Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 3003 (2020S3)

Sponsor

Sen. Millner, A.

Final action

Governor Signed 4/22/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• authorizes the Department of Workforce Services to waive the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits and provide an unemployed individual with a benefit for that week if:
• a state of emergency has been declared by the president of the United States or the governor; or
• the federal government has agreed to pay for the benefit.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AMENDMENTS
THIRD SPECIAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ann Millner
House Sponsor: 
Val L. Peterson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions of Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ authorizes the Department of Workforce Services to waive the one-week waiting
period for unemployment benefits and provide an unemployed individual with a
benefit for that week if:
• a state of emergency has been declared by the president of the United States or
the governor; or
• the federal government has agreed to pay for the benefit.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
35A-4-403.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
35A-4-403.5
 is enacted to read:
 35A-4-403.5.
Waiver of one-week waiting period during emergency.
For any week beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the department may waive the
one-week waiting period described in Subsection 
35A-4-403
(1)(d) and pay a benefit to an
unemployed individual for that week if:
(1) the unemployed individual otherwise qualifies for a benefit for that week; and
(2) (a) the president of the United States has issued an order declaring a national
emergency that is effective in the state during that week;
(b) the governor has issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency as
described in Title 53, Chapter 2a, Emergency Management Act, that is effective during that
week; or
(c) the federal government has agreed to reimburse the department for the cost of
paying the benefit for that week.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
the date of veto override.