Unemployment compensation; testing for controlled substances. (HB366)
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Description
Unemployment compensation; testing for controlled substances. Disqualifies an individual from receiving unemployment compensation benefits if he is discharged from employment as a result of a confirmed positive test for a nonprescribed controlled substance conducted in a United States Department of Transportation-qualified drug screen. In addition, an unemployed individual who applies for benefits is disqualified if he has been rejected for offered employment as the result of either (i) failing to appear for such a drug screen that is a condition of a job offer or (ii) testing positive for a nonprescribed controlled substance in such a drug screen. Currently, an individual is ineligible for unemployment benefits if he fails a drug test conducted in accordance with scientifically recognized standards by a laboratory accredited by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or the College of American Pathology, or the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, or the equivalent. In addition, the provision that currently permits the Virginia Employment Commission to consider evidence of mitigating circumstances in determining whether misconduct occurred is repealed. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/04/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087943460 |
| 01/04/2008 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/14/2008 | Assigned C & L sub: 1 |
| 01/15/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB366) |
| 01/17/2008 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/18/2008 | Committee substitute printed 080133460-H1 |
| 01/21/2008 | Read first time |
| 01/22/2008 | Read second time |
| 01/22/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 080133460-H1 |
| 01/22/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB366H1 |
| 01/23/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 01/23/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 01/24/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/24/2008 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/07/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB366H1) |
| 02/19/2008 | Assigned C&L sub: Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Compensation & Labor |
| 03/03/2008 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) |
| 03/04/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 03/04/2008 | Read third time |
| 03/04/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 03/06/2008 | Enrolled |
| 03/06/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB366ER) |
| 03/06/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB366ER) |
| 03/06/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/09/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/27/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 719 (effective 7/1/08) |
Comments
So we want people with substance abuse problems to be homeless and without any income because this is going to help them recover how??