Date: 02/18/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-178

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-178 to the CommitteePASS



08:17 PM -- Senate Bill 09-178

Senator Heath presented Senate Bill 09-178. The bill requires the director of the Division of Employment and Training in the Department of Labor and Employment to waive the requirement for employees attached to regular jobs to register for work and report to an employment office as a condition of being eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits for a period of 26 weeks. The bill pertains to claimants who are unemployed due to a temporary lack of work from their most recent employer, but who anticipate returning to work with that employer. Senator Heath explained the bill.

The following individual testified:

08:20 PM -- Jeff Clayton, representing the Department of Labor and Employment, came to the table to answer a question from Senator Scheffel. He testified regarding the bill.
BILL:SB09-178
TIME: 08:22:54 PM
MOVED:Heath
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-178 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Foster
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Mitchell
Yes
Scheffel
Yes
Tochtrop
Yes
Heath
Yes
Veiga
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS