SB 924: Employment Security Act of 1980; modifying procedures for claims. Effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate version, incorporating amendments from the Senate Committee. The substantive policy content regarding employment security definitions and procedures remains largely unchanged, though formatting and page numbering were updated to reflect Senate floor procedures. The bill defines terms related to unemployment benefits, claim filing, and employer contributions under Oklahoma's Employment Security Act.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural transition from House to Senate floor version with committee amendments incorporated.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and bill sponsor information

Page headers and footers were reformatted to reflect Senate floor version numbering and committee amendment notation

DEFINITION

Added definitions for 'Client', 'Coemployer', 'Coemployment relationship', 'Commission', 'Commissioner', 'Continued claim series', 'Contributions', 'Covered employee', 'Digital portal filing', 'Earned tax rate', 'Electronic e-filing', and 'Eligibility period'

Modified definition of 'Eligibility period' to clarify weeks in extended benefit periods that begin after the benefit year ends

Enrolled (final version) → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitions from an enrolled Senate version to a House floor version, primarily involving formatting and structural changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core legislative content regarding the Employment Security Act definitions and amendments remains consistent between versions, with the main difference being the addition of page headers and committee amendment indicators in the House version.

TECHNICAL

Added page headers and formatting indicators (SB924 HFLR, BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments) to the House floor version

Reorganized bill header information to reflect House floor version with session details (1st Session of the 60th Legislature 2025)

Adjusted spacing and line breaks in definitions section for House floor formatting requirements

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MINOR

This bill updates the Oklahoma Employment Security Act by adding new definitions for modern employment practices, including digital portal filing and electronic e-filing, while renumbering existing definitions to accommodate these additions. The changes clarify how unemployment claims are processed through electronic systems and expand the statutory framework to include contemporary filing methods.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the Employment Security Act to include definitions for digital and electronic filing methods, ensuring the statute covers modern claim submission processes.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'Digital portal filing' and 'Electronic e-filing' to modernize the statute and include electronic claim submission methods.

Renumbered existing definitions sequentially to accommodate the new additions, shifting original definition numbers by two positions.

TECHNICAL

Updated formatting and page numbering from 'Introduced' version to 'Engrossed' version, reflecting legislative processing changes.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 6, 2025

MINOR

This bill transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled (final) version, making it ready for signature by the Governor. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the primary differences being formatting updates, page numbering adjustments, and the removal of 'Engrossed' designation in favor of 'Enrolled' status. No new definitions, eligibility criteria, funding amounts, or effective dates were added or modified.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'ENROLLED SENATE' indicating the bill has completed all legislative stages and is in its final form ready for executive action.

Page numbering and formatting were adjusted throughout the document to reflect the Enrolled version's final pagination structure.

Removed 'Engrossed' designation and associated markup indicators that are no longer needed in the final enrolled version of the bill.

Employment Security Act of 1980; modifying procedures for claims. Effective date.

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