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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 212

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Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)

Fraud Unemployment insurance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if a claimant for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits

conceals any material fact relating to his or her eligibility for benefits or conceals any

of his or her wages or hours worked (act of concealment), the claimant is ineligible

for benefits in an amount ranging from to two to eight times the claimant's weekly

benefit rate, depending on the number of acts of concealment committed, for each

single act of concealment, and is liable for an additional penalty. This bill provides

that, in addition to being ineligible for benefits and liable for penalties, a claimant

who commits an act of concealment is ineligible for UI benefits for a period of seven

years if he or she commits another act of concealment with respect to a subsequent

benefit year.

In addition, under current law, if any person makes a false statement or

representation in order to obtain UI benefits in the name of another person (act of

impersonation), the person may be required to repay the amount of benefits obtained

and also pay an administrative assessment. This bill provides that, in addition to

being required to repay those UI benefits and pay an administrative assessment, an

individual who commits an act of impersonation is ineligible for UI benefits for a

period of seven years if the individual commits another, distinct act of impersonation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Heaton (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tranel (R)

7 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Gudex (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 5

Passed 9–5 Oct 8, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Oct 8, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 5

Passed 9–5 Oct 8, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 36

Passed 61–36 Nov 3, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 34

Passed 63–34 Nov 3, 2015 official source full page

Aye · 63

Not voting · 2

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Public Works, and Military Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 6, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 19, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kerkman, Jacque, Allen, Brandtjen, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Jagler, Jarchow, Kapenga, Kitchens, Knodl, Knudson, Kremer, Kulp, T. Larson, Macco, Murphy, A. Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Steffen and Tranel; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Gudex, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Wanggaard and Marklein

  2. May 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Jun 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  6. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  7. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  8. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representative Goyke

  9. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Kerkman

  10. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Kerkman

  11. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Spreitzer

  12. Sep 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  13. Oct 7, 2015 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 4)

  14. Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 5

  15. Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  16. Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 5

  17. Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  18. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2015 by Committee on Rules

  19. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Jorgensen and Zamarripa

  21. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 36

  22. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 4 adopted

  23. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 adopted

  24. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 34

  27. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Nov 4, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  29. Nov 12, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Labor and Government Reform

  30. Dec 22, 2015 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Labor and Government Reform and rereferred to committee on Workforce Development, Public Works, and Military Affairs pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  31. Jan 4, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Lassa

  32. Jan 4, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Lassa

  33. Jan 4, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator Lassa

  34. Jan 4, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 offered by Senator Lassa

  35. Jan 5, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  36. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Public Works, and Military Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  37. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  38. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  39. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1