VirginiaUnemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount.
What it does
Unemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount. Provides that, for unemployment compensation claims effective on or after July 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $48 higher than the current weekly benefit amount, as denoted in the table in the printed bill. This bill is identical to SB 759.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1320ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 3Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)Minor
- Mar 2Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
- Feb 11Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107582D-H1Major
- Feb 11House subcommittee offered
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 11Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 10Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 16Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 16Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 26102277DIntroduced