Virginia Senate Bill 239 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-14 - House: Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria and impact of legislation. Provides that certain individuals who have exhausted eligibility for unemployment benefits and who are enrolled in approved training programs are eligible for up to 26 weeks of additional benefits. The measure also provides that an individual who voluntarily separates from employment is not disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits if the separation is for a compelling family reason, which is defined as domestic violence, the illness or disability of a member of the individual's immediate family; or the need for the individual to accompany such individual's spouse to a place from which it is impractical for such individual to commute and due to a change in location of the spouse's employment. A provision allowing individuals to receive unemployment benefits if they voluntarily leave employment to follow a military spouse assigned to a new duty station, which provision will become effective only if the federal government appropriates adequate funds specifically for the purpose of paying benefits to such individuals, is repealed. The measure also requires that bills enhancing unemployment compensation benefits payable to a claimant contain a statement reflecting the projected impact on the solvency level of the unemployment trust fund and the average increase in state unemployment tax liability of employers. Currently, such bills are required to contain an estimate of potential revenue losses of state tax revenues.

Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria.

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

Sen. Phillip Puckett [D]

Sen. Roscoe Reynolds [D]

Sen. John Watkins [R]

2010-03-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 5-N) (Y: 6 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-14		House: Left in Commerce and Labor
2010-03-02		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 5-N)
2010-02-18		House: Assigned C & L sub: #2
2010-02-17		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2010-02-17		House: Read first time
2010-02-17		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-02-08		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
2010-02-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB239S1
2010-02-04		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10104905D-S1
2010-02-04		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2010-02-04		Senate: Read second time
2010-02-03		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2010-02-01		Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104905D-S1
2010-02-01		Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2010-01-12		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2010-01-12		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100370D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
60	2	528	(n/a)	See Bill Text
60	2	613.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
60	2	618	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+SB239
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB239+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB239S1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S02V0026+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0185SB0239+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0210SB0239+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H1402V0020+SB0239