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Commission on Unemployment Compensation: Executive Summary of 2025 Interim Activity and Work (January 2026)

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The Commission on Unemployment Compensation's Executive Summary of 2025 Interim Activity and Work, dated January 2026. It states that the Commission was established under Chapter 33 of Title 30 of the Code of Virginia and is charged with evaluating statutes affecting unemployment compensation, monitoring the Unemployment Trust Fund and reporting annually to the General Assembly and the Governor. The Commission met on May 19, 2025, and October 20, 2025, and its Work Group on Adjustments to Weekly Benefits met on September 18, 2025 and December 3, 2025. It states that no specific legislation was recommended during the 2025 interim.

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                COMMISSION ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
         EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF 2025 INTERIM ACTIVITY AND WORK
                                         January 2026


I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chapter 33 (§ 30-218 et seq.) of Title 30 of the Code of Virginia establishes the Commission on
Unemployment Compensation (the Commission). The Commission is charged with:
   •   Evaluating the impact of existing statutes and proposed legislation on unemployment
       compensation and the Unemployment Trust Fund (the trust fund);
   •   Assessing the Commonwealth's unemployment compensation program and examining
       ways to enhance effectiveness;
   •   Monitoring the current status and long-term projections for the trust fund; and
   •   Reporting annually its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the
       Governor.
The Commission's membership is composed of Senators Adam P. Ebbin, Bill DeSteph, and
Christie New Craig and Delegates Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Destiny L. LeVere Bolling, and
Chris Runion. Senator Ebbin serves as the chair of the Commission.
The Commission met on May 19, 2025, and October 20, 2025. Section 30-220 of the Code of
Virginia requires that the Commission meet at least two times per year.
The Commission's Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee, established pursuant to § 30-222,
met on May 19, 2025. At such meeting, Demetrios "Mitch" Melis, Commissioner of the
Virginia Employment Commission, presented updates on the Commonwealth's Unemployment
Insurance program. The subcommittee was required to meet through June 2025.
The Work Group on Adjustments to Weekly Benefits met on September 18, 2025 and December
3, 2025.
This executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission is submitted
pursuant to § 30-224 of the Code of Virginia and is provided in lieu of an annual report.

II. LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED

There was no specific legislation recommended by the Commission during the 2025 interim.


III. CONCLUSION
Materials provided by speakers at the Commission's meetings in the 2025 interim may be found
on the Commission's website.




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