Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 1493 — Reemployment Assistance

Last action — Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Reemployment Assistance; Defines "alternative base period" & revising definition of term "high quarter" for purposes of Reemployment Assistance Program; revises requirements for reemployment assistance benefits eligibility; prohibits DEO from denying person reemployment assistance on basis of pregnancy; requires alternative base period to be used when calculating wages in determining qualification for reemployment assistance benefits; requires DEO to contact individual's employer if certain wage information is unavailable; revises weekly benefit amounts; increases caps on total benefit amounts; increases duration of benefits.

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Action History

  1. Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

  2. Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Commerce Committee

  4. Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

  5. Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1493 do?
Reemployment Assistance; Defines "alternative base period" & revising definition of term "high quarter" for purposes of Reemployment Assistance Program; revises requirements for reemployment assistance benefits eligibility; prohibits DEO from denying person reemployment assistance on basis of pregnancy; requires alternative base period to be used when calculating wages in determining qualification for reemployment assistance benefits; requires DEO to contact individual's employer if certain wage information is unavailable; revises weekly benefit amounts; increases caps on total benefit amounts; increases duration of benefits.
Who sponsors HB 1493?
HB 1493 is sponsored by Gantt, Ashley Viola (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1493?
This bill died with 2023 Regular 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.
Where can I track HB 1493?
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