Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Bill 1579

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Background

Title

Description: Unemployment compensation; include certain Indian tribes as employing units.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/21 (H) Referred To Labor
2 01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/07 (H) Amended
5 02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
6 02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
7 02/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
8 02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9 02/18 (S) Referred To Labor
10 02/27 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
11 03/07 (S) Amended
12 03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
13 03/08 (S) Returned For Concurrence
14 03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
15 03/26 (H) Conferees Named Moss,Cameron,Ward
16 03/29 (S) Conferees Named Lee,Robertson,Posey
17 04/01 (H) Conference Report Filed
18 04/01 (S) Conference Report Filed
19 04/02 (S) Conference Report Adopted
20 04/02 (H) Motion to Recommit Lost
21 04/02 (H) Conference Report Adopted
22 04/02 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
23 04/02 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
24 04/03 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
25 04/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
26 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
27 04/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
28 04/10 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted [S] Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2002
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths
Chapter number562

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Moss

Code Sections: A 071-0005-0011, A 071-0005-0357, A 071-0005-0501

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "EMPLOYING UNIT" UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INDIAN TRIBES; TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-357, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE BY WHICH PAYMENTS REQUIRED OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE PAID TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND; TO CREATE NEW CODE SECTION 71-5-387, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN INDIAN TRIBES SHALL BE CONSIDERED EMPLOYERS AND SHALL PAY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND IN THE SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER EMPLOYERS UNLESS THE TRIBES ELECT TO MAKE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF CONTRIBUTIONS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR FAILURE OF THE TRIBE TO MAKE THE REQUIRED PAYMENTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME FRAME; TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-501, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE TWENTY-FOUR MONTH WAITING PERIOD BEFORE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SHALL BECOME PAYABLE FROM THE FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/10/02 at 00:01.

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