Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2494: Extends the duration of unemployment benefits
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2494 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE WEBER. 4347H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 288.060 as enacted by house bill no. 150, ninety-eighth general assembly, first regular session, and section 288.060 as enacted by house bill no. 163, ninety-sixth general assembly, first regular session, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to employment security. Section A. Section 288.060 as enacted by house bill no. 150, ninety-eighth general assembly, first regular session, and section 288.060 as enacted by house bill no. 163, ninetysixth general assembly, first regular session, are repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 288.060, to read as follows: [288.060. 1. All benefits shall be paid through employment offices in accordance with such regulations as the division may prescribe. 2. Each eligible insured worker who is totally unemployed in any week shall be paid for such week a sum equal to his or her weekly benefit amount. 3. Each eligible insured worker who is partially unemployed in any week shall be paid for such week a partial benefit. Such partial benefit shall be an amount equal to the difference between his or her weekly benefit amount and that part of his or her wages for such week in excess of twenty …
Sponsors
- Weber, Emily (D, 024) · primary sponsor
- Woods, Eric (D, 018)
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2494?
- HB2494 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Extends the duration of unemployment benefits.
- What is the status of HB2494?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2494?
- Weber, Emily (D, 024), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2494?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2494&year=2026&code=R
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