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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 937

The amount of benefits received under the unemployment insurance law. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Apr 15, 2022. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 31, 2022

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 57 to 35

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 19 to 14

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Apr 15, 2022.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2022: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes this session

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill changes the maximum number of weeks of regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits payable to an eligible claimant who is totally unemployed to an amount that varies depending upon the seasonally adjusted statewide average unemployment rate for the first or third calendar quarter immediately preceding the beginning of the claimant's benefit year.

Currently, the maximum number of weeks of regular UI benefits payable to an eligible claimant who is totally unemployed and who earns sufficient wages to qualify for those benefits is fixed at 26 weeks.

Read the full summary

AB937,2,69 Under the bill, the maximum number of weeks for claimants whose benefit years begin during the first half of a given year is based upon the unemployment rate for the third quarter of the preceding year, and the maximum number of weeks for claimants whose benefit years begin during the second half of a given year is based upon the unemployment rate for the first quarter of that year. Once a claimant begins a benefit year, the claimant's maximum number of weeks of regular benefits is fixed for that benefit year. Because the maximum number of weeks of state supplemental benefits payable to a claimant is calculated in part based upon the maximum number of weeks of regular benefits payable to a claimant, the change also affects the maximum number of weeks of state supplemental benefits payable to a claimant. Under the bill, the maximum number of weeks of regular benefits for total unemployment is determined as follows:

- See PDF for table

Who's behind it

30 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 30 are Republicans.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 36 names

Authors (30)

Signed on in support (6)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 5 · Feb 11, 2022

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 7, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 58 to 34 · Feb 17, 2022

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 34”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 57 to 35 · Feb 17, 2022 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 95 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (57)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 18, 2022

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 19 to 14 · Feb 22, 2022

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 17, 2022

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Apr 15, 2022

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Apr 13, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate passed it too, 19 to 14.

  5. Feb 18, 2022

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

  6. Feb 18, 2022

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 17, 2022

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 17, 2022

    The Assembly passed it, 57 to 35.

  9. Feb 11, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Feb 11, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 5.

  11. Feb 10, 2022

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Feb 8, 2022

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Feb 3, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  14. Jan 31, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

  15. Jan 31, 2022

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 31, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Vorpagel, Wittke, Allen, Armstrong, August, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, James, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Penterman, Petersen, Plumer, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Steffen, Tusler, Zimmerman and Born; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Bernier, Felzkowski, Marklein and Stroebel

  2. Jan 31, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Feb 3, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Murphy added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 11, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 7, Noes 5

  8. Feb 11, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-17-2022 by Committee on Rules

  10. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Shankland, Andraca, Drake, Spreitzer, Subeck, Neubauer, Hong, Emerson, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Billings, Goyke, Doyle, Hesselbein, Conley, Vining, S. Rodriguez, McGuire, Baldeh, Shelton, Considine, Stubbs, Brostoff, Snodgrass, Bowen, Hebl, Vruwink, Pope, Riemer and Haywood

  12. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 34

  13. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 35, Paired 4

  16. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

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

  21. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  25. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  26. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Mar 1, 2022 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  29. Mar 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-1-2022

  30. Apr 13, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-13-2022

  31. Apr 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-15-2022

  32. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

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

  33. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

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

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Veto override

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

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