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| Bill | Workers' compensation; Ombudsman program created. | Workers' compensation; Ombudsman program. Authorizes the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to create an Ombudsman program and appoint an ombudsman to administer such program. The program's purpose is to provide neutral educational information and assistance to persons who are not represented by an attorney, including those persons who have claims pending or docketed before the Commission. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | HB 1558 | Virginia HB 1558 (2020) |
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Virginia HB 1558 (2020) — Workers' compensation; Ombudsman program created.
Workers' compensation; Ombudsman program. Authorizes the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to create an Ombudsman program and appoint an ombudsman to administer such program. The program's purpose is to provide neutral educational information and assistance to persons who are not represented by an attorney, including those persons who have claims pending or docketed before the Commission.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1558ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1558) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 3-N) — 2–3 (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Terry G. Kilgore — primary (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-13 Presented and ordered printed 20104972D
introduction - 2020-01-13 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2020-01-16 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee - 2020-01-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB1558)
- 2020-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-21 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 2020-01-23 Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-01-23 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2020-01-24 Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
referral-committee - 2020-01-28 Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 3-N)
- 2020-01-31 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-31 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-04 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-02-05 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2020-02-06 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2020-02-06 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2020-02-07 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2020-02-17 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-17 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2020-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-27 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-02-27 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2020-03-04 Enrolled
- 2020-03-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB1558ER)
- 2020-03-05 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-03-05 Signed by President
- 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 2020-04-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 616 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/04338c82-de9a-49ce-8729-9f4601b9a501. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).