2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 798

File Code: Unemployment Insurance Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 703
Sponsored By:
Delegates Doory, Krysiak, and Trueschler (Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force) and Delegates Bates, Feldman, Harrison, and McHale
Entitled:
Unemployment Insurance - Charging and Taxation - Benefits - Oversight Committee

Synopsis:

Altering the unemployment insurance charging and taxation system; altering the standard rate of contribution; increasing the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit amount; increasing the amount of wages used to compute a claimant's weekly benefit amount for partial benefits; establishing an oversight committee; requiring the committee to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before specified dates; providing for the application of the Act; and providing for the termination of the oversight committee.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Economic Matters
2/16
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/16 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
3/16
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (134-2)
3/30
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Sponsored by:

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Unemployment Ins. Fund. T.F.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
REPORTS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
SUNSET
UNEMPLOYMENT
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Labor and Employment
( 8-608 , 8-609 , 8-610 , 8-612 , 8-803 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 783320/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2005   at: 10:19 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 833694/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2005   at: 10:14 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 18, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-2)
Senate
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)