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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 24, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Bewley, Agard, Carpenter,
Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith and Wirch,
cosponsored by Representatives Hintz, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh,
Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake,
Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers,
Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez,
Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass,
Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink. Referred to Committee on
Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
SB140,1,3 1An Act to amend 108.07 (5) (bm) 1. and 108.07 (5) (bm) 2. a.; and to create
2108.07 (5) (bm) 1m. of the statutes; relating to: charging of unemployment
3insurance benefits related to a public health emergency.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law, as enacted in 2019 Wisconsin Act 185, requires the Department
of Workforce Development, when processing claims for unemployment insurance
benefits and evaluating work-share plans, to determine whether a claim or plan is
related to the public health emergency declared by the governor under Executive
Order 72. If a claim is so related, current law provides that the regular benefits for
that claim for weeks occurring after March 12, 2020, and before December 31, 2020,
not be charged to the employers' accounts in the unemployment trust fund or to the
employers directly, as is normally provided. Instead, the benefits for those weeks are,
subject to numerous exceptions, to be charged to other accounts. This bill provides
for this noncharging of benefits to continue through March 13, 2021, and requires
DWD to presume that an initial claim for benefit years beginning on or after March
15, 2020, through March 13, 2021, relates to the public health emergency declared
on March 12, 2020, by Executive Order 72 unless one of certain exceptions applies.
The bill provides that an employer is not required to submit a request for charging
relief for initial claims filed through March 13, 2021.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB140,1 1Section 1 . 108.07 (5) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB140,2,62 108.07 (5) (bm) 1. The Subject to subd. 1m., the department shall, when
3processing initial claims for regular benefits, determine whether a claim or plan is
4related to the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive
5order 72. If a claim is so related, the regular benefits for that claim shall, except as
6provided in subd. 2., be paid as provided in subd. 3.
SB140,2 7Section 2 . 108.07 (5) (bm) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB140,2,158 108.07 (5) (bm) 1m. For purposes of this paragraph, the department shall
9presume that an initial claim for benefit years beginning on or after March 15, 2020,
10through March 13, 2021, relates to the public health emergency declared on March
1112, 2020, by Executive Order 72 unless the claimant's most recent separation from
12employment is due to a labor dispute, voluntary termination of work, discharge for
13misconduct, or discharge for substantial fault. An employer is not required to submit
14a request for charging relief under this paragraph for initial claims described in this
15subdivision.
SB140,3 16Section 3 . 108.07 (5) (bm) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB140,2,1917 108.07 (5) (bm) 2. a. Subdivision 1. applies only with respect to benefits payable
18for weeks beginning after March 12, 2020, and beginning before December 31, 2020
19March 14, 2021.
SB140,2,2020 (End)
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