Unemployment Compensation, Commission on; increases membership, powers and duties.
Summary
Commission on Unemployment Compensation; membership; compensation; powers and duties. Adds two nonlegislative citizen members to the membership of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation and transfers the powers and duties of the subcommittee on unemployment insurance, which is removed by the bill, to the Commission. The bill provides that existing nonlegislative members of the subcommittee on unemployment compensation shall serve as the two nonlegislative citizen members added to the Commission until July 1, 2026, and thereafter, one such member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and one by the Senate Committee on Rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill enacts SB 878 into law as Chapter 592 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly, amending the Code of Virginia sections governing the Commission on Unemployment Compensation. The changes primarily involve formatting and layout adjustments to convert the bill from its enrolled state to its chaptered final form, with no substantive policy modifications to membership rules, compensation, or commission powers.
Scope change
No substantive change in scope or applicability; the bill's legal effect remains the same as the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout changes including removal of session headers, addition of chapter number (Chapter 592), and adjustment of line breaks and spacing to match official chaptered format.
Approval date updated from generic 'Approved' to specific date 'Approved March 24, 2025' in the chaptered version.
Removal of session-specific header text including '2025 SESSION', 'ENROLLED', and 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER' from the enrolled version.
Addition of page numbering ('2 of 2') and chapter-specific formatting elements not present in the enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 20, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB878ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (60-Y 38-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
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