
Republican
Kaye Kory
Democrat
Paul Krizek
Democrat
Alfonso Lopez
Democrat
Daniel Marshall
Republican
John McGuire
Republican
Joseph McNamara
Republican
Roxann Robinson
Republican
Chris Runion
Republican
Irene Shin
Democrat
Anne Ferrell Tata
Republican
Kim Taylor
Republican
Wendell Walker
Republican
William Wampler
Republican
Michael Webert
Republican
Bill Wiley
Republican
Angelia Williams Graves
Democrat
Scott Wyatt
Republican