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CS/CS/HB 1289: Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; Abbott

Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility; Revises circumstances under which Department of Commerce disqualifies claimants from benefits; requires department to verify claimants' identities before paying benefits; requires department to cross-check information; requires department to maintain web page & e-mail address for specified purpose & to notify employers each year of web page & e-mail address; requires department's job-matching information system to contain certain elements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2024 House • Filed
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/13/2024 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    2/2/2024 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
    2/6/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/7/2024 House • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/9/2024 House • Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    2/13/2024 House • Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    2/20/2024 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    2/22/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
    2/26/2024 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    2/27/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/8/2024 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 1289, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2024 at 5:19 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1260 Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    443.101 Disqualification for benefits. Page 2 (pdf)
    443.1112 Page 4 (pdf)
    445.011 Consumer-first workforce system. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1289, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/6/2024 at 5:18 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1260 Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    581683 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Abbott 2/21/2024
    9:08 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/22/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    443.101 Disqualification for benefits. Page 2 (pdf)
    443.1112 Page 4 (pdf)
    445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 1289, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2024 at 11:29 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1260 Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility Trumbull Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    743239 - Amendment
    Remove lines 35-364 and insert:
    Abbott 2/5/2024
    4:09 PM
    Adopted
    2/6/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    443.091 Benefit eligibility conditions. Page 2 (pdf)
    443.101 Disqualification for benefits. Page 9 (pdf)
    443.1112 Page 11 (pdf)
    443.121 Employing units affected. Page 13 (pdf)
    443.151 Procedure concerning claims. Page 15 (pdf)
    445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Page 15 (pdf)

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