Unemployment benefits; maximum duration.
Summary
Unemployment benefits; maximum duration. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, for claims effective on or after July 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly unemployment compensation benefit amount shall be paid for a maximum duration of 26 weeks.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026
How they voted
52–34
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 88
Feb 16, 2026
D
Democratic53
98% Yea
R
Republican35
97% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26100397D
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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