2009 House Bill 4786 (Expand unemployment benefits to get “stimulus” money )

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Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on April 2, 2009, to grant unemployment benefits to unemployed individuals who are seeking only part-time work. House Bill 4785 would provide extended benefits to individuals who exhaust regular benefits and are enrolled in an government job training program. Enactment of these provisions would enable the state to receive $138.9 million in one-time federal “stimulus” money, but it potentially would impose an annual unemployment assessment (tax) increase of $69.7 million on Michigan employers.
- Referred to the House Labor Committee on April 2, 2009.
  - Reported in the House on May 6, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on May 6, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on May 6, 2009.
Passed in the House (68 to 39) on May 6, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on May 7, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on May 7, 2009.
  - Motion by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas, III (D) on June 24, 2009, to discharge the Committee on Commerce and Tourism from further consideration of the bill and move it directly to the House floor for immediate consideration and debate. The motion failed in the Senate by voice vote on June 24, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4786 (Expand unemployment benefits to get “stimulus” money ) [by macdaily on June 5, 2009]

To All Those Who Voted Against Us Unemployed "WE WILL REMEMBER YOU!"

Look out for the biggest backlash on the Republican Party! Taking care of those that lost they jobs and retraining our workers should be the highest concerned for both parties! Getting people retrained and back to work to pay taxes benefits everyone, Unemployment continue to melt down the economy of this state. Wake up in Lansing, We the People are MAD AS HELL! We will not think twice about throwing all of you out onto the streets. What do you idoits expect people to do to support their families and feed themselves. I hear a change coming in America, and both parties could be laid off forever, we are looking for action, not the usual bullshit. We need to cut the budget, no doubt, but the people come first and foremost! Maybe we need to cut the number of people in the house, senate and state government by half! Sound like a good ideal, does anyone want to help come up with a proposial to put on the state budget! [:)]

Jon Wanner

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2) 2009 House Bill 4786 (Expand unemployment benefits to get “stimulus” money ) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the House on April 2, 2009, to grant unemployment benefits to unemployed individuals who are seeking only part-time work. House Bill 4785 would provide extended benefits to individuals who exhaust regular benefits and are enrolled in an government job training program. Enactment of these provisions would enable the state to receive $138.9 million in one-time federal “stimulus” money, but it potentially would impose an annual unemployment assessment (tax) increase of $69.7 million on Michigan employers

The vote was 68 in favor, 39 opposed and 3 not voting

(House Roll Call 217 at House Journal 0)

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