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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 854

Employment security; revise the general experience rate for all employers and how persons receive benefits.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-355, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST HIS EXPERIENCE RATING IF THE EMPLOYER FAILS TO RESPOND ADEQUATELY OR TIMELY TO A REQUEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO AN UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED IMPROPERLY PAID AND THE EMPLOYER HAS DEMONSTRATED A PATTERN OF FAILING TO RESPOND TIMELY OR ADEQUATELY TO SUCH REQUESTS; TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-511, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT AN UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL MUST BE ACTIVELY SEEKING WORK TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 21 to March 5, 2013, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1222 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 5 · stopped21 days

InsuranceFeb 22 to Mar 5 · stopped11 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 22Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 22Referred To InsuranceSenate
  7. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate