HB 406 VA

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Introduced

Workers' compensation; disability of law-enforcement officer; spousal wage replacement; report. Requires the employer of a law-enforcement officer who sustains a line of duty injury, as defined in the bill, to pay or cause to be paid to the spouse of such law-enforcement officer 66 percent of such spouse's average weekly wage during the previous three years, up to 80 percent of the average weekly wage of the Commonwealth, provided that certain requirements are met. The bill directs the Workers' Compensation Commission to establish an application review process for claims for spousal wage replacement pursuant to the bill's provisions by January 1, 2027. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• David A. Reid Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100394D · 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 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB406) · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB406) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107301D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB406) · lower

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.

• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML