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2003 SESSION

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SB 890 Unemployment compensation; weekly benefit amount.

Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Unemployment compensation; weekly benefit amount. Changes the basis for calculating weekly unemployment benefits. For claims filed on or after July 6, 2003, the maximum weekly benefit amount shall be $316. For claims filed on or after July 4, 2004, the maximum weekly benefit amount shall be 45 percent of the statewide average weekly wage. The average weekly wage is determined by (i) dividing the total number of taxable workers for calendar year 2002 by 12, (ii) dividing that number into the total wages of taxable employees for 2002, and (iii) dividing that number by 52 and rounding to the next lower whole dollar.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  Senate: Pres. & ord. printed w/emg. clause pref.01/07/03 030011560  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/03  Senate: Committee substitute printed 030048560-S1  pdf
• 02/04/03  Senate: Floor substitute printed 030057560-S2 (Watkins)  pdf | impact statements
• 02/14/03  House: Committee substitute printed 030052556-H1  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/08/03  Senate: Pres. & ord. printed w/emg. clause pref.01/07/03 030011560
• 01/08/03  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/03/03  Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/03  Senate: Committee substitute printed 030048560-S1
• 02/04/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/03  Senate: Floor substitute printed 030057560-S2 (Watkins)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/03  Senate: Committee substitute rejected (19-Y 21-N) 030048560-S1
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (19-Y 21-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/03  Senate: Substitute by Sen. Watkins agreed to (22-Y 18-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: FLOOR SUBSTITUTE (22-Y 18-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute 030057560-S2
• 02/04/03  Senate: Emergency clause deleted
• 02/04/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (25-Y 15-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/05/03  House: Read first time
• 02/05/03  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/13/03  House: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  House: Committee substitute printed 030052556-H1
• 02/17/03  House: Read second time
• 02/18/03  House: Read third time
• 02/18/03  House: Committee substitute agreed to 030052556-H1
• 02/18/03  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 030052556-H1
• 02/18/03  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/03  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/20/03  Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (36-Y 2-N)
• 02/20/03  Senate: VOTE: STRIKE FROM CALENDAR (36-Y 2-N)