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type: "Bill"
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title: "Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases, review of program."
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description: "Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefighters and certain employees develop the cancer. The measure will become effective if reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. The measure also directs the 2020 Session of the General Assembly, in considering and enacting any legislation relating to workers' compensation and the presumption of compensability for certain cancers, to consider any research, findings, and recommendations from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's review of the Virginia Workers' Compensation program. The provisions of this bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 1804"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1804 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health", "Professions and Occupations", "Workers' Compensation"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Timothy D. Hugo"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2018-12-28"
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last_action: "2019-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39abbf27-9ff1-4cc6-9a1e-57148805d311"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1804"
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source_hash: "c1016403e0f9d49aa0b6f25ee2e92014cb69801d361f787f9b6f142c6b0b2d1d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1804 (2019) — Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases, review of program.
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Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefighters and certain employees develop the cancer. The measure will become effective if reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. The measure also directs the 2020 Session of the General Assembly, in considering and enacting any legislation relating to workers' compensation and the presumption of compensability for certain cancers, to consider any research, findings, and recommendations from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's review of the Virginia Workers' Compensation program. The provisions of this bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0415)
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2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1804ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1804ER)
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3. **House: Committee substitute printed 19106365D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1804H1)
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4. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101591D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1804)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Appropriations with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance — **16–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Timothy D. Hugo — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Barry D. Knight — cosponsor (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Brenda L. Pogge — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher E. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher K. Peace — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
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- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
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- David E. Yancey — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
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- Eileen Filler-Corn — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Emily M. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
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- Glenn R. Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)
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- James E. Edmunds, II — cosponsor (person)
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- James W. Morefield — cosponsor (person)
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- Jason S. Miyares — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeffrey L. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. McGuire, III — cosponsor (person)
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- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy J. Byron — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Keith Hodges — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Matthew James - Resigned 5/19 — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael P. Mullin — cosponsor (person)
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- Nick Rush — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Lee Ware — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Steven Landes — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert B. Bell — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Terry L. Austin — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)
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- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-12-28** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101591D `introduction`
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- **2018-12-28** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-10** Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-17** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-18** Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 19106365D-H1
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- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1804H1
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- **2019-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-11** Rereferred to Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-20** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-20** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-20** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
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- **2019-02-27** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
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- **2019-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective - see bill) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39abbf27-9ff1-4cc6-9a1e-57148805d311`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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