Unemployment benefits; maximum duration.
Summary
Unemployment benefits; maximum duration. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, for claims effective on or after July 1, 2025, an eligible individual's weekly unemployment compensation benefit amount shall be paid for a maximum duration of 26 weeks.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2025
Last action Feb 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 17, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (30-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to (20-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marty Martinez
DDemocratic
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