Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 617 — Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries.

Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 7/1/20)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries. Directs the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to engage an independent and reputable national research organization  to examine the implications of covering workers' injuries caused by repetitive motion through the Virginia workers' compensation system.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 617 involved adding a new line (74.220.50.48) while removing another line (74.220.50.216). This means that some specific language or requirements in the bill have been updated to include new information while discarding outdated or unnecessary content. This change could improve clarity or effectiveness in how the bill addresses its goals.

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 7/1/20)

  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020

  4. Signed by President

  5. Signed by Speaker

  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB617ER)

  7. Enrolled

  8. Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

  9. Read third time

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  11. Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)

  12. Impact statement from DPB (HB617H1)

  13. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  14. Constitutional reading dispensed

  15. VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)

  16. Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)

  17. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB617H1

  18. Committee substitute agreed to 20107419D-H1

  19. Read second time

  20. Read first time

  21. Committee substitute printed 20107419D-H1

  22. Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

  23. House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  24. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)

  25. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  26. Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N)

  27. Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government

  28. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  29. Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)

  30. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  31. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

  32. Impact statement from DPB (HB617)

  33. Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1

  34. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  35. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100192D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on · 60 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (134)

134 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

Passed 21 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211900
Total 211900
% of votes cast 53%48%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Nay
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Nay
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Nay
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Nay
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Nay
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

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Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38002
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Yea
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Not Voting
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Not Voting
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)

Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12300
Total 12300
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea

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VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)

Passed 54 Yea · 44 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 544401
Total 544401
% of votes cast 55%44%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Brewer, Emily M. — Nay
Collins, Christopher E. — Nay
Lindsey, Joseph C. — Yea
Adams, Dawn M. — Yea
Adams, Les R. — Nay
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Askew, Alex Q. — Yea
Avoli, G. "John" — Nay
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Nay
Bell, Robert B. — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Nay
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Nay
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Nay
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Carter, Lee J. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Cole, Mark L. — Nay
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Nay
Coyner, Carrie E. — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Nay
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Nay
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Not Voting
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Nay
Gilbert, C. Todd — Nay
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Guy, Nancy D. — Yea
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Hudson, Sally L. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Nay
Kory, Kaye — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Nay
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Nay
McGuire, John J., III — Nay
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Miyares, Jason S. — Nay
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Murphy, Kathleen — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Nay
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Poindexter, Charles D. — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Ransone, Margaret B. — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Robinson, Roxann L. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rush, Nick — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Samirah, Ibraheem S. — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Nay
Wendell S. Walker — Nay

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Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

Passed 14 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14701
Total 14701
% of votes cast 64%32%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Brewer, Emily M. — Nay
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Nay
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Not Voting
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Nay
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea

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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Total 6003
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Not Voting
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Not Voting
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Not Voting
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea

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Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)

Passed 13 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13900
Total 13900
% of votes cast 59%41%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Kory, Kaye — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Lindsey, Joseph C. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Nay
Ransone, Margaret B. — Nay
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay

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What does HB 617 do?
Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries. Directs the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to engage an independent and reputable national research organization  to examine the implications of covering workers' injuries caused by repetitive motion through the Virginia workers' compensation system.
Who sponsors HB 617?
HB 617 is sponsored by Lamont Bagby, Jennifer Carroll Foy, Karrie K. Delaney, Jeion A. Ward, Paul E. Krizek, Alfonso H. Lopez, Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Joseph D. Morrissey, Elizabeth R. Guzman, Carter, Lee J., Samirah, Ibraheem S., Levine, Mark H., Kory, Kaye, and Aird, Lashrecse D..
What is the current status of HB 617?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2020. Enacted.
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