SB433
Unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions, etc.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 12, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Chief Patron:
Lamont Bagby (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions; lockout exception to labor dispute disqualification.
Amends the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act's labor dispute disqualification provision to provide that a lockout by an employer shall not constitute a labor dispute and that locked-out employees who are otherwise eligible for benefits shall receive such benefits unless (i) the recognized or certified collective bargaining representative of the locked-out ... (More) employees refuses to meet under reasonable conditions with the employer to discuss the issues giving rise to the lockout, (ii) there is a final adjudication under the federal National Labor Relations Act that such representative has refused to bargain in good faith with the employer, or (iii) the lockout is the direct result of such representative's violation of an existing collective bargaining agreement. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100594D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB433)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
