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Committee discussion: HB1840 would add 10-year lockout for convicted unemployment fraud over $1,000
Summary
Senator Matt McKee described HB 18-40, which would preserve repayment and a 50% penalty for unemployment-insurance fraud and add a 10-year minimum lockout from benefits for those convicted of stealing $1,000 or more; the bill was discussed for the record and no committee action was taken.
Senator Matt McKee, District 6, told the committee that House Bill 18-40, drafted with help from the Department of Commerce, preserves existing requirements that fraud convicts repay stolen unemployment benefits and pay a 50% penalty, and at the workforce director's discretion cases can be referred to prosecutors.
"This bill keeps all of that the same, but adds a 10 year minimum lockout to those who…
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