Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement, postpones scheduled increase. (HB535)
Introduced By
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement. Postpones the scheduled increase, from $2,700 to $3,000, in the minimum amount of wages an employee must have earned in the two highest earnings quarters of his base period in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits. The increase will apply to claims filed on or after July 3, 2011; it is currently scheduled to apply to claims filed on or after July 4, 2010. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2010 | Committee |
| 01/12/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101074D |
| 01/12/2010 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/21/2010 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2010 | Read first time |
| 01/26/2010 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/27/2010 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N) |
| 01/27/2010 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/28/2010 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/01/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB535) |
| 02/22/2010 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2010 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2010 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/22/2010 | Enrolled |
| 03/22/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB535ER) |
| 03/22/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/22/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB535ER) |
| 03/25/2010 | Signed by President |
| 04/11/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (effective - see bill) |
| 04/11/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412) |