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Senate advances bill expanding unemployment eligibility, adds appropriation safeguard
Summary
After hours of debate, the Virginia Senate advanced House Bill 17 67 — expanding the maximum duration of unemployment benefits and extending eligibility to certain independent contractors — and adopted a floor amendment making the measure subject to appropriation.
The Virginia Senate on Thursday debated and advanced House Bill 17 67, a measure that would expand the maximum period for receiving unemployment benefits and extend eligibility to some independent contractors who had worked for the federal government.
The bill drew sustained floor debate and emotional appeals. Senator Deeds, the senator from Charlottesville, said the legislation “expands the maximum period of time for which one can receive unemployment benefits” and noted an amendment to cover independent contractors who worked for the federal government.
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