HB1320Introduced in the House of Delegates
Unemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount.
Introduced by Marty Martinez, District 29
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · March 4, 2026
21
Yes
19
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 26102277D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
House subcommittee offered
Committee substitute printed 26107582D-H1
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1320ER)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)
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