S.F. No. 0073

Unemployment insurance-federal compliance.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to unemployment compensation; providing that an employer's account shall not be relieved of benefit charges for an erroneous payment caused by the employer's failure to provide requested information as specified; providing definitions; amending the penalty assessment on fraudulently received benefits; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/4/2013    Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    S Received for Introduction

1/8/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/9/2013    S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Craft, Nutting, Peterson and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/9/2013    S Placed on General File

 

SF0073SS001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 19          Strike "this".

Page 3-line 20          Strike "subsection" insert "the initial penalty and all of the additional penalties".

Page 4-line 1           Delete "this subsection" insert "the initial penalty".

Page 5-line 2           Delete "such"; delete "year" insert "four (4) most recent completed calendar quarters".

Page 5-line 7           After "within" delete balance of line and insert "fifteen (15) days after a notice or request is mailed to the address of record of the employer or employer's agent".

Page 5-line 8           Delete.

Page 5-line 9           Delete "request for information".

Page 5-line 10          After "writing" insert "or by electronic communication".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

1/10/2013   S Passed CoW

1/11/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/14/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/16/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/24/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/7/2013    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2013    H Placed on General File

 

SF0073HS001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 10          Delete "mailed" insert "sent by United States mail or electronically".

Page 5-line 12          Delete "or by electronic communication" insert "by United States mail or electronically".  HARVEY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/14/2013   H Passed CoW

 

SF0073H2001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-line 18          After "request" insert ", sent by certified United States mail or by electronic mail with electronic notification of receipt,".

Page 5-line 9           Delete "fifteen (15)" insert "thirty (30)".

Page 5-line 10          Delete the standing committee amendment (SF0073HS001/AE) to this line; delete "mailed" insert "sent by certified United States mail or by electronic mail with electronic notification of receipt".

Page 5-line 12          Delete the standing committee amendment (SF0073HS001/AE) to this line; delete "or by electronic communication" insert "by certified United States mail or by electronic mail with electronic notification of receipt".

Page 5-line 13          Delete "when the department receives" insert "within five (5) days of the department receiving the".  COLEMAN, BARLOW, LARSEN

 

2/15/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/19/2013   H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 7-3

 

SF0073H3001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Coleman, et al., second reading amendment (SF0073H2001/AE) entirely.

Further amend the engrossed copy as follows:

Page 4-line 18          After "request" insert ", sent by United States mail or by electronic mail,".

Page 5-line 1           After "subsection." delete balance of the line.

Page 5-lines 2 through 6      Delete entirely.

Page 5-line 10          Delete the standing committee amendment (SF0073HS001/AE) to this line; delete "mailed" insert "sent by United States mail or by electronic mail".

Page 5-line 11          After "agent." delete balance of the line and insert "The department shall acknowledge receipt of the requested information within fifteen (15) days, if requested by the employer or the employer's agent.  Acknowledgment shall be by United States mail or electronic mail.".

Page 5-lines 12 through 15    Delete entirely, including the  standing committee amendment (SF0073HS001/AE) to these lines.   COLEMAN, BARLOW, LARSEN

 

2/20/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Kroeker

Excused:  Representative(s) Halverson, McKim and Sommers

Ayes 56    Nays 1    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2013   S Received for Concurrence

2/21/2013   S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02

Ayes 29    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2013   Assigned Number SEA No. 0051

2/22/2013   S President Signed SEA No. 0051

2/22/2013   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0051

3/13/2013   Governor Signed SEA No. 0051

3/13/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0133  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013