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2000 SESSION
SB 779 Unemployment compensation benefits.
Introduced by: Charles R. Hawkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Unemployment compensation benefits. Increases the maximum weekly unemployment benefit from $230 to $268, effective retroactively to November 28, 1999. The maximum weekly benefit is currently scheduled to increase from $230 to $232 effective July 1, 2000. Employees will not have to serve a statutory waiting week for benefits if the employer terminated operations, closed its business, or declared bankruptcy without paying final wages earned. Former employees whose work requires shift work shall not be deemed unavailable for work if the individual is currently enrolled in one or more classes of education related to employment or is continuing in a certificate or degree program at an institution of higher education, provided that such enrollment only limits the employee’s availability for work in one shift and the employee is otherwise available to work any other shifts. The bill has an emergency clause, and is effective retroactive to November 28, 1999.
FULL TEXT
- 02/25/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed w/emg clause 003412210 pdf
- 03/20/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB779ER) pdf
- 04/20/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573) pdf
HISTORY
- 02/25/00 Senate: Introduced at the request of Governor
- 02/25/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed w/emg clause 003412210
- 02/25/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/01/00 Senate: Assigned to C. & L. sub-committee: #1
- 03/06/00 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Read first time
- 03/07/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 03/07/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Communicated to House
- 03/08/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/00 House: Read first time
- 03/08/00 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 03/09/00 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 10-N)
- 03/09/00 House: Read second time
- 03/10/00 House: Read third time
- 03/10/00 House: Pending question, not ordered (47-Y 47-N)
- 03/10/00 House: VOTE: PENDING QUESTION (47-Y 47-N)
- 03/10/00 House: Pending question ordered
- 03/10/00 House: Passed by temporarily (48-Y 47-N)
- 03/10/00 House: VOTE: Pass By Temporarily (48-Y 47-N)
- 03/10/00 House: Pending question ordered
- 03/10/00 House: Passed House (95-Y 2-N)
- 03/10/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (95-Y 2-N 2-A)
- 03/20/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB779ER)
- 03/22/00 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/22/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/07/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 11/28/1999)
- 04/20/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)