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HB 207: Reemployment Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Eskamani ; Diamond ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington ; Bartleman ; Casello ; Daley ; Driskell ; Hinson ; Joseph ; Learned ; McCurdy ; Morales ; Rayner ; Robinson, F. ; Slosberg ; Smith, C. ; Tant ; Woodson

Reemployment Assistance; Creates Reemployment Assistance Ombudsman Office within DEO; specifies that unemployment commences on date of unemployment; prohibits otherwise eligible individuals from being deemed ineligible for benefits solely because they seek, apply for, or are willing to accept only part-time work; revises eligibility requirements for receiving reemployment assistance benefits; suspends work requirements, work availability, & work search requirements during declared state of emergency & thereafter; removes provisions disqualifying individuals for benefits as result of drug use; revises minimum & maximum weekly benefit amounts & duration of benefits; revises eligibility requirements & cap for short-time compensation benefits.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
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Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2021	House	• Filed
1/22/2021	House	• Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee; Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
3/2/2021	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
4/30/2021	House	• Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
S 592	Reemployment Assistance	Powell	Identical	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
H 1617	Public Emergencies and Assistance	Jenne, Learned	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 72 (Ch. 2021-1), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41)
S 466	Reemployment Assistance	Bracy	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 644	Reemployment Assistance	Taddeo	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 910	Unemployment Compensation	Stewart	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
S 1906 (e1)	Reemployment Assistance	Brodeur	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25)
S 1996	Unemployment Compensation	Pizzo	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Commerce and Tourism

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
215.425	Extra compensation claims prohibited; bonuses; severance pay.	Page 66 (pdf)
443.013		Page 5 (pdf)
443.036	Definitions.	Page 6 (pdf)
443.041	Waiver of rights; fees; privileged communications.	Page 64 (pdf)
443.091	Benefit eligibility conditions.	Page 8 (pdf)
443.101	Disqualification for benefits.	Page 14 (pdf)
443.111	Payment of benefits.	Page 26 (pdf)
443.1115	Extended benefits.	Page 64 (pdf)
443.1116	Short-time compensation.	Page 31 (pdf), Page 68 (pdf)
443.121	Employing units affected.	Page 67 (pdf)
443.1215	Employers.	Page 66 (pdf)
443.1216	Employment.	Page 34 (pdf)
443.1217	Wages.	Page 45 (pdf)
443.131	Contributions.	Page 47 (pdf)
443.141	Collection of contributions and reimbursements.	Page 61 (pdf)
443.151	Procedure concerning claims.	Page 62 (pdf)

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