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Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, law-enforcement officers and firefighters.

Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder;law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Provides that post-traumaticstress disorder incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter iscompensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if a mental healthprofessional examines a law-enforcement officer or firefighter and diagnosesthe individual as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result ofthe individual's undergoing a qualifying event, which includes an event occurringin the line of duty on or after July 1, 2020, in which a law-enforcementofficer or firefighter views a deceased minor, witnesses the death of a personor an incident involving the death of a person, witnesses an injury to a personwho subsequently dies, has physical contact with and treats an injured personwho subsequently dies, transports an injured person who subsequently dies, orwitnesses a traumatic physical injury that results in the loss of a vital bodypart or a vital body function that results in permanent disfigurement of thevictim. Other conditions for compensability include (i) if the post-traumaticstress disorder resulted from the law-enforcement officer or firefighter actingin the line of duty and, in the case of a firefighter, such firefightercomplied with certain federal Occupational Safety and Health Act standards;(ii) if the law-enforcement officer's or firefighter's undergoing a qualifyingevent was a substantial factor in causing his post-traumatic stress disorder;(iii) if such qualifying event, and not another event or source of stress, wasthe primary cause of the post-traumatic stress disorder; and (iv) if thepost-traumatic stress disorder did not result from any disciplinary action,work evaluation, job transfer, layoff, demotion, promotion, termination,retirement, or similar action of the officer or firefighter. The measureestablishes procedural requirements on employers that contest a claim for suchbenefits. The measure also establishes requirements for resilience and self-caretechnique training.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2020

HB 438

Virginia HB 438 (2020)

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enacted

Steve E. Heretick

2020-01-03

2020-04-22

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ocd-bill/127fd9af-873e-48ed-b45b-e5ca21ca38aa

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB438

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Virginia HB 438 (2020) — Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, law-enforcement officers and firefighters.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1206) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB438ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB438H2 (committee substitute) — source
HB438H1 (committee substitute) — source
HB438H3 (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (HB438ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N) — 95–0 (pass) · lower
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 3-N) — 19–3 (pass) · lower
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: (95-Y 0-N) — 94–0 (pass) · lower
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N) — 38–1 (pass) · upper
Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N) — 13–1 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2020-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102221D introduction
2020-01-03 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
2020-01-14 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
2020-01-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB438)
2020-01-28 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
2020-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2020-01-28 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-30 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 3-N) committee-passage
2020-01-30 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
2020-01-30 Committee substitute printed 20106944D-H1 substitution
2020-02-03 Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government referral-committee
2020-02-04 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-07 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
2020-02-07 Committee substitute printed 20108008D-H2 substitution
2020-02-07 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-02-07 Incorporates HB1596
2020-02-09 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-10 Committee on Labor and Commerce substitute rejected 20106944D-H1
2020-02-10 Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20108008D-H2
2020-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB438H2
2020-02-11 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-11 VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
2020-02-14 Impact statement from DPB (HB438H2)
2020-02-17 Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 1-N) committee-passage
2020-02-17 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-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 (HB438ER)
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
2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by House
2020-04-11 Governor's substitute printed 20110003D-H3
2020-04-22 Placed on Calendar
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (95-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (HB438ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1206 (effective 7/1/20) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/127fd9af-873e-48ed-b45b-e5ca21ca38aa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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