Unemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount.

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Unemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount. Provides that, for unemployment compensation claims effective on or after July 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $48 higher than the current weekly benefit amount, as denoted in the table in the printed bill. This bill is identical to SB 759.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

Who it affects

Low-income / working-class

Increases the weekly unemployment benefit amount by $48 for claims effective on or after July 1, 2026.

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Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Increases the weekly unemployment benefit amount by $48 for claims effective on or after July 1, 2026.
“Provides that, for unemployment compensation claims effective on or after July 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $48 higher than the current weekly benefit amount, as denoted in the table in the printed bill.”· Unemployment benefits; increase weekly benefit amount.

What the Bill Does

Increases the weekly unemployment benefit amount by $48 for claims effective on or after July 1, 2026.
The increase is based on the current weekly benefit amount as denoted in a table in the printed bill.

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