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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unemployment compensation; program integrity activities, improper claims, report, effective date."
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description: "Unemployment compensation; program integrity. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission (the Commission) (i) to conduct all mandatory and recommended program integrity activities as identified by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, (ii) perform a full eligibility review of suspicious or potentially improper unemployment claims, and (iii) recover any improper overpayment of benefits to the fullest extent authorized by state and federal law. The bill requires the Department of Social Services, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the Virginia Employment Commission if an individual enrolled in public assistance programs has become employed. The bill also authorizes the Commission to enter into a memorandum of understanding with any state agency necessary to implement the provisions of the bill and requires the Commission to report by December 1 of each year to the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, addressing the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 769"
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citation: "Virginia SB 769 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryce E. Reeves"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2022-01-21"
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last_action: "2022-04-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/548af05f-3edf-472e-aba5-6b7ad375f007"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB769"
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source_hash: "5f15de7b24d3ac7fc5b00dce93f88043a63872476dbe175493db54cebb96067f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 769 (2022) — Unemployment compensation; program integrity activities, improper claims, report, effective date.
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Unemployment compensation; program integrity. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission (the Commission) (i) to conduct all mandatory and recommended program integrity activities as identified by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, (ii) perform a full eligibility review of suspicious or potentially improper unemployment claims, and (iii) recover any improper overpayment of benefits to the fullest extent authorized by state and federal law. The bill requires the Department of Social Services, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the Virginia Employment Commission if an individual enrolled in public assistance programs has become employed. The bill also authorizes the Commission to enter into a memorandum of understanding with any state agency necessary to implement the provisions of the bill and requires the Commission to report by December 1 of each year to the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, addressing the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0740** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0740)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22105947D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB769S1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 22106499D-S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB769S2)
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4. **Governor's substitute printed 22108131D-S3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB769S3)
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5. **SB769ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB769ER)
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6. **SB769ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB769ER2)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bryce E. Reeves — primary (person)
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- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-21** Presented and ordered printed 22104974D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-21** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-28** Assigned C&L sub: Labor and Employment `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-03** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-07** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-07** Committee substitute printed 22105947D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-07** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB769S1)
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- **2022-02-10** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-10** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-10** Committee substitute printed 22106499D-S2 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-14** Committee substitute rejected 22105947D-S1
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- **2022-02-14** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2022-02-14** Committee substitute agreed to 22106499D-S2
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- **2022-02-14** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB769S2
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- **2022-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-14** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (SB769S2)
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- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-01** Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-04** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-04** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-09** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-09** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB769ER)
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by Senate
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- **2022-04-11** Governor's substitute printed 22108131D-S3
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- **2022-04-27** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-04-27** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-04-27** VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-04-27** Governor's recommendation adopted
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- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled bill text (SB769ER2)
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by President as reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Enacted, Chapter 740 (effective 1/1/23) `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/548af05f-3edf-472e-aba5-6b7ad375f007`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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