2019 Senate Bill 604 / 2020 Public Act 258

Revise unemployment insurance detail in domestic violence

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 24, 2019

Introduced by Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-23)

To exempt domestic violence victims from a disqualification on receiving unemployment insurance benefits that applies to individuals who leave a job voluntarily and without good cause. The employer’s unemployment insurance assessment account would not be charged for these benefits.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

Dec. 10, 2020

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To exempt domestic violence victims from a disqualification on receiving unemployment insurance benefits that applies to individuals who leave a job voluntarily and without good cause. The employer’s unemployment insurance assessment account would not be charged for these benefits. The bill would extend to April 1, 2021 various unemployment insurance benefits system deadlines and extensions that were adopted earlier in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Received in the House

Dec. 15, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

Dec. 17, 2020

Substitute offered by Rep. Shane Hernandez (R-83)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Vanessa Guerra (D-95)

To replace the previous version of the bill that authorizes more benefits.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Vanessa Guerra (D-95)

To remove a provision that relieves the employer or having the domestic violence-related unemployment insurance benefits authorized by the bill cause the mandatory assessments the program imposes to rise.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Shane Hernandez (R-83)

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Jason Sheppard (R-56)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Jason Sheppard (R-56)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 95 to 6 (details)

To exempt domestic violence victims from a disqualification on receiving unemployment insurance benefits that applies to individuals who leave a job voluntarily and without good cause. The employer’s unemployment insurance assessment account would not be charged for these benefits. The bill would extend to April 1, 2021 various unemployment insurance benefits system deadlines and extensions that were adopted earlier in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 18, 2020

Substitute offered by Sen. Jim Stamas (R-36)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To exempt domestic violence victims from a disqualification on receiving unemployment insurance benefits that applies to individuals who leave a job voluntarily and without good cause. The employer’s unemployment insurance assessment account would not be charged for these benefits. The bill would extend to April 1, 2021 various unemployment insurance benefits system deadlines and extensions that were adopted earlier in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Received in the House

Dec. 21, 2020

Passed in the House 98 to 4 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 30, 2020