TX HB199

Establishes a new sliding scale for maximum unemployment benefits based on the state's average seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from the most recent completed calendar quarter before an individual's benefit year begins

Sets maximum benefits at 20 times the individual's weekly benefit amount when unemployment is 6.5% or lower, increasing incrementally up to 27 times the benefit amount when unemployment reaches 9.6-10%

Creates eight tiers of benefit duration that increase by one week of benefits for each 0.5 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate between 6.5% and 10%

Repeals the existing Section 207.005 of the Labor Code and replaces it with the new sliding scale formula under Section 207.0055

Applies only to unemployment claims filed on or after January 1, 2026, with claims filed before that date governed by prior law