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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unemployment compensation; continuation of benefits, repayment of overpayments."
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description: "Unemployment compensation; continuation of benefits; repayment of overpayments. Makes permanent provisions of the Code that expired on July 1, 2022, relating to unemployment compensation. The bill 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 receiving benefits and (ii) requiring repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. Conditions for when overpayments are considered \"without fault on the part of the individual\" are outlined in the bill. The bill further 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. This applies to outstanding overpayments established for claim weeks commencing on or after March 15, 2020. The bill allows the Commission to suspend or forgo referring any unpaid overpayment of benefits established since March 15, 2020, to the collections process indefinitely. The bill specifies that all costs that result from implementing provisions of the bill shall be incurred by federal administrative grants and the general fund. Finally, the bill adds overpayments that the Commission has waived the requirement to repay to the list of situations where specific employers are not responsible for benefit charges, unless the erroneous payment was made because the employer failed to respond timely or adequately to a written request by the Commission for information relating to the claim."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 536"
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citation: "Virginia SB 536 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lamont Bagby"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba2cfd1d-c840-497c-8204-2d7ba7f6fdaa"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB536"
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source_hash: "41c908e2ac3649bc2acb2e38c34e5730f8fb1e0bf61021719f8853b7b47a6510"
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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 536 (2024) — Unemployment compensation; continuation of benefits, repayment of overpayments.
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Unemployment compensation; continuation of benefits; repayment of overpayments. Makes permanent provisions of the Code that expired on July 1, 2022, relating to unemployment compensation. The bill 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 receiving benefits and (ii) requiring repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. Conditions for when overpayments are considered "without fault on the part of the individual" are outlined in the bill. The bill further 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. This applies to outstanding overpayments established for claim weeks commencing on or after March 15, 2020. The bill allows the Commission to suspend or forgo referring any unpaid overpayment of benefits established since March 15, 2020, to the collections process indefinitely. The bill specifies that all costs that result from implementing provisions of the bill shall be incurred by federal administrative grants and the general fund. Finally, the bill adds overpayments that the Commission has waived the requirement to repay to the list of situations where specific employers are not responsible for benefit charges, unless the erroneous payment was made because the employer failed to respond timely or adequately to a written request by the Commission for information relating to the claim.
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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. **CHAP0772** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0772)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24105924D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB536S1)
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3. **Conference substitute printed 24108899D-S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB536S2)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102770D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB536)
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5. **SB536ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB536ER)
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6. **SB536ES1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB536ES1)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 45-N) — **51–45** (pass) · lower
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- House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N) — **1–38** (fail) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) — **12–9** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate acceded to request (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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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 46-N) — **51–46** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lamont Bagby — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102770D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-22** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-22** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-22** Committee substitute printed 24105924D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-22** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-02** Impact statement from DPB (SB536S1)
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- **2024-02-06** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-09** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-09** Committee substitute agreed to 24105924D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-02-09** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB536ES1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Printed as engrossed 24105924D-ES1
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-09** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (SB536ES1)
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- **2024-02-15** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-15** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-23** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-23** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2024-02-23** Passed House with amendments (52-Y 46-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-23** VOTE: Passage (52-Y 46-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N) `amendment-failure`
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- **2024-02-28** House insisted on amendments
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- **2024-02-28** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-01** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-01** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2024-03-01** Senators: Bagby, Ebbin, Reeves
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- **2024-03-04** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2024-03-04** Delegates: Tran, Askew, Gilbert
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- **2024-03-06** Amended by conference committee
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- **2024-03-06** Conference substitute printed 24108899D-S2
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- **2024-03-06** Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 45-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-06** VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 45-N)
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- **2024-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB536ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-31** Impact statement from DPB (SB536ER)
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 772 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0772)
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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/ba2cfd1d-c840-497c-8204-2d7ba7f6fdaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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