H.B. No. 0237

Unemployment insurance-worker misconduct.

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Reeder, Kasperik and Stubson and Senator(s) Perkins

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance; defining misconduct connected with work for purposes of the Wyoming Employment Security Law Act; and providing for an effective date.

1/24/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/25/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/28/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/1/2013    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Greene, Harvey, Kasperik, Larsen, Throne and Wilson

Nays:  Representative(s) Barlow, Coleman and Filer

Ayes 6 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/1/2013    H Placed on General File

HB0237HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           Delete "to" insert "with".

Page 1-line 3           Delete line through "benefits;" insert "the Wyoming Employment Security Law Act;".

Page 1-line 8           Delete "27‑3‑311(f)" insert "27‑3‑102(a) by creating a new paragraph (xxii) and renumbering (xxii) as (xxiii)".

Page 1-lines 10 through 16    Delete entirely and insert:

"27‑3‑102.  Definitions generally.

(a)  As used in this act:

(xxii)  "Misconduct connected with work" means conduct rising above mere negligence or incompetence that is intentionally, willfully or wantonly against the policies, rules or interests of the employer;

(xxii)(xxiii)  "This act" means W.S. 27‑3‑101 through 27‑3‑706.". 

Page 2-lines 1 through 9      Delete entirely.  HARVEY, CHAIRMAN

2/4/2013    H Passed CoW

HB0237H2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-lines 10 through 16    In the standing committee amendment (HB0237HS001/A) to these lines, delete entirely paragraph (xxii) created by that amendment and insert:

"(xxii)  "Misconduct connected with work" means an act of an employee which indicates a disregard of the employer's interests or the commonly accepted duties, obligations and responsibilities of an employee;".  BROWN, LUBNAU

2/5/2013    H Passed 2nd Reading

HB0237H3001/ADOPTED

Delete the Brown et al. second reading amendment (HB0237H2001/A) entirely. Further amend as follows:

Page 1-lines 10 through 16    In the standing committee amendment (HB0237HS001/A) to these lines, delete entirely paragraph (xxii) created by that amendment and insert:

"(xxii)  "Misconduct connected with work" means an act of an employee which indicates a disregard of the employer's interests or the commonly accepted duties, obligations and responsibilities of an employee. "Misconduct connected with work" does not include ordinary negligence in isolated instances or good faith errors;".  CONNOLLY, BROWN

2/6/2013    H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Excused:  Representative(s) Byrd, Gingery and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 57 Nays 0 Excused 3 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/7/2013    S Received for Introduction

2/7/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S07

2/19/2013   S07 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Hines, Johnson and Nutting

Excused:  Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 4 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/19/2013   S Placed on General File

2/21/2013   S Passed CoW

HB0237S2001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-lines 5 and 6    Delete.  SCOTT

2/22/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

HB0237S3001/FAILED      (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Scott Second Reading Amendment (HB0237S2001/AE) entirely.  CASE

2/25/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Burns, Case, Craft, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Nicholas, P.

Ayes 17 Nays 12 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2013   H Received for Concurrence

2/26/2013   H Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Davison, Eklund, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis, Walters, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Connolly, Esquibel, K., Filer and Throne

Excused:  Representative(s) Miller and Watt

Ayes 54 Nays 4 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/2013   Assigned Number HEA No. 0107

2/26/2013   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0107

2/27/2013   S President Signed HEA No. 0107

3/14/2013   Governor Vetoed HEA No. 0107