Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that discontinues the weekly, federal unemployment bonus approved during the pandemic, which reduces weekly unemployment benefits to benefits distributed only by the state.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the department of health services from from waiving the work search requirement for any reason that is related to COVID-19 or the COVID-19 pandemic or a public health emergency that is in response or otherwise related to COVID-19 or the COVID-19 pandemic (Sec. 3).

• Establishes termination of participation in federal unemployment assistance programs (Sec. 4).

• Requires the governor and secretary of workforce to terminate the following (Sec. 4):

• The agreement under 15 USC 9021 governing this state’s participation in the pandemic unemployment assistance program under 15 USC 9021;

• The agreement under 15 USC 9021 governing this state’s participation in the federal pandemic unemployment compensation and mixed earner unemployment compensation programs under 15 USC 9021; and

• The agreement under 15 USC 9025 governing this state’s participation in the pandemic emergency unemployment compensation program under 15 US 9025.

• Requires termination of the agreements to be effective for weeks of unemployment beginning with the earliest week after the effective date of this paragraph that the agreements can be terminated (Sec. 4).

• Establishes the provisions above to apply to the first weeks of unemployment beginning on the Sunday after publication (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that discontinues the weekly, federal unemployment bonus approved during the pandemic, which reduces weekly unemployment benefits to benefits distributed only by the state.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the department of health services from from waiving the work search requirement for any reason that is related to COVID-19 or the COVID-19 pandemic or a public health emergency that is in response or otherwise related to COVID-19 or the COVID-19 pandemic (Sec. 3).

• Establishes termination of participation in federal unemployment assistance programs (Sec. 4).

• Requires the governor and secretary of workforce to terminate the following (Sec. 4):

• The agreement under 15 USC 9021 governing this state’s participation in the pandemic unemployment assistance program under 15 USC 9021;

• The agreement under 15 USC 9021 governing this state’s participation in the federal pandemic unemployment compensation and mixed earner unemployment compensation programs under 15 USC 9021; and

• The agreement under 15 USC 9025 governing this state’s participation in the pandemic emergency unemployment compensation program under 15 US 9025.

• Requires termination of the agreements to be effective for weeks of unemployment beginning with the earliest week after the effective date of this paragraph that the agreements can be terminated (Sec. 4).

• Establishes the provisions above to apply to the first weeks of unemployment beginning on the Sunday after publication (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that discontinues the weekly, federal unemployment bonus approved during the pandemic, which reduces weekly unemployment benefits to benefits distributed only by the state.