HB 1201 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Unemployment compensation; disqualification for benefits, etc.

Summary

Unemployment compensation; disqualificationfor benefits; misconduct does not include refusing COVID-19 vaccine.Provides that for the purposes of the Virginia Employment Commissiondetermining if an individual was separated or partially separatedfrom employment for misconduct and would be disqualified for unemploymentbenefits, the term "misconduct" does not include an employee's refusalto receive or receive in part any primary series or booster shotof a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2022 Last action Feb 21, 2022

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

13

Key actions

4

Committee

5

Feb 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)

upper

Feb 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Energy (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 25, 2022

Committee

Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 18, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy

lower

Jan 18, 2022

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 22103654D

lower

1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

Sponsors