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A BILL to amend and reenact § 65.2-712 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 65.2 a section numbered 65.2-532, relating to workers' compensation; disability of law-enforcement officer; spousal wage replacement; report. Workers' compensation; disability of law-enforcement officer; spousal wage replacement; report. Requires the employer of a law-enforcement officer who sustains a line of duty injury, as defined in the bill, to pay or cause to be paid to the spouse of such law-enforcement officer 66 percent of such spouse's average weekly wage during the previous three years, up to 80 percent of the average weekly wage of the Commonwealth, provided that certain requirements are met. The bill directs the Workers' Compensation Commission to establish an application review process for claims for spousal wage replacement pursuant to the bill's provisions by January 1, 2027. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.