# Virginia SB878: Unemployment Compensation, Commission on; increases membership, powers and duties. Virginia SB878, Unemployment Compensation, Commission on; increases membership, powers and duties., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB878-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB878 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Unemployment Compensation, Commission on; increases membership, powers and duties. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-03 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592) - Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (172 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | House | Passed House | pass | 60 | 38 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Reported from Rules | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Rules | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB878) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB878ER) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed House (60-Y 38-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-20: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House) - 2025-02-19: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Rules (House) - 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-22: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Read second time and engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB878) (Senate) - 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate) - 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100833D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077677.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077676.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066761.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066760.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013691.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013690.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077677.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077676.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066761.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066760.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013691.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013690.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB878-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).