Introduced
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To establish that all fines, civil penalties, and interest proposed in Senate Bill 171’s ban on “SUTA dumping” would be deposited in the state Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Referred to the Committee on Employment Relations, Training, and Safety
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To break the tie-bars to House bills, and instead tie-bar the bill to identical Senate bills. This involves no substantive change but makes the legislative package "bi-cameral".
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To increase by $30 the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit. See Ward motion.
Consideration postponed
Motion
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To challenge a whether an amendment by Rep. Barbara Farrah is germane (meaning is it relevent to the bill). The amendment proposes using the fines and fees proposed by the bill to pay for a $30 increase in the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit, which is now $362 per week (see House Bill 5763 of 2002), if the state unemployment rate is above five percent. A yes vote would allow the amendment to go forward, and a no vote would kill it.
The motion passed 58 to 48 (details)
Amendment offered
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To allow unemployment insurance benefits for an individual who leaves a job due to domestic violence.
Consideration postponed
Motion
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To challenge a whether an amendment by Rep. Alma Smith is germane (meaning is it relevent to the bill). The amendment proposes using the fines and fees proposed by the bill to pay for unemployment insurance benefits for those who leave a job due to domestic violence. A yes vote would allow the amendment to go forward, and a no vote would kill it.
The motion passed 58 to 48 (details)
Amendment offered
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To allow a full-time armed forces member’s spouse who quits a job due to military duty reassignment to still qualify for unemployment benefits. Ordinarily, if a person quits a job he or she is not eligible for unemployment benefits.
Consideration postponed
Motion
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To challenge a whether an amendment by Rep. Dudley Spade is germane (meaning is it relevent to the bill). A yes vote would allow the amendment to go forward, and a no vote would kill it.
The motion passed 58 to 48 (details)
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar the bill to <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-4463">House Bill 4463</a>, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. House Bill 4463 would increase unemployment benefit payments to those who qualify for less than the maximum benefit.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)
To establish that all fines, civil penalties, and interest proposed in Senate Bill 171’s ban on “SUTA dumping” would be deposited in the state Unemployment Compensation Fund.
