Relating to disqualification for unemployment insurance benefits; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Provides that individual may not be disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits for voluntarily leaving work, failing to apply for available suitable work or failing to accept suitable work, if individual or member of individual's immediate family was victim of conduct that, in determination of Director of Employment Department, more likely than not constitutes crime of intimidation, individual believes that individual or immediate family member could become victim of crime of intimidation ] such conduct or individual seeks to protect individual or immediate family member from crime of intimidation ] such conduct that individual reasonably believes will occur as a result of individual's continued employment or acceptance of work. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed May 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2019 · House Apr 18, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
May 16, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 24, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
upper
May 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Workforce.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Hernandez. Passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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