Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1301: Workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by firefighters, etc.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1301 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by firefighters, etc. Primary sponsor: Jeremy McPike (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Finance and Appropriations.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Increases from 52 weeks to 104 weeks the maximum duration after the date of diagnosis that workers' compensation benefits are payable for anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters acting in the line of duty. The bill also increases from 52 weeks to 500 weeks the maximum duration after the date of diagnosis that workers' compensation benefits are payable for post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters acting in the line of duty.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy McPike | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 29 |
| Jennifer Boysko | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 38 |
| Bryce Reeves | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 28 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1301)
- Committee substitute printed 25105540D-S1
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Incorporates SB860(Reeves)
- Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-09-2025 25101214D