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IntroducedJan 16, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 17, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Virginia House Bill
Unemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 02, 2026: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
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Mar 02, 2026
Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building 15 minutes after the Senate adjourns
Summary
Comments on HB 1320
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Votes
YES: 62
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Nicole Cole
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
- Rae Cousins
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Lily V. Franklin
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Jackie H. Glass
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- Patrick A. Hope
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- May Nivar
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Sam Rasoul
- Atoosa R. Reaser
- David A. Reid
- Charlie Schmidt
- Don Scott
- Holly M. Seibold
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Luke E. Torian
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- Jeion A. Ward
- Vivian E. Watts
- Rodney T. Willett
NO: 35
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Mike A. Cherry
- Mitchell Cornett
- Will Davis
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Karen Hamilton
- M. Keith Hodges
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Terry G. Kilgore
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- James W. Morefield
- Delores Oates
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Chris S. Runion
- Phillip A. Scott
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- R. Lee Ware
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Bill Wiley
- Wren M. Williams
- Tony O. Wilt
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Scott A. Wyatt
- Eric R. Zehr
NOT VOTING: 3
Actions
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Read second time
- committee substitute agreed to
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Read first time
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- House subcommittee offered
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1320)
- Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 26102277D
- Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

