Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
This Wisconsin bill modifies the state's unemployment insurance law to improve how the department handles job search verification and fraud prevention. It allows employers to report when a job seeker declines offers, fails to attend interviews, or cannot perform available work, requiring the department to investigate these reports to determine eligibility. The legislation also establishes a legal presumption that anyone using a claimant's security credentials is acting on their behalf, while making the claimant responsible for protecting their login information and liable for benefits paid to unauthorized users. Additionally, the bill mandates that the department submit an annual report to the legislature detailing its efforts to detect and prosecute unemployment insurance fraud.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Assembly Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Vetoed
Aug 2023
Introduced Apr 7, 2023
Vetoed Aug 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly Apr 25, 2023
How they voted
22–11
Passed
Total votes 33
Jun 7, 2023
D
Democratic10
100% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Aug 4, 2023
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-4-2023
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 11
upper
Jun 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 4, Noes 2
upper
May 2, 2023
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 35
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 4-25-2023 by Committee on Rules
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 10, Noes 5
lower
Apr 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Plumer, Moses, Penterman, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Knodl, Magnafici, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Petersen, Petryk, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Snyder, Sortwell and Steffen;
cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Marklein, Nass and Stroebel
lower
28 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Dallman
RRepublican
P
Amanda Nedweski
RRepublican
P
Amy Binsfeld
RRepublican
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Clint Moses
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
David Steffen
RRepublican
P
Donna Rozar
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Gae Magnafici
RRepublican
P
Gus Gustafson
RRepublican
P
James Edming
RRepublican
P
Janel Brandtjen
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Jon Plumer
RRepublican
P
Kevin Petersen
RRepublican
P
Nik Rettinger
RRepublican
P
Pat Snyder
RRepublican
P
Peter Schmidt
RRepublican
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Rob Brooks
RRepublican
P
Shae Sortwell
RRepublican
P
Ty Bodden
RRepublican
P
Warren Petryk
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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