Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1056: Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1056 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report. Primary sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam P. EbbinPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614)
  2. Enacted, Chapter 614 (Effective 07/01/2025)
  3. Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  4. Signed by President as reenrolled
  5. Reenrolled bill text (SB1056ER2)
  6. Reenrolled
  7. Governor's recommendation adopted
  8. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 37-N)
  9. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  10. Governor's substitute printed (SB1056S2)
  11. Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  12. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1056)

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source