2020 Second Extraordinary Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 55
BY SENATORS CORTEZ AND REESE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 23:1474(J), relative to unemployment insurance; to provide for taxes and
3 benefits for calendar year 2021; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 23:1474(J) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง1474. Administrator; Revenue Estimating Conference; "wages"; weekly benefit
7 amounts
8 * * *
9 J. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or any other law
10 to the contrary, the administrator shall apply Procedure 2 from the table in
11 Subsection I of this Section for the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2021,
12 for the maximum dollar amount of "wages", maximum weekly benefit amount,
13 with any applicable discounts under R.S. 23:1592, and the formula for
14 computation of benefits.
15 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
16 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
17 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
18 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
19 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 40
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