HB547: Unemployment compensation; maximum weekly benefit.
Chief Patron
Del.
Sam Nixon (R-27)

Sam Nixon
(R-27)
Richmond, VA
Served: 1994–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/27/2008: signed by governor
View Entire History
- 01/07/2008 Committee
- 01/07/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080040656
- 01/07/2008 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/16/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB547)
- 02/07/2008 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Committee substitute printed 080194656-H1
- 02/09/2008 Read first time
- 02/11/2008 Read second time
- 02/11/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080194656-H1
- 02/11/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB547H1
- 02/12/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/12/2008 Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/14/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB547H1)
- 02/19/2008 Assigned C&L sub: Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Compensation & Labor
- 03/03/2008 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/04/2008 Read third time
- 03/04/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/06/2008 Enrolled
- 03/06/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB547ER)
- 03/07/2008 Enrolled
- 03/07/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2008 Signed by President
- 03/10/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB547ER)
- 03/27/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective - see bill)
Summary
Unemployment compensation; minimum earnings; maximum weekly
benefit. Increases the wages an employee must have earned in the two
highest earnings quarters of his base period in order to be eligible for
unemployment benefits from $2,700 to $3,000. The measure also increases the
maximum weekly unemployment compensation benefit from $363 to $378 for claims
effective on or after July 6, 2008.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 02/08/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/19/2008, 03/06/2008, 03/07/2008 and 03/07/2008.
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