Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement, extended benefits. (HB1889)

Introduced By

Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond) with support from co-patrons Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), and Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Unemployment benefits; mimimum 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 4, 2010; it is currently scheduled to apply to claims filed on or after July 5, 2009. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2009Committee
01/12/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090022656
01/12/2009Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/20/2009Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2009Read first time
01/23/2009Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/26/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2009Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/30/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1889)
02/16/2009Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2009Read third time
02/19/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2009Enrolled
03/04/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1889ER)
03/04/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1889ER)
03/05/2009Signed by President
03/06/2009Signed by Speaker
03/30/2009Governor's recommendation received by House
04/07/2009Placed on Calendar
04/08/2009Enacted, Chapter 788 (effective 7/1/09)
04/08/2009House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
04/08/2009VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/08/2009Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/08/2009G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/08/2009Reenrolled
04/08/2009Reenrolled bill text (HB1889ER2)
04/08/2009Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/08/2009Signed by President as reenrolled
04/08/2009Enacted, Chapter 789 (effective 7/1/09)
04/08/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0789)
04/14/2009Reenrolled
04/14/2009Reenrolled bill text (HB1889ER2)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.