SB1056
Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Governor's recommendation adopted
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin (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, as denoted in the table in the bill. The bill directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, in consultation with the Virginia Employment Commission, ... (More) to convene a work group to study making 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
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-07-2025 25100535D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1056)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/06/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/10/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2025 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Amendments agreed to
- 02/12/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/12/2025 - House: Passed House with amendments (49-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: House Amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 35-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: House insisted on amendments
- 02/17/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Senators: Ebbin, McPike, Reeves
- 02/19/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/19/2025 - House: Delegates: Lopez, Martinez, Morefield
- 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 25107984D-S1
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1056ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: 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 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1056)
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's substitute printed (SB1056S2)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 37-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's recommendation adopted
