AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - BENEFITS (Increases the maximum weekly unemployment benefit rate to the higher of fifty-seven and one-half percent (57.5%) of the average weekly wages paid to workers in the prior calendar year or six hundred sixteen dollars ($616) per week.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2017
Last action Jun 14, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 14, 2017
Committee
06/14/2017 Referred to House Finance
legislature
Jun 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 12, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 4, 2017
Committee
04/04/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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