2011 House Bill 4394 / Public Act 281

Revise unemployment tax detail

Introduced in the House

March 8, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R-90)

To allow an employer who is being assessed higher unemployment insurance tax because an employee collected benefits to request a reassessment in cases where the employee also had other employers.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce

June 14, 2011

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 21, 2011

Substitute offered by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R-90)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Ananich (D-49)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4619, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4619 would to repeal the law passed a couple months before this this vote that reduced from 26 weeks to 20 weeks the maximum period a person is eligible for state unemployment benefits.

The amendment failed 46 to 63 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Townsend (D-26)

To tie-bar the bill to House Concurrent Resolution 5, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HCR 5 would urge Congress to extend the waiver on interest accrued on advances (loans) to the state for unemployment benefits.

The amendment failed by voice vote

June 22, 2011

Passed in the House 92 to 18 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 23, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development

Oct. 6, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 1, 2011

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 25 to 11 (details)

To allow an employer who is being assessed higher unemployment insurance tax because an employee collected benefits to request a reassessment in cases where the employee also had other employers.

Received in the House

Dec. 6, 2011

Dec. 7, 2011

Passed in the House 91 to 17 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 20, 2011