91st General Assembly
Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year
Sponsored by Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D), Rep. David Jacoby (D), Rep. Lindsay James (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Angel Ramirez (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D), Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D)
Topics:Jobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who qualify for unemployment benefits could receive more money than they do now. Instead of getting 16 weeks of payments, eligible workers could receive up to 26 weeks. If a person loses their job because their workplace closes down entirely, they could receive up to 39 weeks of payments.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that the maximum total amount of unemployment benefits payable to an eligible individual during a benefit year shall not exceed 26 times the individual’s weekly benefit amount, rather than 16 times the weekly benefit amount as provided under current law. The bill also provides that the maximum total amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year to an eligible individual laid off due to the individual’s employer going out of business at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which the individual was last employed shall not exceed 39 times the individual’s weekly benefit amount, rather than 26 times the weekly benefit amount as provided under current law.
Why it matters. Eligible individuals receiving unemployment benefits would see a change in the maximum total amount they can receive during a benefit year. This change applies to all eligible individuals, including those laid off because their employer's business or location closed.2
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