VirginiaEligible workers' families would receive payments after a work-related death
Beneficiaries of certain workers who die because of their jobs or within set periods after retirement would receive a payment, with a higher amount for deaths since January 1, 2025.
What it does
A beneficiary would receive $25,000 when a deceased worker meets one of the listed work or retirement conditions. The amount is $75,000 for a death on or after January 1, 2025.
Argument forA payment to eligible families could help them meet immediate needs after a worker dies because of work or certain cancers.
Argument againstFamilies may find the five- and ten-year limits leave them without this payment when a worker dies later after retirement.
More detail
The beneficiary would receive a payment from the employer or, for a participating employer, the Fund. This applies when the deceased person's death arose from and during employment, occurred within five years after retirement, or resulted from a cancer listed in § 65.2-402 and occurred within ten years after retirement. The payment is subject to the provisions of the cited state laws. For deaths on or after January 1, 2025, the payment is $75,000; otherwise, the printed provision sets it at $25,000.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Feb 9Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- Feb 9Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Feb 9House subcommittee offered
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Virginia Retirement System (HB1317)
- Jan 23Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and RetirementMinor
- Jan 16Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 16Presented and ordered printed 26105478DIntroduced
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