SB433
Unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions, etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
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)
- 02/05/2026 - 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
- 02/17/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/06/2026 - House: Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB433ER)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB433)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
