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Bill Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causingthe death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical servicespersonnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional officers isan occupational disease compensable under the Workers' CompensationAct. The bill provides that the COVID-19 virus is established bya positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, an incubation period consistentwith COVID-19, and signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that require medicaltreatment. The bill provides that such presumption applies to anydeath or disability occurring on or after March 12, 2020, causedby infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any suchdeath or disability that occurred on or after March 12, 2020, andprior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a diagnosis ofCOVID-19 from a licensed physician, after either a presumptive positivetest or a laboratory confirmed test for COVID-19, and presented withsigns and symptoms of COVID-19 that required medical treatment. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 2207 Virginia HB 2207 (2021)
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Virginia HB 2207 (2021) — Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causingthe death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical servicespersonnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional officers isan occupational disease compensable under the Workers' CompensationAct. The bill provides that the COVID-19 virus is established bya positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, an incubation period consistentwith COVID-19, and signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that require medicaltreatment. The bill provides that such presumption applies to anydeath or disability occurring on or after March 12, 2020, causedby infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any suchdeath or disability that occurred on or after March 12, 2020, andprior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a diagnosis ofCOVID-19 from a licensed physician, after either a presumptive positivetest or a laboratory confirmed test for COVID-19, and presented withsigns and symptoms of COVID-19 that required medical treatment.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0547 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21200212D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB2207ER (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB2207ER2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100861D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) — 0–97 (fail) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N) — 21–1 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N 1-A) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones — primary (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100861D introduction
  • 2021-01-13 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2021-01-18 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
  • 2021-01-19 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
  • 2021-01-21 Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-21 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2021-01-22 Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government referral-committee
  • 2021-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB2207)
  • 2021-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-01-29 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-02-03 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2021-02-04 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 1-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-04 VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 2021-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-15 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-15 Committee substitute printed 21200212D-S1 substitution
  • 2021-02-15 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2021-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-17 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-18 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2021-02-18 Committee substitute agreed to 21200212D-S1
  • 2021-02-18 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2207S1
  • 2021-02-18 Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2021-02-18 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-18 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2021-02-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB2207S1)
  • 2021-02-22 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-22 Senate substitute rejected by House 21200212D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
  • 2021-02-22 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
  • 2021-02-23 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-23 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2021-02-24 House acceded to request
  • 2021-02-24 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2021-02-25 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2021-02-27 Amended by conference committee
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 2021-02-27 VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-03-09 Enrolled
  • 2021-03-09 Signed by President
  • 2021-03-11 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-03-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB2207ER)
  • 2021-03-15 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
  • 2021-03-15 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-31 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 2021-04-07 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-04-07 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
  • 2021-04-07 VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
  • 2021-04-07 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-04-07 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2021-04-07 Reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Reenrolled bill text (HB2207ER2)
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Enacted, Chapter 547 (effective 7/1/21) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/09e3f204-6186-40ca-b6d4-c221957b7305. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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