# Virginia HB1319: Unemployment benefits; maximum duration.

Virginia HB1319, Unemployment benefits; maximum duration., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marty Martinez (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1319-2027
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1319
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Unemployment benefits; maximum duration.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Marty Martinez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marty Martinez (Democratic), House

## Actions (14)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1319) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 26100397D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231535.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231534.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231535.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231534.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority, report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1319-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).