Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility
Summary
Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility; Revises circumstances under which COM disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; requires department to verify claimants' identities before paying benefits & to cross-check certain information to verify claimants' eligibility; requires department to maintain web page for specified purpose & to notify employers each year of web page.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 15, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
82–31
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 118
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic34
91% Nay
R
Republican84
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 31
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Amendment 932503 ruled out of order
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Commerce Committee
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Nov 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
lower
Oct 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shane Abbott
RRepublican
Co
Danny Nix
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
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