Waives pandemic unemployment assistance repayments under certain circumstances
Summary
Waives Unemployment Pandemic Benefits repayments in whole or in part if the payment of such pandemic unemployment assistance was without fault on the part of the claimant and such repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 19, 2021
Last action May 2, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2021
How they voted
62–0
Passed
Total votes 62
May 11, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 2, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6244B
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
May 11, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6244A
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
Co
Alexis Weik
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
DJ
Diane J. Savino
DDemocratic
Co
Edward A. Rath III
RRepublican
Co
ER
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
DDemocratic
Co
FA
Fred Akshar
RRepublican
Co
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
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