HB 865

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: March 4, 2026.

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-865

Session 2026

Status passed_lower

Committee Appropriations; Finance and Appropriations

House of Delegates passed_lower 2026-03-04

Summary

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. Expands the workers' compensation presumption of compensability for certain cancers causing the death or disability of certain employees who have completed five years of service in their position to include lung cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for any individual diagnosed with such a condition on or after July 1, 2026.

Sponsor

Cousins

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-13	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-13	Status	passed_lower
2026-03-04	Latest Action	S Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)

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