Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement, postpones scheduled increase. (SB54)
Introduced By
Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian) with support from co-patrons Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell), and Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement. Postpones the scheduled increase, from $2,700 to $3,000, in the minimum amount of wages an employee must have earned in the two highest earnings quarters of his base period in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits. The increase will apply to claims filed on or after July 6, 2014; it is currently scheduled to apply to claims filed on or after July 1, 2012. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100666D |
01/04/2012 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/16/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB54) |
01/16/2012 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/18/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/19/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/20/2012 | Bills placed in block (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2012 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2012 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2012 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/21/2012 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2012 | Read second time |
02/24/2012 | Read third time |
02/24/2012 | Passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2012 | Enrolled |
03/06/2012 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB54ER) |
03/06/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB54ER) |
03/06/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2012 | Signed by President |
03/21/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective - see bill) |
03/21/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312) |