Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 865
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
Cosponsors (22)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Charlie Schmidt
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Patrick A. Hope (Democratic)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Michael B. Feggans (Democratic)
- Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Katrina Callsen (Democratic)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
- Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Jessica L. Anderson
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE
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, 2027.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB865) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 12, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB865) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103809D