VA SB1010 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

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 1, 2012; it is currently scheduled to apply to claims filed on or after July 3, 2011.

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Title

Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement, postpones scheduled increase.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N) (Y: 96 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)
2011-03-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-02-16 Senate: Signed by President
2011-02-15 House: Signed by Speaker
2011-02-15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1010ER)
2011-02-15 Senate: Enrolled
2011-02-11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N)
2011-02-11 House: Passed House (94-Y 2-N)
2011-02-11 House: Read third time
2011-02-10 House: Read second time
2011-02-08 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
2011-02-07 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2011-02-07 House: Read first time
2011-02-07 House: Placed on Calendar
2011-01-21 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
2011-01-21 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N)
2011-01-21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
2011-01-20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2011-01-19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2011-01-17 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
2011-01-11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2011-01-11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100583D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
602602(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+SB1010
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1010+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1010ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0016+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S02V0016+SB1010
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0043SB1010+SB1010
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0058SB1010+SB1010
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0060SB1010+SB1010
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0061SB1010+SB1010
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H14V0114+SB1010
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV0868+SB1010

Bill Comments

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