SB 1057 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Unemployment insurance; weekly benefit amount, increasing threshold for deduction of wages payable.

Summary
Unemployment insurance; weekly benefit amount; increasing threshold for deduction of wages payable. Provides that each individual eligible for unemployment benefits shall be paid a weekly benefit amount less any part of the wages payable to such individual for such week that is in excess of $100. Currently, each eligible individual shall be paid a weekly benefit amount less any part of the wages payable to such individual for such week that is in excess of $50. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill converts SB 1057 from an enrolled bill to a chaptered act, making it officially part of the Virginia Code. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no new provisions added or existing ones modified. The primary difference is formatting, including the addition of chapter number 515 and approval date March 24, 2025.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; this is a procedural conversion from enrolled bill to chaptered act.
TECHNICAL

Added chapter designation (Chapter 515) and approval date (March 24, 2025) to formalize the bill as part of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Reformatted text layout with additional spacing and line breaks, but all substantive content including unemployment benefit thresholds and eligibility criteria remains identical.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 515 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1057ER)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (49-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Adam Ebbin
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
VA
39