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 separated from employment for misconduct and would be disqualified for unemployment benefits, 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
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2022
Last action Feb 7, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Labor and Employment
upper
Jan 17, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 17, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103655D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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