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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 243

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Relating to: a study regarding offering mobility grants for unemployment insurance claimants. (FE)

Unemployment insurance Workforce development, department of

  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

This bill requires the Department of Workforce Development to allocate

$50,000 for the purpose of conducting a study regarding the feasibility of

establishing a program, using a social impact bond model, to assist claimants for

unemployment insurance benefits by offering them mobility grants to relocate to

areas with more favorable employment opportunities.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Gannon (R) , Katsma (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Macco (R) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2

Passed 6–2 Apr 25, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

Passed 62–35 May 10, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 84–13 May 10, 2017 official source full page

Aye · 84

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. Apr 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Gannon, Fields, Kitchens, R. Brooks, Tusler, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Macco, Schraa, Steffen, Weatherston, Snyder, Krug, Ballweg, Thiesfeldt, Crowley, Sinicki, Ripp, Petryk and Katsma

  2. Apr 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Apr 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  7. Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. May 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 by Committee on Rules

  9. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  10. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 84, Noes 13

  13. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Subeck, Barca and Kolste

  16. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1