SB759Introduced in the Senate
Unemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount.
Introduced by Adam Ebbin, District 39
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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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 HB 1320.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0775)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · March 4, 2026
64
Yes
35
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed 26103436D
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 1-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB759)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26107583D-S1
Read second time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB759)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
Read second time
Read third time
Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB759ER)
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 (SB759)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 775 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0775)
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