Provides that a claimant eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits shall also be entitled to receive a dependent allowance which shall begin at forty-five dollars and shall increase annually by an amount determined by the department of labor; directs the department of labor to report to the legislature following each calendar quarter certain information about dependent allowances and to make such reports available on its website; provides that a claimant's maximum benefit amount, including such dependent allowance, shall not exceed one hundred percent of such claimant's average weekly wage from their highest-earning calendar quarter.
- Chamber
- Senate
- Introduced
- Mar 6, 2026
- Last action
- Apr 23, 2026 — PRINT NUMBER 9382A
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Momentum
- 41 · Moderate