Unemployment compensation; leaving employment to follow military spouse.
Summary
Unemployment compensation; leaving employmentto follow military spouse. Repeals the sunset provision on thecurrent statutory provision that provides that good cause for leaving employment exists if an employee voluntarily leaves a job to accompanythe employee's spouse, who is on active duty in the military or navalservices of the United States, to a new military-related assignmentestablished pursuant to a permanent change of duty order from whichthe employee's place of employment is not reasonably accessible.This provision will presently expire on December 31, 2020.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 18, 2019
Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 261 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Dec 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100239D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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