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HB 1493: Reemployment Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Gantt

Reemployment Assistance; Defines "alternative base period" & revising definition of term "high quarter" for purposes of Reemployment Assistance Program; revises requirements for reemployment assistance benefits eligibility; prohibits DEO from denying person reemployment assistance on basis of pregnancy; requires alternative base period to be used when calculating wages in determining qualification for reemployment assistance benefits; requires DEO to contact individual's employer if certain wage information is unavailable; revises weekly benefit amounts; increases caps on total benefit amounts; increases duration of benefits.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2023 House • Filed
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
5/5/2023 House • Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee