HB3699 - Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

      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