Virginia · Senate Bill 920 · 2025 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; presumption as to death or disability from throat cancer.

SB 920 Sponsored by Saddam Azlan Salim Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 5, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 5, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 30, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 11, 2025
  5. To the governor Feb 20, 2025
  6. Became law Mar 24, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Workers' compensation; throat cancer. Provides that for the purposes of the workers' compensation presumption as to death or disability from certain types of cancer, throat cancer includes cancer that forms in the tissues of the pharynx, larynx, adenoid, tonsil, esophagus, trachea, nasopharynx, oropharynx, or hypopharynx. This bill applies only to diseases diagnosed on or after July 1, 2025.

Every action

35 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 27 earlier steps
  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102335D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · Senate Commerce and Labor
  3. CommitteeReported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Commerce and Labor15–0 vote
  4. CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
  5. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB920)
  6. CommitteeReported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Finance and Appropriations15–0 vote
  7. SenateRules suspended
  8. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)38–0 vote
  9. SenatePassed by for the day
  10. SenateRead second time
  11. SenateReading of amendment waived
  12. SenateSenator Salim, Saddam Azlan Amendment agreed to
  13. SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
  14. SenateRules suspended
  15. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)39–1 vote
  16. SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  17. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  18. House of DelegatesRead first time
  19. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · House of Delegates Labor and Commerce
  20. CommitteePlaced on Labor and Commerce Agenda · House of Delegates Labor and Commerce
  21. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB920)
  22. CommitteeReported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates Labor and Commerce21–0 vote
  23. House of DelegatesRead second time
  24. House of DelegatesRead third time
  25. House of DelegatesPassed House (94-Y 0-N)94–0 vote
  26. SenateEnrolled
  27. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB920ER)
  1. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  2. SenateEnrolled
  3. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB920)
  4. SenateSigned by President
  5. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  6. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 404 (Effective 07/01/25)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404)

Roll calls

7 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

38–0
Jan 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0 Not voting 2
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 17 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Not voting · 2

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N) · Full Senate

39–1
Jan 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 1 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

No · 1

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
Jan 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Passed House (94-Y 0-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 94–0
Feb 11, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 94 No 0 Not voting 6
Party not listed: 21 yes, 0 no Democrats: 43 yes, 0 no Republicans: 30 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 94

Not voting · 6

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 13, 2025 Senate Commerce and Labor Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0
Jan 28, 2025 Senate Finance and Appropriations Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0
Feb 6, 2025 House of Delegates Labor and Commerce Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 21

Not voting · 1

 Passed 21–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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