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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 878: Unemployment Compensation, Commission on; increases membership, powers and duties.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 878 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Unemployment Compensation, Commission on; increases membership, powers and duties. Primary sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Commission on Unemployment Compensation; membership; compensation; powers and duties. Adds two nonlegislative citizen members to the membership of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation and transfers the powers and duties of the subcommittee on unemployment insurance, which is removed by the bill, to the Commission. The bill provides that existing nonlegislative members of the subcommittee on unemployment compensation shall serve as the two nonlegislative citizen members added to the Commission until July 1, 2026, and thereafter, one such member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and one by the Senate Committee on Rules.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam P. EbbinPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB878)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB878ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (60-Y 38-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source