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SB 216: Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility

GENERAL BILL by McClain

Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility; Citing this act as the “Promoting Work, Deterring Fraud Act of 2026”; revising circumstances under which the Department of Commerce disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to verify claimants’ identities before paying benefits; providing duties of the department, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/2/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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
10/16/2025 Senate • Filed
11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
12/1/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/10/25, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
12/10/2025 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
12/11/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/16/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
1/21/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 9 NAYS 5
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/2/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building