HB 960 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Unemployment Insurance/Give Enhanced Benefits During Disasters.

HB 960 would temporarily increase North Carolina's unemployment insurance weekly benefits to $600 during declared disasters, directly affecting unemployed workers in areas impacted by disaster declarations under state emergency management law. It requires the state to set aside specific funds in the unemployment insurance fund for these enhanced benefits and mandates certification that sufficient funds are available before implementation. The benefit increase applies only for the duration of an official disaster declaration and ends when the declaration expires. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent a technical revision from its filed version to Edition 1, primarily updating the header information and sponsorship details. The core policy content remains unchanged, with no substantive modifications to eligibility, benefits, or program requirements.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identification from 'DRH10427-LRxf-140A' to 'H960-v-1' to reflect the new edition version number.

Added additional sponsors (Representatives Ager, Butler, and Lofton) to the bill sponsorship list and clarified that a complete list is available on the General Assembly website.

Updated the referral date from April 10, 2025 to April 14, 2025 to reflect the current legislative calendar status.

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Apr 14, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 10, 2025

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3 primary · 12 co-sponsors