2024 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB170: Relating to compensable diseases of certain firefighters covered by workers' compensation
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to include three types of cancer for which rebuttable presumption of injury from employment exists for firefighters and provides that the presumption for the three types of cancer expires July 1, 2027, unless extended by the Legislature.
Bill History
1/10/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/10/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
1/10/2024
Committee reference dispensed
Senate
1/10/2024
Immediate consideration
Senate
1/10/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
1/11/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
1/11/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
1/12/2024
On 3rd reading
Senate
1/12/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
1/12/2024
Passed Senate (Roll No. 26)
Senate
1/12/2024
Effective from passage (Roll No. 26)
Senate
1/12/2024
Ordered to House
Senate
1/15/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/15/2024
To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/15/2024
To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
House of Delegates
2/22/2024
Do pass, but first to Finance
House of Delegates
2/22/2024
To House Finance
House of Delegates
3/4/2024
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
3/5/2024
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/5/2024
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Passed House (Roll No. 542)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Effective from passage (Roll No. 543)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
House Message received
Senate
3/8/2024
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 465)
Senate
3/8/2024
Effective from passage (Roll No. 465)
Senate
3/8/2024
Communicated to House
Senate
3/8/2024
Completed legislative action
Senate
3/8/2024
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/12/2024
To Governor 3/12/2024
Senate
3/9/2024
To Governor 3/12/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
To Governor 3/12/2024 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/26/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/2024
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
House of Delegates
4/23/2024
Chapter 270, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
Senate
Amendments
sb170 hfin am
sb170 hfin am
3/4/2024Not Adopted
sb170 hfin am adopted
sb170 hfin am adopted
3/4/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 465)
3/8/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 465)
3/8/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 542)
3/7/2024
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 543)
3/7/2024
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 26)
1/12/2024
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 26)
1/12/2024
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/23/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 13
Primary Sponsor
Ryan Weld
Republican