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| Bill | Va. Employment Commission; administrative reforms, reporting requirements, electronic submissions. | Virginia Employment Commission; administrative reforms; reporting requirements; electronic submissions; Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman established; emergency. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to calculate and report the (i) average unemployment insurance benefit levels, (ii) average income replacement of unemployment insurance benefits, and (iii) recipiency rate for unemployment insurance benefits in the Commonwealth as part of the Commission's annual balance sheet. The bill also requires the Commission, as part of its biennial strategic plan submitted to the Department of Planning and Budget, to develop and maintain an unemployment insurance Resiliency Plan that describes the specific actions the agency would take, depending on the level of increase in unemployment insurance (UI) claims, to address staffing, communications, and other relevant aspects of operations to ensure continued efficient and effective administration of the UI program.The bill creates within the Commission on Unemployment Compensation a subcommittee that shall be responsible for monitoring the Virginia Employment Commission's management of the unemployment insurance program. The subcommittee shall meet at least once each quarter and shall report annually, beginning on December 1, 2022, to the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Commerce and Energy, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. The bill also directs the Commission to convene an advisory committee composed of stakeholders and subject matter experts to review information related to UI claims.The bill requires employers to submit claim-related forms and separation information electronically, as well as other information and electronic tax payments upon the Commission's request, unless the employer has received a waiver by the Commission. The bill provides that a claim for unemployment benefits that has been determined invalid by the Virginia Employment Commission as a result of the claimant's monetary ineligibility shall first be reviewed upon a request for redetermination prior to filing an appeal. The bill also creates an Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman position for the purpose of providing information and assistance to persons seeking assistance in the unemployment compensation process and exempts confidential case files of the Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill directs the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management to lead a multiagency work group to discuss strategies for staffing assistance and support for agencies that might need staffing assistance during emergencies. Additionally, the Virginia Employment Commission is directed to task its internal audit division to review and revise documents and online resources related to unemployment compensation. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to SB 219. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2022 | HB 270 | Virginia HB 270 (2022) |
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Virginia HB 270 (2022) — Va. Employment Commission; administrative reforms, reporting requirements, electronic submissions.
Virginia Employment Commission; administrative reforms; reporting requirements; electronic submissions; Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman established; emergency. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to calculate and report the (i) average unemployment insurance benefit levels, (ii) average income replacement of unemployment insurance benefits, and (iii) recipiency rate for unemployment insurance benefits in the Commonwealth as part of the Commission's annual balance sheet. The bill also requires the Commission, as part of its biennial strategic plan submitted to the Department of Planning and Budget, to develop and maintain an unemployment insurance Resiliency Plan that describes the specific actions the agency would take, depending on the level of increase in unemployment insurance (UI) claims, to address staffing, communications, and other relevant aspects of operations to ensure continued efficient and effective administration of the UI program.The bill creates within the Commission on Unemployment Compensation a subcommittee that shall be responsible for monitoring the Virginia Employment Commission's management of the unemployment insurance program. The subcommittee shall meet at least once each quarter and shall report annually, beginning on December 1, 2022, to the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Commerce and Energy, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. The bill also directs the Commission to convene an advisory committee composed of stakeholders and subject matter experts to review information related to UI claims.The bill requires employers to submit claim-related forms and separation information electronically, as well as other information and electronic tax payments upon the Commission's request, unless the employer has received a waiver by the Commission. The bill provides that a claim for unemployment benefits that has been determined invalid by the Virginia Employment Commission as a result of the claimant's monetary ineligibility shall first be reviewed upon a request for redetermination prior to filing an appeal. The bill also creates an Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman position for the purpose of providing information and assistance to persons seeking assistance in the unemployment compensation process and exempts confidential case files of the Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill directs the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management to lead a multiagency work group to discuss strategies for staffing assistance and support for agencies that might need staffing assistance during emergencies. Additionally, the Virginia Employment Commission is directed to task its internal audit division to review and revise documents and online resources related to unemployment compensation. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to SB 219.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0754 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22105608D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22106697D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB270ER (committee substitute) — source
- HB270ER2 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100631D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Referred from General Laws — 0–0 (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kathy J. Byron — primary (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
- Robert D. Orrock, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
- Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Terry L. Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100631D
introduction - 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2022-01-25 Referred from General Laws
- 2022-01-25 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
referral-committee - 2022-01-31 Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee - 2022-02-01 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-02-01 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-03 Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-03 Committee substitute printed 22105608D-H1
substitution - 2022-02-07 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-08 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-08 Committee substitute agreed to 22105608D-H1
- 2022-02-08 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB270H1
- 2022-02-09 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-09 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2022-02-10 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2022-02-16 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-16 Committee substitute printed 22106697D-S1
substitution - 2022-02-16 Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2022-02-23 Impact statement from DPB (HB270S1)
- 2022-02-28 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-28 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2022-03-02 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2022-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2022-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-03-04 Reading of substitute waived
- 2022-03-04 Committee substitute agreed to 22106697D-S1
- 2022-03-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB270S1
- 2022-03-04 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2022-03-08 Senate substitute agreed to by House 22106697D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 2022-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
- 2022-03-10 Enrolled
- 2022-03-10 Signed by Speaker
- 2022-03-11 Impact statement from DPB (HB270ER)
- 2022-03-11 Signed by President
- 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 2022-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by House
- 2022-04-27 Placed on Calendar
- 2022-04-27 House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 2022-04-27 VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
- 2022-04-27 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 2022-04-27 Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
- 2022-04-27 Reenrolled
- 2022-04-27 Governor's recommendation adopted
- 2022-04-27 Reenrolled bill text (HB270ER2)
- 2022-04-27 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 2022-04-27 Signed by President as reenrolled
- 2022-04-27 Enacted, Chapter 754 (effective 4/27/22)
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b52c4b6d-2ae7-4409-8967-d5aa99501dae. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).