republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2021/sb-1275.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases."
description: "Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Provides that the occupational disease presumption for death caused by hypertension or heart disease will apply for salaried or volunteer emergency medical services personnel who (i) have at least five years of service (ii) are operating in a locality that has legally adopted a resolution declaring that it will provide one or more of such presumptions and (iii) meets any minimum hours worked requirements established in such resolution. The provisions of the bill do not apply to any individual who was diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before July 1, 2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 1275"
citation: "Virginia SB 1275 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David W. Marsden"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4bfc287-5a4f-46c3-9c7f-22eb8ed858c9"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1275"
source_hash: "0b342a7d55f118bcec81455c48a194566bf32cf3c9b5a17d15242d2fa3978d57"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1275 (2021) — Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Provides that the occupational disease presumption for death caused by hypertension or heart disease will apply for salaried or volunteer emergency medical services personnel who (i) have at least five years of service (ii) are operating in a locality that has legally adopted a resolution declaring that it will provide one or more of such presumptions and (iii) meets any minimum hours worked requirements established in such resolution. The provisions of the bill do not apply to any individual who was diagnosed with hypertension or heart disease before July 1, 2021.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0437** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0437)
2. **Committee substitute printed 21103758D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1275S1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 21200127D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1275H1)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101397D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1275)
5. **SB1275ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1275ER)
6. **SB1275ES1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1275ES1)

## Votes

- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N 2-A) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David W. Marsden — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101397D `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** Impact statement from DPB (SB1275)
- **2021-01-25** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-25** Committee substitute printed 21103758D-S1 `substitution`
- **2021-01-25** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB1275S1)
- **2021-02-02** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-02-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-04** Reading of substitute waived
- **2021-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 21103758D-S1
- **2021-02-04** Reading of amendment waived
- **2021-02-04** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2021-02-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1275ES1
- **2021-02-04** Printed as engrossed 21103758D-ES1
- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-04** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-07** Placed on Calendar
- **2021-02-07** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-07** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce
- **2021-02-11** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Committee substitute printed 21200127D-H1 `substitution`
- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Impact statement from DPB (SB1275ES1)
- **2021-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (SB1275H1)
- **2021-02-12** Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-15** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Passed by for the day
- **2021-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-19** Committee substitute rejected 21200127D-H1
- **2021-02-19** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-02-19** Amendment by Delegate Heretick agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2021-02-19** Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 2-A) `passage`
- **2021-02-19** VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
- **2021-02-23** House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-25** Enrolled
- **2021-02-25** Signed by President
- **2021-02-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB1275ER)
- **2021-03-01** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- **2021-03-01** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-30** Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4bfc287-5a4f-46c3-9c7f-22eb8ed858c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).