Requiring work search activities to qualify for unemployment benefits
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Last action Feb 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2023
How they voted
22–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 27
Jan 23, 2023
D
Democratic3
66% Nay
R
Republican24
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
To House Workforce Development
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 59)
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Takubo
RRepublican
Co
Jack Woodrum
RRepublican
Co
Jason Barrett
RRepublican
Co
Mark Hunt
RRepublican
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