2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1299: Workers' compensation; compensation to dependents or beneficiaries of an employee killed.

Legislative Summary

Workers' compensation; compensation to dependents or beneficiaries of an employee killed. Provides that if an employee's death results from an accident compensable under the workers' compensation program, the employer shall pay or cause to be paid certain compensation to certain family members, dependents, or beneficiaries of the deceased employee under certain circumstances as described in the bill.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-09-2025 25101211D
Senate
1/9/2025
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/20/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
Senate
1/21/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105553D-S1
Senate
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1299)
Senate
1/28/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106265D-S2
Senate
1/29/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/29/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/30/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/30/2025
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
Senate
1/30/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/30/2025
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/30/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/31/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Left in Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
1/31/2025
26
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
1/28/2025
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
1/20/2025
11
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(1/30/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Labor and Commerce(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy McPike
Jeremy McPike
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/20256.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/202512.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/21/20256.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/20257.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025104.0 KB