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SB 1518: Reemployment Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Pizzo

Reemployment Assistance; Defining and revising terms for purposes of the Reemployment Assistance Program Law; prohibiting the Department of Economic Opportunity from denying a person reemployment assistance solely on the basis of pregnancy; requiring that an alternative base period be used under certain circumstances when calculating wages in determining qualification for reemployment assistance benefits; revising the weekly benefit amounts an individual may receive; increasing the cap on the total benefit amount an individual is entitled to receive during a benefit year, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
    3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  • SB 1518, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2023 at 8:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1493 Reemployment Assistance Gantt Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    215.425 Extra compensation claims prohibited; bonuses; severance pay. Page 8 (pdf)
    443.036 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    443.041 Waiver of rights; fees; privileged communications. Page 19 (pdf)
    443.091 Benefit eligibility conditions. Page 2 (pdf)
    443.092 Page 5 (pdf)
    443.111 Payment of benefits. Page 5 (pdf)
    443.1116 Short-time compensation. Page 19 (pdf)
    443.1216 Employment. Page 9 (pdf)
    443.131 Contributions. Page 16 (pdf)

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