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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 920: Workers' compensation; presumption as to death or disability from throat cancer.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 920 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Workers' compensation; presumption as to death or disability from throat cancer. Primary sponsor: Saddam Salim (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404).

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; 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. This bill is identical to HB 1933.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Saddam SalimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 404 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB920)
  7. Enrolled
  8. Signed by Speaker
  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB920ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
  12. Read third time

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source