2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB906: 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
1/5/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100602D
Senate
1/5/2023
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/16/2023
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/16/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
1/25/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/26/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/27/2023
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2023
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
1/27/2023
Committee amendments agreed to
Senate
1/27/2023
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB906E
Senate
1/27/2023
Printed as engrossed 23100602D-E
Senate
1/30/2023
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/9/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/9/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/9/2023
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Enrolled
Senate
2/22/2023
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB906ER)
Senate
2/22/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
Senate
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/22/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 205 (effective 7/1/23)
3/22/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0205)
Amendments
Senate amendments
Senate amendments
12/17/2017Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N)
2/14/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/30/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
1/26/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/25/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
1/16/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/22/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 3
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor
Richard Saslaw
Democrat