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Unemployment Compensation

Passed

P HB1336

Unemployment compensation; weekly benefit amount. Increases the weekly benefit amount for recipients of unemployment compensation by 37.3 percent for claims filed between September 9, 2001, and January 1, 2003, and for claimants who had established a benefit year as of September 9, 2001. For claims filed between January 1, 2003, and January 1, 2004, the weekly benefit amount is increased by 18.65 percent above the levels in effect prior to September 9, 2001. For claims filed on or after January 1, 2004, the weekly benefit amounts revert to the levels in effect prior to September 9, 2001. The measure has an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 663.
Patron - Armstrong

P SB663

Unemployment compensation; weekly benefit amount. Increases the weekly benefit amount for recipients of unemployment compensation by 37.3 percent for claims filed between September 9, 2001, and January 1, 2003, and for claimants who had established a benefit year as of September 9, 2001. For claims filed between January 1, 2003, and January 1, 2004, the weekly benefit amount is increased by 18.65 percent above the levels in effect prior to September 9, 2001. For claims filed on or after January 1, 2004, the weekly benefit amounts revert to the levels in effect prior to September 9, 2001. The measure has an emergency clause. The bill incorporates SB 72 and SB 141. This bill is identical to HB 1336.
Patron - Hawkins

Failed

F HB944

Unemployment compensation; weekly benefit amount. Increases the weekly benefit amount for recipients of unemployment compensation by 37.3 percent for claims filed on or after September 9, 2001. Also, an error in the existing benefits table is corrected. This bill is incorporated into HB 1336.
Patron - Hull

F SB42

F SB72

Unemployment compensation; weekly benefit amount. Increases the weekly benefit amount for recipients of unemployment compensation by 37.3 percent for claims filed on or after September 9, 2001. This bill is incorporated into SB 663.
Patron - Reynolds

F SB141

Unemployment compensation; weekly benefit amount. Increases the weekly benefit amount for recipients of unemployment compensation by 37.3 percent for claims filed on or after September 9, 2001. This bill is incorporated into SB 663
Patron - Ticer

Carried Over

C HB943

Unemployment compensation; waiting week. Eliminates the requirement that applicants for unemployment benefits wait one week prior to receiving benefits.
Patron - Hull

C SB45

Unemployment compensation; waiting week. Eliminates the requirement that applicants for unemployment benefits wait one week prior to receiving benefits. The measure becomes effective on July 7, 2002, and expires July 6, 2003.
Patron - Reynolds

C SB127

Unemployment compensation; employee misconduct. Provides that an employee's misconduct includes testing positive for a nonprescribed controlled substance as established by a confirmed positive test conducted pursuant to a drug testing program conducted in conjunction with a rehabilitation agreement, by personnel of a probation agency or personnel of any program or agency approved by a probation agency, or pursuant to any other drug testing program administered pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction requiring the employee to remain drug-free and to submit to such tests. The drug test results shall be available to the Virginia Employment Commission.
Patron - Ruff

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