S.F. No. 0014

Unemployment insurance-benefits operation amendments.

Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance; clarifying duties of the department of employment and the department of workforce services with respect to an individual's reporting responsibilities; eliminating a cap on the maximum weekly benefit amount; amending eligibility requirements for benefits as specified; amending disqualification provisions for other benefit payments received; increasing offset collection procedures as specified; eliminating the delinquency rate for reimbursable employers; and providing for an effective date.

12/3/2002 Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003 S Received for Introduction

1/14/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/27/2003 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Case and Massie

Nays: Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/27/2003 S Placed on General File

1/28/2003 S Amendments Considered

SF0014SS001.01/AC (CORRECTED COPY) (DIVIDED AMENDMENT) ADOPTED

Page 11-line 12 After "The department" delete "may" insert "shall".

Page 11-line 18 After "The department" delete "may" insert "shall". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

SF0014SS001.02/FC (CORRECTED COPY) (DIVIDED AMENDMENT)- FAILED

Page 1-line line 10 After "employers;" insert "repealing waiting period requirement;".

Page 4-line 2 Delete "unemployed waiting period;".

Page 13-line 10 After "W.S." insert "27-3-306(a)(iv),". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

1/28/2003 S Passed CoW

1/29/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading

1/30/2003 S Amendments Considered

SF0014S3001/A ADOPTED

Page 1-line 10 After "employers;" insert "modifying waiting period requirement;".

Page 1-line 16 After "27-3-306(a)(i)(intro)," insert "(iv),".

Page 4-after line 12 Insert:

"(iv)  Is unemployed for a waiting period of one (1) week. The waiting period requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to initial or additional claims for benefits filed between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2004 June 30, 2005, inclusive;". CATHCART

01/30/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Geis

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/31/2003 H Received for Introduction

2/4/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/11/2003 H10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Gilmore, Harvey, Hinckley, McMurtrey, Miller, D., Osborn and Robinson

Excused: Representative(s) Iekel

Ayes 8 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/11/2003 H Placed on General File

2/13/2003 H Amendments Adopted

SF0014HW001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED

Page 12-line 10 After "insolvent" insert "with no remaining assets".

Page 12-line 11 Delete "with no remaining assets". ROBINSON

2/13/2003 H Passed CoW

2/14/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/14/2003 H Amendments Considered

SF0014H2001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED

Page 4-line 18 Delete "2005" insert "2011". WARREN

2/18/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden and Wostenberg.

Ayes 58 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/18/2003 S Did Not Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Decaria, Goodenough, Massie, Meier and Mockler.

Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Devin, Erb, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Excused: Senator(s) Geis

Ayes 5 Nays 24 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/19/2003 S Appointed JCC01 Members

Barrasso, Scott and Geis

2/19/2003 H Appointed JCC01 Members

Osborn, Martin and Miller

SF0014JC01/AA ADOPTED

TO ENGROSSED COPY

Adopt the following House amendments:

Delete the following House amendments:

SF0014H2001/AE

SF0014HW001/AE

BARRASSO, SCOTT, GEIS, OSBORN, MARTIN, MILLER

2/24/2003 S Adopted SF0014JC01

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Decaria, Goodenough, Massie.

Excused: Senator(s) Anderson, J.

Ayes 26 Nays 3 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflict 0

2/25/2003 H Adopted SF0014JC01

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Boswell, Gilmore, Robinson and Warren.

Ayes 56 Nays 4 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2003 Assigned Number SEA 0029

2/25/2003 S President Signed SEA No. 0029

2/25/2003 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0029

2/28/2003 Governor Signed SEA No. 0029

Chapter No. 0073 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.