CS/HB 7027 (2012) -  Unemployment Compensation

General Bill by Economic Affairs Committee and Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee and Holder (CO-SPONSORS) Campbell; Plakon
Unemployment Compensation: Revises provisions to rename "unemployment compensation" as "reemployment assistance"; renames Unemployment Appeals Commission as Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission; defines "reemployment assistance"; specifies what constitutes prima facie evidence that person claimed & received reemployment assistance from state through transaction history & payment; provides scoring requirements relating to initial skills reviews; provides for workforce training for certain eligible claimants; provides reporting requirements; provides work search requirements for certain claimants; clarifies how disqualification for benefits for fraud is imposed; revives, readopts, & amends provisions relating to temporary extended benefits; provides for retroactive application; provides for applicability relating to extended benefits for certain weeks & for periods of high unemployment; creates work group to study Florida's reemployment assistance contribution calculation & provide recommendations; provides that act fulfills important state interest.
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Last Event: Chapter No. 2012-30; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7041 (Ch. 2012-96) on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:53 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Monday, February 06, 2012 6:08 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB BCAS 12-02 recommended by:
    Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1416 Subject: Unemployment Compensation Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 1083 Subject: Unemployment Compensation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 7041 Subject: Governmental Reorganization Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1204 Subject: Governmental Reorganization Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1440 Subject: Unemployment Compensation Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 2
  • Engrossed 1
    • D 639620 , Bogdanoff Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 0 House: Concur 03/08/2012 06:53 PM
    • Senate: Adopted 03/08/2012 04:09 PM
    • AA 820390 , Gibson Date Filed: 03/08/12, Line#: 187 Senate: Withdrawn 3/8/2012 4:09:51 PM
    • AA 419384 , Latvala Date Filed: 03/08/12, Line#: 1859 Senate: Withdrawn 3/8/2012 10:39:56 AM
    • AA 254126 , Latvala Date Filed: 03/08/12, Line#: 1859 Senate: Withdrawn 3/8/2012 3:25:10 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 137217 , Holder Date Filed: 02/01/12, Line#: 344 House: Adopted 02/02/2012 06:08 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 306869 , Holder (EAC) Date Filed: 01/17/12, Line#: 189 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 01/19/2012 01:59 PM
    • A 180051 , Holder (EAC) Date Filed: 01/17/12, Line#: 232 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 01/19/2012 01:59 PM
    • A 144303 , Holder (EAC) Date Filed: 01/17/12, Line#: 843 House(c): Withdrawn 01/19/2012 01:59 PM
    • A 710507 , Holder (EAC) Date Filed: 01/19/12, Line#: 843 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 01/19/2012 01:59 PM
    • A 513879 , Holder (EAC) Date Filed: 01/17/12, Line#: 1600 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 01/19/2012 01:59 PM
  • PCB BCAS 12-02

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/29/2012 2:44:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/20/2012 3:46:57 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Affairs Committee 2/1/2012 1:14:31 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Affairs Committee 1/26/2012 9:33:53 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Affairs Committee 1/24/2012 9:45:49 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Affairs Committee 1/17/2012 4:04:49 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee 1/3/2012 9:12:40 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee 11/29/2011 4:49:13 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/03/2012 02:49 PM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 678] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/08/2012 04:10 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 1 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 41] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/08/2012 06:53 PM   Yeas: 97 Nays: 22 Action: Motion Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1163] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/08/2012 06:53 PM   Yeas: 108 Nays: 11 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1164] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2012-30; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7041 (Ch. 2012-96) Time: 03/28/2012 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 03/28/2012 - 10:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/23/2012 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Time: 03/08/2012 - 6:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 11 Time: 03/08/2012 - 6:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 639620 Concur Time: 03/08/2012 - 6:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Concurred in 1 amendment(s) Time: 03/08/2012 - 6:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Senate Message List Time: 03/08/2012 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/08/2012 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 -SJ 1035 Time: 03/08/2012 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 1035 Time: 03/08/2012 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (639620) -SJ 1008 Time: 03/08/2012 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 1008 Time: 03/08/2012 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1416 -SJ 1008 Time: 03/08/2012 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1007 Time: 03/08/2012 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Withdrawn from Commerce and Tourism; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; Budget -SJ 1007 Time: 03/08/2012 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; Budget -SJ 863 Time: 03/05/2012 - 7:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 863 Time: 03/05/2012 - 7:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 02/08/2012 - 5:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 02/08/2012 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 02/03/2012 - 2:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 Time: 02/03/2012 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/03/2012 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/02/2012 - 7:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/02/2012 - 6:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 137217 adopted Time: 02/02/2012 - 6:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/02/2012 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 137217 filed Time: 02/01/2012 - 1:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/2/2012) Time: 01/31/2012 - 2:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 01/25/2012 - 1:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 01/25/2012 - 1:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/24/2012 - 7:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/24/2012 - 9:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 01/24/2012 - 9:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Economic Affairs Committee Time: 01/24/2012 - 9:46 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Economic Affairs Committee Time: 01/19/2012 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Economic Affairs Committee agenda Time: 01/17/2012 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/10/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Economic Affairs Committee Time: 01/04/2012 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Economic Affairs Committee Time: 01/04/2012 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/03/2012 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Version: __