Under existing law, penalties for fraudulent misrepresentation to receive unemployment compensation do not include disqualification to receive benefits.
This bill would require a 52-week disqualification until the fraud overpayment has been paid in cash; would provide that federal and state income intercepts used to satisfy overpayments will be considered cash payments; and would provide for interest at a rate of two percent per month to be assessed on all unpaid fraudulent overpayment balances.
Forwarded to Governor at 3:40 p. m. on May 1, 2012.
Assigned Act No. 2012-292.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
DeMarco motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1069
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 831
Bussman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 830
Banking and Insurance Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Banking and Insurance
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 45
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 44
State Government Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Source: Alabama Legislature