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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.
Introduced
Jan 16, 2026
Last Action
Mar 4, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 5 co
Read third time
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
Committee substitute printed 26107582D-H1
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 26102277D
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Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)