2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 933

File Code: Unemployment Insurance Prior Year Introduction As: HB 983/00 - ECM
Sponsored By:
Delegates Dobson, Montague, Burns, Marriott, Kirk, Paige, Phillips, Kopp, Dypski, Hecht, Rosenberg, A. Jones, Proctor, Oaks, Fulton, Bronrott, Cane, and Hurson
Entitled:
Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility for Benefits - Birth or Adoption of Child

Synopsis:

Expanding eligibility for unemployment benefits to eligible individuals who voluntarily leave work immediately following the birth or adoption of a child to provide the primary care for the child; providing that the birth or adoption of a child may constitute good cause for voluntarily leaving work under specified circumstances; providing the period of time during which those individuals are entitled to receive unemployment benefits and the amount of those benefits; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Economic Matters
2/14
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PREGNANCY
UNEMPLOYMENT
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Labor and Employment
( 8-808 , 8-902 , 8-903 , 8-1001 , 8-1005 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered