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HB 406 VA
Introduced

Workers' compensation; disability of law-enforcement officer, spousal wage replacement, report.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 406 would modify workers' compensation provisions for law-enforcement officers who become disabled. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to establish spousal wage replacement benefits for disabled law-enforcement officers and would require a report on these provisions.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 65.2-712 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 65.2 a section numbered 65.2-532, relating to workers' compensation; disability of law-enforcement officer; spousal wage replacement; report.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (14)
  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
  14. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

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