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HB3699 • 2025

Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Vo
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 1/1/26

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Economic Development

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1013

  31. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  34. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  35. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  36. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  37. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#868

  38. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  45. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  46. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  47. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  49. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  50. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  51. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  52. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

  53. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3699 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3699

AN ACT

relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation

system.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 208.002(a), Labor Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) When used in connection with an initial claim, "last

work" and "person for whom the claimant last worked" refer to [
:

[
(1)

the last person for whom the claimant actually

worked, if the claimant worked for that person for at least 30 hours

during a week; or

[
(2)
] the employer, as defined by Subchapter C,

Chapter 201, [
or by the unemployment law of any other state,
] for

whom the claimant last worked
, unless otherwise provided by state

or federal law
.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a claim for unemployment compensation benefits filed with the Texas

Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of this Act. A

claim filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the

law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3699 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3699 was passed by the Senate on May

19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor