SENATE BILL REPORT

HB 2509


 


 

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Commerce & Trade, February 19, 2004

 

Title: An act relating to correcting references to the domestic violence provision in RCW 50.20.050.

 

Brief Description: Correcting certain references dealing with unemployment compensation.

 

Sponsors: Representatives McCoy, Condotta, Conway, McMorris, Moeller and Chase; by request of Employment Security Department.


Brief History:

Committee Activity: Commerce & Trade: 2/19/04 [DP].

      


 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & TRADE


Majority Report: Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Honeyford, Chair; Hewitt, Vice Chair; Franklin, Keiser and Mulliken.

 

Staff: Jennifer Strus (786-7316)

 

Background: Individuals are eligible to receive unemployment benefits if they: (1) worked at least 680 hours in covered employment in their base year; (2) were separated from employment through no fault of their own or leave work for good cause; and (3) are able to work and are actively searching for suitable work. Good cause includes leaving work to protect the claimant or an immediate family member from domestic violence.

 

In 2003, when the Legislature made numerous changes to the Employment Security Act, there were errors in references to the provision making domestic violence good cause for voluntarily quitting work.

 

Summary of Bill: Erroneous references to the provision making domestic violence good cause for voluntarily quitting work are corrected.

 

Appropriation: None.

 

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

 

Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

 

Testimony For: This bill is needed to correct several erroneous RCW cites.

 

Testimony Against: None.

 

Testified: PRO: Representative McCoy, prime sponsor; Mary Clogston, Employment Security Department.