HOUSE BILL 686
RS31529 / H0686
This legislation would define what qualifies as a “work search” activity that unemployment claimants must engage in to receive unemployment insurance benefits. Specifically, this bill requires claimants to conduct five work search actions per week in order to receive benefits. Idaho currently only requires two work search activities per week as outlined by administrative rule. The legislation also defines “work search” activities and requires these claimants to report to the Department which qualified “work search” activities they have conducted weekly. The final provision in this bill would explicitly prohibit the practice of “ghosting” of an employer interview by unemployment insurance claimants and would require the Department to maintain an email address and web portal for employers to report claimant “ghosting.”
The department already has several rules and regulations defining work search and has a portal for businesses to report potential employees who ghost job interviews, so we don’t anticipate a significant cost to the department to implement this legislation.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/29 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/29 | Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources |
| 03/06 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/07 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/08 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 57-10-3 AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Schmick), Gannon, Green, Mathias, Necochea, Roberts, Rubel Absent – Alfieri, Cannon, Galaviz Floor Sponsor - Andrus Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/11 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 03/11 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources |
| 03/14 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/15 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/20 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/21 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-3-3 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lee, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Zuiderveld NAYS – Rabe, Semmelroth, Wintrow Absent and excused – Burtenshaw, Lakey, Lenney Floor Sponsor - Ricks Title apvd - to House |
| 03/22 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/25 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/25 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/25 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/25 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/26 | Delivered to Governor at 3:51 p.m. on March 25, 2024 |
| 03/26 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2024 Session Law Chapter 200 Effective: 07/01/2024 |