H.B. No. 0065

Unemployment insurance-tax operations.

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

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance; reducing the taxable wage base on which employers pay unemployment tax; reducing the adjustment factor threshold; eliminating the existing tax diversion into the unemployment trust fund; increasing amounts flowing into the employment support fund; and providing for effective dates.

12/30/2002 Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003 H Received for Introduction

1/14/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/21/2003 H10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/21/2003 H Rereferred to H02

1/24/2003 H02 Returned Without Recommendation

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Jones, Jorgensen, Meuli, Nicholas, Philp, Reese and Tipton

Ayes 7 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2003 H Placed on General File

1/28/2003 H Passed CoW

1/29/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading

1/30/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, 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, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/30/2003 S Received for Introduction

2/3/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/21/2003 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/21/2003 S Placed on General File

2/25/2003 S Amendments Considered

HB0065SS001/A ADOPTED

Page 1-line 10 Delete "27‑3‑102(a)(xviii)(A) and".

Page 1-line 11 Delete "are" insert "is".

Page 1-lines 13 through 15 Delete.

Page 2-lines 1 through 23 Delete.

Page 6-line 11 Before "Except" insert "For the calendar year 2004, the base rate assigned to any employer under this subsection or any variation assigned under subsection (d) of this section shall be reduced by fourteen percent (14%).".

Page 9-line 14 Strike "five percent".

Page 9-line 15 Strike "(5%)" insert "four percent (4%)".

Page 9-line 24 Strike "five percent (5%)" insert "four percent (4%)".

Page 10-line 4 Strike "five percent".

Page 10-line 5 Strike "(5%)" reinsert stricken "four percent (4%)".

Page 10-line 17 After stricken "27‑3‑503(g)." insert "The adjustment factors applied to an employer's contribution rate shall not be less than zero (0).". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

2/25/2003 S Passed CoW

2/26/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/28/2003 H Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, 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, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/28/2003 Assigned Number HEA 0073

3/1/2003 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0073

3/1/2003 S President Signed HEA No. 0073

3/4/2003 Governor Signed HEA No. 0073

Chapter No. 0123 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.