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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 336

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Relating to: participation in federal unemployment benefit programs and work search requirements for unemployment insurance. (FE)

Federal aid Governor Unemployment insurance Workforce development department of

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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 does all of the following:

1. Requires the governor and the secretary of workforce development to

terminate this state's participation in federal programs that provide or supplement

unemployment benefits to workers in this state. These programs include a) the

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which provides a benefit to

certain workers not otherwise eligible for regular unemployment insurance (UI)

benefits, b) the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)

program, which provides additional weeks of UI benefit payments beyond the

normal 26 weeks available under state law, and c) the Federal Pandemic

Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) and Mixed Earner Unemployment

Compensation (MEUC) programs, which provide an additional dollar benefit on top

of regular UI benefits, PEUC benefits, PUA benefits, and work-share benefits. The

bill requires that the termination be effective beginning with the earliest week that

the agreements can be terminated.

2. Prohibits DWD from waiving the work search requirement for any reason

that is related to COVID-19 or the the COVID-19 pandemic or a public health

emergency that is in response to or otherwise related to COVID-19.

Under current law, a claimant for UI benefits is generally required to search for

work each week in order to remain eligible, but the Department of Workforce

Development is required to waive these requirements under certain circumstances.

Under current law, DWD has limited rule-making authority to modify the

availability of waivers or establish additional waivers if necessary to comply with a

requirement under federal law or if specifically allowed under federal law.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kurtz (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Spiros (R) , Steineke (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vos (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

20 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Bradley (R) , Brooks (R) , Darling (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Jagler (R) , Kapenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Skowronski (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wimberger (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 7, Noes 3

Passed 7–3 Jun 3, 2021 official source full page

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

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 60–37 Jun 9, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 60

Not voting · 1

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 60–37 Jun 9, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 60

Not voting · 1

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 9, 2021 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 20–12 Jun 9, 2021 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: PASS NOTWITHSTANDING OBJECTIONS OF GOVERNOR

Passed 59–37 Jul 27, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 59

Not voting · 3

Full history

  1. May 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vos, Callahan, Allen, Armstrong, August, Born, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Neylon, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Spiros, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Feyen, Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Darling, Felzkowski, Jagler, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Nass, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger

  2. May 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. May 24, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Brooks added as a coauthor

  4. May 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Oldenburg added as a coauthor

  5. May 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  9. Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 by Committee on Rules

  11. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  12. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Doyle, S. Rodriguez, Vining, Conley, Hesselbein, Hintz, Vruwink, Andraca, Snodgrass, Shelton, Emerson, Haywood, Shankland, Bowen, Billings, Riemer, Pope, Considine, Subeck, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Anderson, L. Myers, Cabrera, Brostoff, Baldeh, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Hong, B. Meyers and Milroy

  14. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  15. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  16. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 60, Noes 37

  17. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 37

  20. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 6-9-2021

  25. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  29. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Jun 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-11-2021

  32. Jun 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-23-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  33. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 6-29-2021

  34. Jul 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  35. Jul 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 7-27-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  36. Jul 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Refused to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, Ayes 59, Noes 37

  37. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  38. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82