SB 2011 - Increasing Unemployment Benefits - Mississippi Key Vote
Timeline
- House Conference Report Adopted
- June 4, 2008
- Senate Conference Report Adopted
- June 4, 2008
- House Bill Passed
- May 28, 2008
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 22, 2008
- Introduced
- May 22, 2008
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Increasing Unemployment Benefits
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases weekly unemployment benefits.
Highlights:
-States that an individuals weekly benefit amount for an insured unemployment benefit year shall be 1/26 of his total wages plus an additional 10% for benefit years beginning on or after July 1, 2008 and an additional 20% for benefit years beginning on or after July 1, 2009 (Sec. 1). -Sets a limit of $230 for weekly benefits for years beginning on or after July 2008, a limit of $250 for benefit years beginning on or after July 2009, and specifies that benefits shall increase annually at a percentage rate based on the Social Security Administration's automatic cost of living adjustment as determined by the increase in the Consumer Price Index (Sec. 1).
Title: Increasing Unemployment Benefits
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases the $210 cap for weekly unemployment benefits to $225 for benefit years beginning on or after July 1, 2008, and $235 for benefit years that begin on or after July 1, 2009.
Title: Increasing Unemployment Benefits