Unemployment compensation; voluntarily leaving employment to accompany military spouse. (SB18)

Introduced By

Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Unemployment compensation; quit to follow military spouse. Provides that good cause for leaving employment exists if an employee voluntarily leaves a job to accompany the employee's spouse, who is on active duty in the military or naval services of the United States, to a new military-related assignment established pursuant to a permanent change of duty order from which the employee's place of employment is not reasonably accessible. The measure applies only if the state to which the spouse is transferred has a similar provision, unless the transfer involves members of the Virginia National Guard relocated within the Commonwealth. Benefits paid to qualifying claimants shall be charged against the pool rather than against the claimant's employer. The measure also repeals Chapter 878 of the 2009 Acts of Assembly, which is similar to this measure but did not take effect because the contingency in its third enactment was not satisfied. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/05/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101454D
12/05/2013Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/13/2014Impact statement from DPB (SB18)
01/13/2014Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/15/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
01/16/2014Read second time
01/16/2014Reading of amendment waived
01/16/2014Committee amendment agreed to
01/16/2014Engrossed by Senate as amended SB18E
01/16/2014Printed as engrossed 14101454D-E
01/17/2014Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
01/23/2014Placed on Calendar
01/23/2014Read first time
01/23/2014Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/27/2014Impact statement from DPB (SB18E)
02/25/2014Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2014Read second time
02/28/2014Passed by for the day
03/03/2014Read third time
03/03/2014Committee amendment agreed to
03/03/2014Engrossed by House as amended
03/03/2014Passed House with amendment (91-Y 2-N)
03/03/2014VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2014House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/06/2014Enrolled
03/06/2014Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB18ER)
03/06/2014Signed by Speaker
03/07/2014Impact statement from DPB (SB18ER)
03/09/2014Signed by President
03/31/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 442 (effective 7/1/14)
03/31/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0442)

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 3 minutes.