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Introduced
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
In Committee
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of unemployment compensation to be administered by the Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions) selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons; providing procedure and administrative details for the determination, payment and collection of such contributions and the payment of such compensation; providing for cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies; creating certain special funds in the custody of the State Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Unemployment Compensation Law to update definitions related to agricultural labor and employment. Specifically, the bill removes previous time-based restrictions that limited certain provisions to services performed before specific dates (such as January 1, 1982, or December 31, 1977), effectively expanding the scope of agricultural labor coverage. The bill clarifies that "employment" includes agricultural labor performed for employers who either paid more than $20,000 in cash remuneration to agricultural workers in a calendar quarter or employed 10 or more individuals in agricultural labor during at least 20 different calendar weeks. It also modifies language regarding agricultural labor performed by aliens admitted to the United States under specific immigration provisions, removing previous date-specific limitations. The bill will apply to services performed after December 31, 2025, and will take effect 60 days after its enactment. These changes appear designed to modernize and potentially broaden the definition of agricultural labor for unemployment compensation purposes.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (9)
Christina Sappey (D)*,
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D),
Missy Cerrato (D),
Torren Ecker (R),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Eddie Pashinski (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Last Action
Laid on the table (on 04/23/2025)
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