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Senate approves unemployment benefits for relocating military spouses after fiscal review
Summary
After extended floor debate about fund impact and employer charging, the Senate passed HB263 to allow military spouses who relocate with service members to claim unemployment; sponsors clarified benefits draw on the unemployment-compensation fund and employers are not charged direct benefit costs.
The Senate debated and approved House Bill 263 to extend unemployment eligibility to spouses of military personnel who voluntarily leave work to move with their service member.
Sponsor Senator Maine explained the bill’s purpose: military transfers often require spouses to resign work and lack of unemployment eligibility creates hardship. She said Utah was one of only about 10 states that did not provide this…
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