HB1766
Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640)
Chief Patron:
Marty Martinez (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Unemployment compensation; increase weekly benefit amounts; report.
For unemployment compensation claims effective on or after January 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $100 higher than the current weekly benefit amount. The bill directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, in consultation with the Virginia Employment Commission, to convene a work group to study making ... (More) annual adjustments to individual weekly benefit amounts based on the average weekly wage. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103984D
- 01/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/13/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/15/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/16/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1766)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/22/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/11/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1766)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107054D-S1
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 25107054D
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Ebbin, Rouse, Stanley
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Martinez, Lopez, Morefield
- 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference substitute printed 25107989D-H1
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N)
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1766ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1766)
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's substitute printed (HB1766H2)
- 04/02/2025 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (Y-63 N-33 A-0) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/2025 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1766ER2)
- 04/02/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Enacted, Chapter 640 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 04/02/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640)
