SF 481: Concerning unemployment benefits and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill relates to unemployment benefits. The bill strikes language providing that an eligible individual’s maximum weekly benefit amount varies with the number of the individual’s dependents. The bill instead provides that an individual with dependents will have a weekly benefit amount of 1/22 the individual’s highest gross quarterly salary during the individual’s base period, subject to a maximum of percent of the statewide average weekly wage. The bill provides that the maximum weekly benefit amount for unemployment benefits shall be rounded to the upper multiple of $1, rather than the lower multiple as provided under current law.

Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2023

• Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Todd E. Taylor (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 11 against

For: Opportunity Solutions Project

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Area Religious Council; Heavy Highway Contractors Association; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Building and Construction Trades; Iowa State Education Association; Laborers International Union of North America; North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters; Plumbers and Steam Fitters Local 33

In plain words

1. February 15, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee · as SSB 1159
2. February 17, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Driscoll, Taylor and T · as SSB 1159
3. February 21, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1159
4. March 2, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
5. March 2, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
6. March 2, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 481 · as SSB 1159
7. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Workforce committee