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| Bill | Workers' compensation; burial expenses, annual adjustment. | Workers' compensation; burial expenses; annual adjustment. Increases from $10,000 to $15,000 the amount required to be paid by an employer under workers' compensation provisions for burial expenses. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to adjust the amount of burial expenses and reasonable transportation expenses required to be paid by an employer by a percentage equivalent to the percentage increase of the United States Average Consumer Price Index published by the U.S. Department of Labor beginning January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 771 | Virginia SB 771 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 771 (2026) — Workers' compensation; burial expenses, annual adjustment.
Workers' compensation; burial expenses; annual adjustment. Increases from $10,000 to $15,000 the amount required to be paid by an employer under workers' compensation provisions for burial expenses. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to adjust the amount of burial expenses and reasonable transportation expenses required to be paid by an employer by a percentage equivalent to the percentage increase of the United States Average Consumer Price Index published by the U.S. Department of Labor beginning January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations — 22–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jeremy S. McPike — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-22 Presented and ordered printed 26104613D
introduction - 2026-01-22 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-02-02 Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-04 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-04 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-05 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-05 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-06 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB771)
- 2026-02-11 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
referral-committee - 2026-02-12 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-12 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-12 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-27 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-02 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-02 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 2026-03-02 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-05 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-05 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB771ER)
passage - 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB771)
- 2026-03-05 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-05 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 832 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e94e4cf4-67df-4e17-9f60-87c398414fbf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).