2021 House Bill 5092

Require unemployment bureau communications use plain English

Introduced in the House

June 22, 2021

Introduced

To require the state unemployment agency to use clear and concise plain language in communications and determinations sent to employers and benefit claimants, with vocabulary based on a fourth-grade reading level.

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 30, 2021

Amendment offered by Rep. Lori Stone (D-28)

To revise conditions and procedures the bill would require.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

July 15, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Economic and Small Business Development