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2011 SESSION
SB 1010 Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement, postpones scheduled increase.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement. Postpones the scheduled increase, from $2,700 to $3,000, in the minimum amount of wages an employee must have earned in the two highest earnings quarters of his base period in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits. The increase will apply to claims filed on or after July 1, 2012; it is currently scheduled to apply to claims filed on or after July 3, 2011.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100583D pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1010ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100583D
- 01/11/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/17/11 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/11 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/11 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/08/11 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/11 House: Read second time
- 02/11/11 House: Read third time
- 02/11/11 House: Passed House (94-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N)
- 02/15/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/15/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1010ER)
- 02/15/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/01/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)