[UPDATE] It appears that the COVID-19 presumption legislation has been set aside by the Senate. After extremely contentious proceedings in the House of Delegates, the bill was passed by the House on a largely partisan vote, and sent to the Senate. The expectation was that this bill would proceed in similarly contentious-yet-inevitable fashion in the Senate. However, in the first Committee hearing, before the Commerce and Labor Committee, on September 16, 2020, the bill was immediately, and unanimously, referred to the Senate Finance Committee without any debate or comment. On September 24, 2020, the Senate Finance Committee voted to pass...
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