HB 426 VA

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Workers' compensation; employer's offset in event of recovery. Amends provisions related to an employer's offset for recovery in certain actions brought under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The bill requires that lifetime medical award benefits and ongoing indemnity award benefits shall remain in full force and effect if the claimant is under such an award at the time that recovery is effected, subject to the employer offset provisions. Under the bill, an employer's credit shall be applied as a continuing, pro rata reduction to benefits otherwise payable under an existing award until the employer's required credit is exhausted. The bill also removes language limiting an employee's entitlement to compensation and expenses for medical, surgical, and hospital attention and funeral expenses.

• Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102423D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB426) · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Jan 30, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
11. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB426) · lower
14. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
16. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0--N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB426ER) · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB426) · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 923 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML