2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1851: Workers' compensation; presumption of certain cancers, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs.
Legislative Summary
Workers' compensation; presumption for certain cancers; sheriffs and deputy sheriffs. 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 sheriffs or deputy sheriffs.
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Bill History
1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101889D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Left in Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
1/16/2025
4
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Labor and Commerce(House of Delegates)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Jonathan Arnold
Republican