SB 216: Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility
GENERAL BILL by McClain
Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility; Citing this act as the “Promoting Work, Deterring Fraud Act of 2026”; revising circumstances under which the Department of Commerce disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to verify claimants’ identities before paying benefits; providing duties of the department, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 12/11/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 12/11/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/16/2025 Senate • Filed
11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
12/1/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/10/25, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
12/10/2025 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
12/11/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
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SB 216, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/16/2025 at 8:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 12/9/2025 (pdf)
Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 12/11/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 191 Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility Abbott Similar Last Action: 12/11/2025 H Bill released to House Calendar 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 12/10/2025 11:30 AM Commerce and Tourism 6 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 443.101 Disqualification for benefits. Page 1 (pdf) 443.1112 Page 3 (pdf)