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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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Sec. 208.002. INITIAL CLAIM; LAST WORK. (a) When used in |
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connection with an initial claim, "last work" and "person for whom |
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the claimant last worked refers 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, Chapter |
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201, or by the unemployment law of any other state, for whom the |
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claimant last worked., unless otherwise required by state or |
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federal law. |
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(b) The commission shall mail a notice of the filing of an |
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initial claim to the person for whom the claimant last worked before |
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the effective date of the initial claim. If the person for whom the |
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claimant last worked has more than one branch or division operating |
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at different locations, the commission shall mail the notice to the |
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branch or division at which the claimant last worked. |
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(c) Mailing of a notice under this section to the correct |
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address of the person, branch, or division for which the claimant |
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last worked constitutes notice of the claim to the person. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a claim for unemployment compensation benefits that is filed |
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with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A claim filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. |