2006 House Bill 6424

Increase unemployment insurance benefits

Introduced in the House

Sept. 6, 2006

Introduced by Rep. John Espinoza (D-83)

To increase the maximum length of time an individual may receive unemployment insurance benefits, from 26 weeks in a year to 39 weeks when the state unemployment rate exceeds 5 percent (which it has for the past several years).

Referred to the Committee on Employment Relations, Training, and Safety