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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1406

HB 1406: Unemployment insurance prog

Regarding reporting, penalty, and corporate officer provisions of the unemployment insurance system.

Summary

  • Adds services performed by corporate officers to covered employment for purposes of unemployment compensation, unless made exempt by corporations.
  • Makes corporate officers personally liable for certain contributions owed by corporations that have gone out of business.
  • Charges certain benefits resulting from an employer's reporting errors to the employer's experience rating account.
  • Modifies penalties for employers who file untimely, incomplete, and incorrectly formatted tax and wage reports.
  • Increases weeks of disqualification and adds penalties for claimants who make false statements involving material facts.
  • Specifies that personal services performed for a client under an agreement with a professional employer organization are employment for the client.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1406), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2007
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2007
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
January 18, 2007 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5373
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1406, SHB 1406

AN ACT Relating to reporting, penalty, and corporate officer provisions of the unemployment insurance system;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Conway (D-29)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Alex Wood D-3Tami Green D-28

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1406)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1406)
  3. House Rules "X" file.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1406)
  6. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1406)
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1406)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1406)
  12. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1406)
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. CL - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 1406 in other sessions

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