Legislation

Title: Workers’ Compensation – Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer – Eligibility (Firefighter Jesse McCullough’s Cancer Protection Law)
Sponsored by: Delegates D.E. Davis, D. Barnes, Charles, Fennell, W. Fisher, Gaines, Harrison, Ivey, Proctor, Turner, Walker, and R. Watson
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the circumstances under which firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal are presumed to be suffering from an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under the workers' compensation law to encompass individuals with at least 10 years of cumulative service within the State and the cancer or leukemia has resulted in partial or total disability or death; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0646

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2019 Legislative Date 2/06/2019 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer - Eligibility Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2019 Legislative Date 2/07/2019 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/14/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {863698/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer - Eligibility Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (131-3) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2019 Legislative Date 3/21/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2019 Legislative Date 3/19/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {467773/1 Adopted Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2019 Legislative Date 3/19/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2019 Legislative Date 3/20/2019 Action Floor Amendment {643129/1 (Senator Klausmeier) Adopted Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2019 Legislative Date 3/20/2019 Action Third Readings Passed with Amendments (46-0) Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2019 Legislative Date 3/19/2019 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2019 Legislative Date 3/19/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (131-4) Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2019 Legislative Date 3/19/2019 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Workers’ Compensation – Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer – Eligibility (Firefighter Jesse McCullough’s Cancer Protection Law) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/30/2019 Legislative Date 4/30/2019 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Workers’ Compensation – Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer – Eligibility (Firefighter Jesse McCullough’s Cancer Protection Law) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2019	2/06/2019	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer - Eligibility
House	2/07/2019	2/07/2019	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2019	3/14/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/14/2019	3/11/2019	Favorable with Amendments {863698/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2019	3/11/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer - Eligibility
House	3/16/2019	3/13/2019	Third Reading Passed (131-3)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/15/2019	Referred Finance	47AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/21/2019	3/21/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/21/2019	3/19/2019	Favorable with Amendments {467773/1 Adopted	51 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/21/2019	3/19/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	51 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2019	3/20/2019	Floor Amendment {643129/1 (Senator Klausmeier) Adopted	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2019	3/20/2019	Third Readings Passed with Amendments (46-0)	52 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/27/2019	3/19/2019	House Concurs Senate Amendments	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/27/2019	3/19/2019	Third Reading Passed (131-4)	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/27/2019	3/19/2019	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Workers’ Compensation – Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer – Eligibility (Firefighter Jesse McCullough’s Cancer Protection Law)
Post Passage	4/30/2019	4/30/2019	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215
			Text - Chapter - Workers’ Compensation – Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer – Eligibility (Firefighter Jesse McCullough’s Cancer Protection Law)

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