HB 1313 VA

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Workers' compensation. Provides that, for the purposes of workers' compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter, an incident or exposure without any accompanying physical injury occurring in the line of duty on or after January 1, 2027, is a qualifying event, as defined in the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Katrina Callsen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104528D · lower
2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313) · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Motion to refer to Appropriations agreed to · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107914D-H1 · lower
16. Feb 13, 2026 Substitute bill reprinted 26107914D · lower
17. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendment rejected · lower
20. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
21. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
22. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
23. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313) · lower
24. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
25. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
27. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
28. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108109D-S1 · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313) · lower
30. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109410D-S2 · upper
32. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
34. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
35. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
36. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313) · lower
37. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
38. Mar 10, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected · upper
39. Mar 10, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
40. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
41. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
42. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
44. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1313ER) · lower
45. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
46. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
48. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
49. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1313) · lower
50. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter465 (Effective 7/1/2027) · executive
51. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML