SB771
Workers' compensation; burial expenses, annual adjustment.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Jeremy McPike (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26104613D
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB771)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 03/02/2026 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB771ER)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB771)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
