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Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 10, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 26, 202089–7
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateJune 10, 202049–1
- Done: To the GovernorJune 24, 2020
- Done: Signed into lawJune 25, 2020
HF 2363 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2363, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2363 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill provides that a landscaping contributory employer, as defined by the department of workforce development by rule, which is newly subject to unemployment insurance shall pay contributions at the rate specified in the 21st benefit ratio rank until the end of the calendar year in which the employer’s account has been chargeable with benefits for consecutive calendar quarters.
House subcommittee
Named January 29, 2020. Meeting: Thursday, February 6 · 9:30 AM · House Lounge.
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Fiscal note
AI summary This bill requires landscaping employers to pay into the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund at the same rate as construction employers. It is estimated that this change will increase contributions to the Trust Fund by approximately $683,000 annually.2
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Description
House File 2363 relates to unemployment insurance under Iowa Code chapter 96 and provides that effective July 1, 2020, landscaping employers will contribute to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund at the same rate as construction employers.
Background
Under current law there are two rates for new employers. New construction employers are placed in the highest rank, Benefit Ratio Rank 21, of the Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate Table, with a current tax rate of 7.5% of payroll. New nonconstruction employers are placed in Benefit Ratio Rank 12, with a current tax rate of 0.6% or 1.0% of payroll, whichever is higher.
Assumption
New landscaping employers will have approximately $10.5 million in total annual payroll.
Fiscal Impact
Requiring landscaping employers to contribute to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund at the same rate as construction employers is estimated to increase contributions to the Trust Fund by approximately $683,000 annually.
Source
- Iowa Department of Workforce Development
The estimate held steady
3- Final Fiscal Note – Unemployment Insurance Program, Landscaping Contributory Employer · June 25, 2020 · $683,000
- Unemployment Insurance Program, Landscaping Contributory Employer · February 19, 2020 · $683,000
- Unemployment Insurance Program, Landscaping Contributory Employer · February 17, 2020 · $683,000
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