2017 House Bill 5166 ↩

Senate Roll Call 524: Passed

To revise the penalties for abuses of the state’s unemployment insurance program to address the problem of impostors claiming and getting benefits. The bill would authorize penalties up to 50 percent above the amount of benefits fraudulently obtained for a second offense, and up to four times as much if the case involved identity theft. It is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5165 to 5172.