HB 1320 VA

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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.

• Marty Martinez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 26102277D · lower
2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107582D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320) · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
19. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
20. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
26. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
28. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1320ER) · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
31. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
32. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320) · lower
34. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML