Revision: May 16, 2024, 9:20 a.m.
Rep. MacKenzie, Hills. 40
May 8, 2024
2024-1865h
12/08
Amendment to SB 330-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to allowing the ability to work from home to count toward unemployment benefits eligibility and updated weekly unemployment benefit amount for total unemployment and maximum total amount of benefits payable with effective dates through January 1, 2027.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:
2 Unemployment Compensation; Weekly Benefit Amount; Maximum Total Amount of Benefits. RSA 282-A:25 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
282-A:25 Weekly Benefit Amount for Total Unemployment and Maximum Total Amount of Benefits Payable During any Benefit Year. The maximum weekly benefit amount and maximum benefits payable to an eligible individual, the first day of whose individual benefit year is on or after the effective date of this paragraph, shall be determined by the individual's annual earnings, of which in each of 2 calendar quarters the individual must have earned not less than $1,400, as follows:
Annual Earnings of Maximum Weekly
Not Less Than Benefit Amount Maximum Benefits
$2800 $32 $840
3100 35 910
3400 39 1020
3900 45 1170
4200 48 1260
4500 52 1350
4800 55 1400
5100 59 1530
5600 64 1664
6100 69 1794
6600 75 1950
7000 80 2080
7400 83 2158
7800 88 2288
8200 92 2392
8600 96 2496
9000 101 2626
9500 106 2756
10000 112 2912
10500 117 3042
11000 122 3172
11500 128 3328
12500 141 3666
13500 154 4004
14500 164 4264
15500 177 4602
16500 183 4758
17500 194 5044
18500 205 5330
19500 216 5616
20500 230 5980
21500 238 6188
22500 249 6474
23500 262 6812
24500 271 7046
25500 283 7358
26500 294 7644
27500 306 7956
28500 317 8242
29500 327 8502
30500 341 8866
31500 351 9126
32500 360 9360
33500 372 9672
34500 383 9958
35500 395 10270
36500 410 10660
37500 415 10790
38500 427 11102
39500 443 11518
40500 449 11674
41500 460 11960
3 New Section; Weekly Benefit Amount. Amend RSA 282-A by inserting after section 282-A:25 the following new section:
282-A:25-a Weekly Benefit Amount.
I. In addition to RSA 281-A:25, effective January 1, 2025 the maximum weekly benefit amount and maximum benefits payable to an eligible individual, the first day of whose individual benefit year is on or after the effective date of this paragraph, shall be determined by the individual's annual earnings, of which in each of 2 calendar quarters the individual must have earned not less than $1,400, as follows:
Annual Earnings of Maximum Weekly
Not Less Than Benefit Amount Maximum Benefits
$42500 $471 $12246
43500 482 12532
44500 499 12974
45500 505 13130
46500 516 13416
47500 532 13832
48500 537 13962
II. In addition to RSA 281-A:25, and RSA 281-A:25-a, I, effective January 1, 2026 the maximum weekly benefit amount and maximum benefits payable to an eligible individual, the first day of whose individual benefit year is on or after the effective date of this paragraph, shall be determined by the individual's annual earnings, of which in each of 2 calendar quarters the individual must have earned not less than $1,400, as follows:
Annual Earnings of Maximum Weekly
Not Less Than Benefit Amount Maximum Benefits
$49500 $556 $14456
50500 568 14768
51500 570 14820
52500 582 15132
53500 600 15600
54500 610 15860
III. In addition to RSA 281-A:25, and RSA 281-A:25-a, I, and II, effective January 1, 2027 the maximum weekly benefit amount and maximum benefits payable to an eligible individual, the first day of whose individual benefit year is on or after the effective date of this paragraph, shall be determined by the individual's annual earnings, of which in each of 2 calendar quarters the individual must have earned not less than $1,400, as follows:
Annual Earnings of Maximum Weekly
Not Less Than Benefit Amount Maximum Benefits
$55500 $623 $16198
56500 625 16250
57500 639 16614
58500 650 16900
59500 659 17134
60000 672 17472
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
2024-1865h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows the ability to work from home to count toward unemployment benefits eligibility and updated weekly unemployment benefit amount for total unemployment and maximum total amount of benefits payable with effective dates through January 1, 2027.