West Virginia Senate Bill 222 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-23 - Chapter 245, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to provide that an individual is disqualified for benefits for any week, or portion of a week, in which he or she left or lost his or her job as a result of a strike. The bill clarifies that a lockout is not a strike. The bill provides that workers replaced with new prepayment employees are not eligible for unemployment benefits. The bill establishes the circumstances when a worker is determined to leave or lose employment by reason of a lockout. The bill provides the circumstances when a worker is determined to be permanently replaced by another employee. The bill provides that contractor employees who perform the work of a striking worker is not to be determined to have permanently replaced a striking worker.

Relating to disqualification for unemployment benefits

Sen. Ryan Weld [R]

Sen. Charles Trump [R]

2017-04-03 - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 320) (Y: 22 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-01 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 297) (Y: 57 N: 42 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 20) (Y: 22 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-23	Senate	Chapter 245, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
2017-04-09	House	Approved by Governor 4/8/17 - House Journal
2017-04-08	Senate	Approved by Governor 4/8/17
2017-04-04	Senate	To Governor 4/3/17 - Senate Journal
2017-04-04	House	To Governor 4/3/17 - House Journal
2017-04-03	Senate	To Governor 4/3/17
2017-04-03	House	House received Senate message
2017-04-03	Senate	Completed legislative action
2017-04-03	Senate	Communicated to House
2017-04-03	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 320)
2017-04-03	Senate	House Message received
2017-04-01	House	Communicated to Senate
2017-04-01	House	Passed House (Roll No. 297)
2017-04-01	House	Read 3rd time
2017-04-01	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2017-03-31	House	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2017-03-31	House	Read 2nd time
2017-03-31	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2017-03-30	House	Read 1st time
2017-03-30	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2017-03-29	House	With amendment, do pass
2017-02-23	House	To House Judiciary
2017-02-23	House	To Judiciary
2017-02-23	House	Introduced in House
2017-02-22	Senate	Ordered to House
2017-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 20)
2017-02-22	Senate	Read 3rd time
2017-02-22	Senate	On 3rd reading
2017-02-21	Senate	Read 2nd time
2017-02-21	Senate	On 2nd reading
2017-02-20	Senate	Read 1st time
2017-02-20	Senate	On 1st reading
2017-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
2017-02-16	Senate	To Judiciary
2017-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
2017-02-13	Senate	Senator Maroney requests to be removed as sponsor of bill
2017-02-09	Senate	To Workforce
2017-02-09	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2017-02-09	Senate	To Workforce then Judiciary
2017-02-09	Senate	Filed for introduction

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Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21A	6	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=222&year=2017&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb222%20intr.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=222
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB222%20SUB1.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=222
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB222%20SUB2.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=222
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB222%20SUB2%20enr.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=222
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2017/RS/votes/senate/02-22-0020.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2017/RS/votes/house/00297.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2017/RS/votes/senate/04-03-0320.pdf