Unemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount.
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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Appropriations Substitute
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Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute
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The document underwent a significant reformatting process, shifting from a standard 'Appropriations Substitute' layout to a 'House Substitute' style with different header information and line numbering. The core legislative text regarding unemployment benefit amounts, effective dates, and funding estimates remains substantively unchanged.
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The document header was changed from 'Appropriations Substitute' to 'House Substitute', and the date format was updated from '2/11/2026' to '2/11/26'.
The layout was altered to include a new bill number (26107582D) and a different line numbering system, likely for internal tracking or subcommittee review purposes.
Excessive whitespace and formatting artifacts were removed or reorganized, resulting in a cleaner text structure.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1320ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 26102277D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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