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AN ACT
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relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation |
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system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 208.002(a), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) When used in connection with an initial claim, "last |
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work" and "person for whom the claimant last worked" refer to [: |
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[(1) the last person for whom the claimant actually |
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worked, if the claimant worked for that person for at least 30 hours |
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during a week; or |
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[(2)] the employer, as defined by Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 201, [or by the unemployment law of any other state,] for |
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whom the claimant last worked, unless otherwise provided by state |
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or federal law. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a claim for unemployment compensation benefits filed with the Texas |
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Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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claim filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3699 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3699 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |