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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 HB 1766."
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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: "SB 1056"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1056 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 13
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first_action: "2025-01-07"
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last_action: "2025-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d19c963-179e-470d-a428-e22b43892c6c"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1056"
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source_hash: "e9debcf92500002f9ef1b98f93bf8930a0e7f8f931ae62961d4f06a355290c07"
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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 SB 1056 (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 HB 1766.
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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/1017676.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079187.PDF)
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3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067602.HTML)
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4. **Conference Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067604.PDF)
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5. **Governor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074676.PDF)
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6. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073808.HTML)
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7. **House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1048688.HTML)
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8. **Labor and Commerce Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043406.HTML)
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9. **Reenrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075562.PDF)
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10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069307.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) — **12–9** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N) — **51–46** (pass) · lower
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- House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 37-N) — **58–37** (pass) · lower
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- Passed House with amendments (49-Y 47-N) — **49–47** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) — **37–3** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 35-N) — **1–35** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-07-2025 25100535D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-07** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-20** Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1056)
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- **2025-01-28** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-29** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-29** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-30** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-30** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)
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- **2025-01-30** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06** Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-11** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-12** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-12** Labor and Commerce Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-12** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2025-02-12** Passed House with amendments (49-Y 47-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-14** House Amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 35-N) `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-02-17** House insisted on amendments
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- **2025-02-17** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-18** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2025-02-18** Senators: Ebbin, McPike, Reeves
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- **2025-02-19** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2025-02-19** Delegates: Lopez, Martinez, Morefield
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- **2025-02-22** Amended by conference committee
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- **2025-02-22** Conference substitute printed 25107984D-S1
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- **2025-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-22** Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1056ER) `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`
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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 (SB1056)
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's substitute printed (SB1056S2)
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- **2025-04-02** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-04-02** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 37-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 (SB1056ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Enacted, Chapter 614 (Effective 07/01/2025) `became-law`
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- **2025-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614)
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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/2d19c963-179e-470d-a428-e22b43892c6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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