Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
Senate Bill 200 introduces various changes to unemployment insurance law, primarily focusing on fraud prevention and claimant support. It requires the department to implement identity verification measures for claimants and perform weekly comparisons against national databases to detect fraud or erroneous payments. The bill also mandates the creation of training materials for claimants and employers, and requires the department to maintain a call center with expanded hours during periods of high demand. Additionally, it extends the statute of limitations for prosecuting certain felony unemployment insurance fraud violations related to benefits paid on or before September 4, 2021.
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Apr 2025
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Introduced Apr 14, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Senator Feyen;
cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, O'Connor, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Murphy and Nedweski
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Dan Feyen
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