North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 7 — Unemployment Insurance Technical Changes.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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The updated version of Senate Bill 7 includes the addition of details regarding its sponsorship and initial filing, making it clearer who is backing the bill and when it was first introduced. This change is important because it provides better transparency about the legislative process and ensures that the public is informed about the origins of the bill and the senators advocating for it.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Jan 25, 2017 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 S 1 SENATE BILL 7* Short Title:
7 SESSION 2017 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS55003-TMxz-1B* (11/21) Short Title:
Senators Wells and Alexander (Primary Sponsors).
Senators Wells, Alexander (Primary Sponsors);
and Clark.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND CLARIFYING CHANGES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAWS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate January 26, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND CLARIFYING CHANGES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAWS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
filed, except no waiting period applies under this *DRS55003-TMxz-1B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 subsection to a claim for unemployment due directly to a disaster covered by a federal disaster declaration.
filed, except no waiting period applies under this *S7-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 subsection to a claim for unemployment due directly to a disaster covered by a federal disaster declaration.
Page 2 DRS55003-TMxz-1B* [v.1] (11/16) General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 "§ 96-9.7.
Page 2 Senate Bill 7*-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 "§ 96-9.7.
The DRS55003-TMxz-1B* [v.1] (11/16) Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 forms shall include a section referencing the appropriate rules pertaining to appeals and the instructions on how to appeal." SECTION 3.(c) This section becomes effective July 1, 2017, applies to claims for benefits filed on or after that date, and applies to tax calculations on or after that date.
The Senate Bill 7*-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 forms shall include a section referencing the appropriate rules pertaining to appeals and the instructions on how to appeal." SECTION 3.(c) This section becomes effective July 1, 2017, applies to claims for benefits filed on or after that date, and applies to tax calculations on or after that date.
– If an employer transfers its business, or a portion thereof, to another person and, at the time of the transfer, there is substantially common ownership, management, or control of the predecessor employer and the transferee, then the Page 4 DRS55003-TMxz-1B* [v.1] (11/16) General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 portion of the account attributable to the transferred business must be transferred to the transferee as of the date of the transfer.
– If an employer transfers its business, or a portion thereof, to another person and, at the time of the transfer, there is substantially common ownership, management, or control of the predecessor employer and the transferee, then the Page 4 Senate Bill 7*-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 portion of the account attributable to the transferred business must be transferred to the transferee as of the date of the transfer.
If a transferee receives a new account and the Division subsequently finds that such new employer has substantially common ownership, management, or control with an existing business, the Division must DRS55003-TMxz-1B* [v.1] (11/16) Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 recalculate the annual tax rates based on the combined annual account balances of the new employer and the existing business." SECTION 4.(b) This section becomes effective July 1, 2017.
If a transferee receives a new account and the Division subsequently finds that such new employer has substantially common ownership, management, or control with an existing business, the Division must Senate Bill 7*-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 recalculate the annual tax rates based on the combined annual account balances of the new employer and the existing business." SECTION 4.(b) This section becomes effective July 1, 2017.
Page 6 DRS55003-TMxz-1B* [v.1] (11/16)
Page 6 Senate Bill 7*-First Edition
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wells

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 7?
SB 7 is sponsored by Wells, Clark, and W. Ted Alexander (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 7?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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