Bill Status of SB1749  98th General Assembly


Short Description:  UNEMPLOY INS-FRAUD

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kyle McCarter - Michael Connelly and Dan Duffy

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
820 ILCS 405/901from Ch. 48, par. 491
820 ILCS 405/902 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an individual that, for the purpose of obtaining benefits, knowingly makes a false statement or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact commits unemployment insurance fraud. Requires a statement on the Department of Employment Security's website and on specified forms stating that it is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading information to any party to an unemployment security benefits transaction for the purpose of committing fraud and outlines possible penalties. Provides that an employer or other person that law enforcement or the Department of Employment Security requests information from regarding unemployment insurance fraud shall take all reasonable actions to promptly provide the information requested and shall disclose information when he or she has a reasonable belief of a specified violation.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter
  2/15/2013SenateFirst Reading
  2/15/2013SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/27/2013SenateAssigned to Labor and Commerce
  3/6/2013SenateTo Subcommittee on Special Issues (LC)
  3/7/2013SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
  3/7/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
  3/22/2013SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die