HB321
Line of Duty Act; increases payment of benefits.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Line of Duty Act; payment of benefits.
Increases from $25,000 to $75,000 the death benefit payout under the Virginia Line of Duty Act for a death caused by occupational cancer, respiratory disease, or hypertension or heart disease for those deaths that will occur on or after January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 649.-
Bill History
- 01/05/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101266D
- 01/05/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/2024 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/18/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/18/2024 - House: Impact statement from VRS (HB321)
- 01/18/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/23/2024 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/05/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/08/2024 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/08/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB321E
- 02/08/2024 - House: Printed as engrossed 24101266D-E
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/15/2024 - House: Impact statement from VRS (HB321E)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108642D-S1
- 03/04/2024 - House: Impact statement from VRS (HB321S1)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108642D-S1
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB321S1
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108642D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
- 03/06/2024 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24108642D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED #2 (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/07/2024 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senators: Salim, Lucas, Stuart
- 03/07/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/2024 - House: Delegates: McQuinn, Thomas, Bloxom
- 03/08/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/2024 - House: Conference substitute printed 24109069D-H1
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2024 - House: Impact statement from VRS (HB321H1)
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB321ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 380 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0380)
