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1998 SESSION

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HB 1280 Unemployment compensation; benefits disqualification.

Introduced by: Frank D. Hargrove, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Unemployment compensation; benefits disqualification. Disqualifies individuals from receiving unemployment compensation benefits on the grounds of employee misconduct where their employment termination results from failing workplace drug tests conducted as part of their employers' enforcement of workplace drug policies. The bill does, however, permit the Virginia Employment Commission to consider evidence of mitigating circumstances in determining whether disqualifying misconduct occurred. The bill also makes technical amendments concerning drug testing laboratory standards.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 989091272  pdf
• 02/06/98  House: Printed as engrossed 989091272-E  pdf
• 03/09/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1280ER)  pdf
• 04/09/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 989091272
• 01/26/98  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 02/02/98  House: Assigned to L. & C. sub-committee: 2
• 02/04/98  House: Reported from L. & C. with amendments (21-Y 2-N)
• 02/05/98  House: Read first time
• 02/06/98  House: Read second time
• 02/06/98  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/06/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/06/98  House: Printed as engrossed 989091272-E
• 02/09/98  House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N)
• 02/09/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 5-N)
• 02/09/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/23/98  Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/24/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/98  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/25/98  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/25/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/25/98  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/27/98  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1280ER)
• 03/16/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/02/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/98)
• 04/09/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)