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HB 865

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Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Jul 21, 2026
Continued from last session
Session
2027
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Rae Cousins· primary

Summary

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A BILL to amend and reenact § 65.2-402 of the Code of Virginia, relating to workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. 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.

Co-sponsors (22)

Jessica L. Anderson · cosponsor
Bonita G. Anthony · cosponsor
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker · cosponsor
Katrina Callsen · cosponsor
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie · cosponsor
Stacey Annie Carroll · cosponsor
Nadarius E. Clark · cosponsor
Laura Jane Cohen · cosponsor
Michael B. Feggans · cosponsor
Elizabeth R. Guzman · cosponsor
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. · cosponsor
Patrick A. Hope · cosponsor
Destiny LeVere Bolling · cosponsor
Marty Martinez · cosponsor
John Chilton McAuliff · cosponsor
Adele Y. McClure · cosponsor
Leslie Chambers Mehta · cosponsor
Kimberly Pope Adams · cosponsor
Marcia S. "Cia" Price · cosponsor
Atoosa R. Reaser · cosponsor
Charlie Schmidt · cosponsor
Kathy K.L. Tran · cosponsor

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