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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report."
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description: "Unemployment compensation; increase weekly benefit amounts; report. Provides that, for unemployment compensation claims effective on or after January 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $52 higher than the current weekly benefit amount, as denoted in the table in the printed bill. The bill directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, in consultation with the Virginia Employment Commission, to convene a work group to study making annual adjustments to individual weekly benefit amounts based on the average weekly wage. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation. This bill is identical to SB 1056."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 1766"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1766 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Marty Martinez"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 60
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vote_count: 16
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first_action: "2025-01-05"
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last_action: "2025-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/582a2460-7d9b-4d57-9fef-f1e6028762d2"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1766"
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source_hash: "4719bcd76d483f31cee79e81b2e3f8f3e714fb28d6dc784c5f9ac16e01768554"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1766 (2025) — Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report.
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Unemployment compensation; increase weekly benefit amounts; report. Provides that, for unemployment compensation claims effective on or after January 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $52 higher than the current weekly benefit amount, as denoted in the table in the printed bill. The bill directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, in consultation with the Virginia Employment Commission, to convene a work group to study making annual adjustments to individual weekly benefit amounts based on the average weekly wage. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation. This bill is identical to SB 1056.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013142.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079167.PDF)
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3. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046173.PDF)
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4. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067552.HTML)
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5. **Conference Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067554.PDF)
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6. **Governor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074561.PDF)
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7. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073586.HTML)
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8. **Reenrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075034.PDF)
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9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069187.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- House concurred in Governor's recommendation (Y-63 N-33 A-0) — **63–33** (pass) · lower
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- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) — **12–10** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N) — **27–13** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce and rereferred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) — **12–10** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 47-N) — **52–47** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N) — **10–3** (pass) · upper
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- Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N) — **0–97** (fail) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) — **23–16** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) — **51–47** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N) — **27–13** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Marty Martinez — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-05** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103984D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-05** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-13** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-16** Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2025-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1766)
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- **2025-01-21** Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-22** Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-31** Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-03** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-04** Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-10** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1766)
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- **2025-02-11** Committee substitute printed 25107054D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2025-02-11** Substitute bill reprinted 25107054D
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- **2025-02-14** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-17** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-18** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-19** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2025-02-19** Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-19** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-19** Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-19** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate
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- **2025-02-19** Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
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- **2025-02-20** Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-20** House acceded to request
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- **2025-02-20** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2025-02-20** Senators: Ebbin, Rouse, Stanley
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- **2025-02-20** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2025-02-20** Delegates: Martinez, Lopez, Morefield
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- **2025-02-22** Amended by conference committee
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- **2025-02-22** Conference substitute printed 25107989D-H1
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- **2025-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-22** Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 47-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1766ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-14** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1766)
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's substitute printed (HB1766H2)
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- **2025-04-02** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (Y-63 N-33 A-0)
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- **2025-04-02** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-04-02** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled bill text (HB1766ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Enacted, Chapter 640 (Effective 07/01/25) `became-law`
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- **2025-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/582a2460-7d9b-4d57-9fef-f1e6028762d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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