HBA-MPA H.B. 1595 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1595 By: Deshotel Economic Development 3/11/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a person who files for unemployment insurance benefits and meets the eligibility requirements must wait for a seven-day period before receiving a payment. This requirement was put into law with the provision that employers would get a full chargeback to their account, no matter the amount of the benefit. Because the current law states that the amount the employer is charged is adjusted on a pro-rata basis the original intent is moot. H.B. 1595 deletes the requirement for a seven-day waiting period before receiving unemployment insurance benefits. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 207.021, Labor Code, to delete the requirement that an unemployed individual is eligible to receive benefits for a benefit period if the individual has been totally or partially unemployed for a waiting period of at least seven consecutive days. Makes conforming and nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3.Emergency clause.