Excluding certain temporary employment by governmental entities from eligibility for unemployment insurance and including applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill excludes employment by a governmental entity for a period of 120 days or less, if such period is determined by the employer prior to commencement of employment and agreed to by the individual prior to commencement of employment, from the definition of “employment” for purposes of unemployment insurance under Code chapter 96. Individuals so employed would be ineligible for unemployment compensation upon the conclusion of the period of unemployment. “Governmental entity” is defined under current law as a state, a state instrumentality, a political subdivision or an instrumentality of a political subdivision, or a combination of one or more of the preceding entities. The bill applies to any new claim of unemployment benefits with an effective date on or after July 7, 2019.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named February 25, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Rep. Phil Thompson R
• Rep. Timi Brown-Powers DEmail
• Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa R

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