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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 771

Workers' compensation; burial expenses, annual adjustment.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED

Workers' compensation; burial expenses; annual adjustment. Increases from $10,000 to $15,000 the amount required to be paid by an employer under workers' compensation provisions for burial expenses. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to adjust the amount of burial expenses and reasonable transportation expenses required to be paid by an employer by a percentage equivalent to the percentage increase of the United States Average Consumer Price Index published by the U.S. Department of Labor beginning January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 2, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 2, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 25, 2026
House		Reported from AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 6, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 4, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 2, 2026
Senate		Reported from Commerce and LaborpassSet your home in Virginia to see

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