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type: "Bill"
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title: "Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases."
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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. The bill incorporates"
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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: "SB 1030"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1030 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John A. Cosgrove, Jr."]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2018-10-30"
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last_action: "2019-02-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d90f0631-0bda-4412-8822-977dd679c411"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1030"
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source_hash: "2915bfbf9ea3d6c20c12b06d5db3fc969cb23f47f5d61d1764572ff040d630d9"
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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 SB 1030 (2019) — Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
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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. The bill incorporates
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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 (CHAP0026)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0026)
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2. **House: Committee substitute printed 19106367D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1030H1)
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3. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1030ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1030ER)
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4. **Senate: Committee substitute printed 19104842D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1030S1)
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5. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100983D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1030)
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## Votes
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- Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance — **14–2** (pass) · upper
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John A. Cosgrove, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Amanda F. Chase (incorporated chief co-patron) — cosponsor (person)
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- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
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- Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- David W. Marsden — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- George L. Barker — cosponsor (person)
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- Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Chapman Petersen — cosponsor (person)
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- Janet D. Howell — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeremy S. McPike (incorporated chief co-patron) — cosponsor (person)
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- Jill Holtzman Vogel (incorporated chief co-patron) — cosponsor (person)
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- John S. Edwards — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Louise Lucas — cosponsor (person)
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- Lionell Spruill, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark J. Peake — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Steven Landes — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard L. Saslaw — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-10-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100983D `introduction`
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- **2018-10-30** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-14** Rereferred to Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-14** Incorporates SB1022 (Chase)
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- **2019-01-14** Incorporates SB1172 (McPike)
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- **2019-01-14** Incorporates SB1528 (Vogel)
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- **2019-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-01-24** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2019-01-24** Committee substitute agreed to 19104842D-S1
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- **2019-01-24** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1030S1
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- **2019-01-29** Placed on Calendar
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- **2019-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-29** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-29** Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 19106367D-H1
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- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1030H1
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- **2019-02-04** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2019-02-06** Title replaced 19106367D-H1
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- **2019-02-07** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-07** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-07** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-08** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 8, 2019
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- **2019-02-08** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 15, 2019
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- **2019-02-15** Approved by Governor-Chapter 26 (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/d90f0631-0bda-4412-8822-977dd679c411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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