HB0009 • 2012

Unemployment insurance compliance.

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance; amending information that an employer must submit to the state directory of new hires; and providing for an effective date.

Labor

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Labor
Last action: 2012-03-09
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2012

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Amendments

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HB0009HS001

Standing Committee • H10

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H10

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HB0009SW001

Committee of the Whole • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by SCOTT

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Bill History

2012-03-09 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2012-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0017
2012-03-05 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0017
2012-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0017
2012-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0017
2012-03-02 House
H Did Concur
2012-03-01 House
H Received for Concurrence
2012-03-01 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-29 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-28 Senate
S Passed CoW
2012-02-28 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2012-02-28 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2012-02-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2012-02-27 Senate
S10 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-21 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2012-02-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-02-17 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-16 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-15 House
H Passed CoW
2012-02-15 House
H Amendments Adopted
2012-02-15 House
Amendment Adopted
2012-02-14 House
H Placed on General File
2012-02-14 House
H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2012-02-13 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2012-02-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-12-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0009

Bill No.:
HB0009
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
12LSO-0118
Effective Date:

July 1, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0017

Chapter No.:
CH0047

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Labor, Health and Social Services
Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Unemployment
insurance compliance.

Subject:
Unemployment insurance compliance with
federal requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:
The
Department of Workforce Services, Division of Unemployment Insurance, maintains
a directory of new hires, as required by federal law, for purposes related to
child support enforcement, employment security and workers' compensation. This
act:

Amends the employer's
reporting requirement, consistent with federal law, by defining "newly
hired employee" to mean an individual who has not previously been employed
by the employer or was previously employed but has been separated from
employment with that employer for at least 60 days.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0009

ENROLLED ACT NO. 17, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
unemployment insurance; amending information tha
t
an employer must submit to the state directory of new hires;

providing a definition;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 27
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115(b)
and (d) by cr
e
ating a new paragraph (iii)
is amended to read:

27
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115.

State directory of new hires; requirements; exceptions; definitions.

(b)

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each employer in the state shall furnish to the department of employment within twenty (20) days of hiring a new employee, or in the case of an employer transmitting reports magnetically or electronically, by two (2) monthly transmissions not less than twelve (12) days nor more than sixteen (16) days apart, a report that contains the name, address and social security number of the employee
, the date services for remuneration were first performed by the employee
and the name and address of, and identifying number assigned to, the employer under section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code. The report shall be made on a W-4 form approved by the internal revenue service or, at the option of the employer, on an equivalent form approved by the department. The form may be transmitted by first class mail, electronically or magnetically in a format acceptable to the designated department.

(d)

For purposes of this section:

(iii)

"
Newly hired
employee" means an individual who has not previously been employed by the employer or was
previously employed by the employer but has been separated from employment with that employer for at least sixty (60) days.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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