SB 433 VA

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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 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.

• Lamont Bagby Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100594D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) · upper
4. Feb 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · upper
8. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB433) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
15. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) · lower
16. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 7-N) · lower
17. Mar 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
18. Mar 6, 2026 Read third time · lower
19. Mar 6, 2026 Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
20. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
21. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB433ER) · upper
22. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB433) · upper
23. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
26. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 890 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML