2011 Senate Bill 484

House Roll Call 593: Passed

To authorize a state unemployment “obligation assessment” imposed on all employers to service the debt incurred through state borrowing to pay off some $3.2 billion owed to the federal government for unemployment benefits paid to residents over the past several years. Senate Bill 483 authorizes the borrowing ("bond sales").

64 Yeas / 44 Nays
Republican (62 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (2 Yeas / 44 Nays)