HB 191: Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility
GENERAL BILL by Abbott
Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility; Revises circumstances under which COM disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; requires department to verify claimants' identities before paying benefits & to cross-check certain information to verify claimants' eligibility; requires department to maintain web page for specified purpose & to notify employers each year of web page.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 12/11/2025 House - Bill released to House Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 12/11/2025 House - Bill released to House Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/15/2025 House • Filed
10/21/2025 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
11/10/2025 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
11/18/2025 House • Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
12/4/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
12/11/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
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HB 191, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/15/2025 at 5:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 11/18/2025 (pdf)
Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 12/11/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 216 Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility McClain Similar Last Action: 12/11/2025 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 443.101 Disqualification for benefits. Page 1 (pdf) 443.1112 Page 4 (pdf)