2017 House Bill 5171 ↩

House Roll Call 387: Passed

To revise rules and procedures used by the state’s unemployment insurance program to address the problem of impostors claiming and getting benefits. This bill would prohibit the agency in charge from trying take back benefits that were improperly paid to a person even whose income for the previous six months was less than 150 percent of the poverty rate, even if the person was at fault. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5165 to 5172.