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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 772

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Relating to: methods of filing for claims for unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)

Telephone Tenure Unemployment insurance Workforce development, department of Youth

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 allow claims for

unemployment insurance benefits to be filed by telephone.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Vinehout (D)

15 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Hebl (D) , Mursau (R) , Pope (D) , Pronschinske (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wachs (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vinehout, Bewley, Erpenbach, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Risser, Hansen and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Hebl, Vruwink, Pope, Berceau, Wachs, Mursau, Crowley, Fields, Spreitzer, Subeck, Shankland, C. Taylor, Pronschinske and Sargent

  2. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

  3. Feb 27, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1