Senate Bill 378
Work search requirements for unemployment insurance and the suspension of a rule of the Department of Workforce Development
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 25, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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. DWD has, by emergency rule, waived the work search requirement for all claimants to respond to the spread of COVID-19.
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This bill 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.
The bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (f), stats., in support of the action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending DWD emergency rule 2106 on May 19, 2021. The suspended emergency rule provided for a waiver of the work search requirement and addressed provisions governing claimants being able to work and available for work in order to claim UI benefits.
Who's behind it
The official record doesn't name its authors.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 30, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.
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Jun 28, 2021
“Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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May 25, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.
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May 25, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 25, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
- May 25, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform
- Jun 28, 2021 · Senate
Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26 (2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes
- Jun 28, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 28, 2021 · Senate
Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes
- Jun 29, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-30-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 30, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 30, 2021 · Senate
Referred to committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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