Virginia House Bill 2040 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0539)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Unemployment compensation; failure to respond; continuation of benefits; repayment of overpayments. Provides that when a claimant has had a determination of initial eligibility for unemployment benefits, as determined by the issuance of compensation or waiting-week credit, payments shall continue, subject to a presumption of continued eligibility, until a determination is made that provides the claimant notice and an opportunity to be heard. Unemployment compensation; failure to respond; continuation of benefits; repayment of overpayments. Provides that when a claimant has had a determination of initial eligibility for unemployment benefits, as determined by the issuance of compensation or waiting-week credit, payments shall continue, subject to a presumption of continued eligibility, until a determination is made that provides the claimant notice and an opportunity to be heard. The bill requires the Virginia Employment Commission to waive the obligation to repay any overpayment if (i) the overpayment was made without fault on the part of the individual and (ii) requiring repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. Overpayments shall not be considered "without fault on the part of the individual" if the overpayment was the result of (a) a reversal in the appeals process, unless the employer failed to respond timely or adequately; (b) a programming, technological, or automated system error that results in erroneous payments to a group of individuals; or (c) fraud. The bill also provides that the Commission shall notify each person with an unpaid overpayment of benefits that he may be entitled to a waiver of repayment and provide 30 days to request such a waiver. The bill applies to outstanding overpayments established for the week commencing March 15, 2020, through the week commencing June 27, 2021. Amounts already paid or collected against such overpayments shall not be reimbursed to the claimant, except for benefits paid under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. The bill allows the Commission to suspend or forgo referring any overpayment to the collections process. The bill provides that all costs to the Unemployment Compensation Fund (the Fund) resulting from the provisions of the bill for overpayments of benefits shall be reimbursed to the Fund from the general fund in the general appropriation act and that employers are not responsible for reimbursing benefits or benefits charges except when the employer failed to respond timely or adequately. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2022.

Unemployment compensation; continuation of benefits, repayment of overpayments.

Del. Sally Hudson [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]
Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]
Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Chris Hurst [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]
Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Sen. Danica Roem [D]
Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]

2021-04-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-07 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 43-N) (Y: 57 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (57-Y 41-N) (Y: 57 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendments (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N) (Y: 0 N: 96 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (20-Y 18-N) (Y: 20 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N) (Y: 57 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-07		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0539)
2021-04-07	House	Enacted, Chapter 539 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-04-07	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2021-04-07	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2021-04-07	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB2040ER2)
2021-04-07	House	Reenrolled
2021-04-07		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
2021-04-07	House	VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 43-N)
2021-04-07	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (57-Y 43-N)
2021-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-03-31	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2040ER)
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	House	Enrolled
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2021-02-25	House	VOTE: Agreed To (57-Y 41-N)
2021-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 41-N)
2021-02-25	House	Conference substitute printed 21200711D-H3
2021-02-25		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-19	Senate	Senators: Spruill, Lewis, Obenshain
2021-02-19	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-19	House	Delegates: Hudson, Bagby, Ware
2021-02-19	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-19	House	House acceded to request
2021-02-19	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2021-02-19	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute with amendments (37-Y 0-N)
2021-02-19	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
2021-02-19	House	Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
2021-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (20-Y 18-N)
2021-02-19	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB2040S2
2021-02-19	Senate	Amendment by Senator Barker agreed to
2021-02-19	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-19	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2021-02-19	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200382D-S2
2021-02-19	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-19	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 21200202D-S1
2021-02-19	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-18	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-17	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 6-N 1-A)
2021-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200382D-S2
2021-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200202D-S1
2021-02-15	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-05	House	VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N)
2021-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (57-Y 43-N)
2021-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2040H2
2021-02-04	House	Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 21104300D-H2
2021-02-04	House	Committee on Labor and Commerce substitute rejected 21103684D-H1
2021-02-04	House	Read second time
2021-02-03	House	Read first time
2021-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 21104300D-H2
2021-02-03	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2021-02-02	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-29	House	Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2021-01-28	House	Incorporates HB1977 (Askew)
2021-01-28	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 21103684D-H1
2021-01-28	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
2021-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102511D

HB2040 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
60	2	528.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
60	2	619	(n/a)	See Bill Text
60	2	633	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2040
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2040+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2040H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2040H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2040S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2040S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2040H3+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2040ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2040ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0539+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200202D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2040AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2040ASE
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2040AC
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2040AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2040F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2040FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2040FH2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2040FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2040FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2040FH3122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2040FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1401C0019+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H14C0085+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0201C0010+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02C0107+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1498+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02C0057+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02V0036+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0064+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0114HB2040+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0212HB2040+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1794+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0246HB2040+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1996+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0522HB2040+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2076+HB2040
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0626HB2040+HB2040