HF3023 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted.

Related bill: SF3231

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to provide additional unemployment benefits to iron ore mining employees in Minnesota who have been laid off due to significant workforce reductions or cessation of operations in their industry.

Main Provisions

  • Eligibility for Benefits: Employees who were laid off between March 15, 2025, and June 16, 2025, from iron ore mining companies that reduced their workforce by 40% or more can receive additional unemployment benefits. Employees from related industries, such as explosive manufacturing that serve the iron ore industry, also qualify if affected similarly.
  • Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for these benefits, applicants must have a benefit account with at least 50% of their wage credits from the affected employers, and must have exhausted regular unemployment benefits.
  • Benefit Duration and Amount: Qualified individuals can receive up to 26 weeks of additional benefits, with the weekly amount matching their regular unemployment benefit.
  • New Benefit Accounts: If an applicant qualifies for a new benefit account before receiving additional benefits, they must use that account first if its benefits are equal to or greater than the additional benefits.
  • Exclusion from Federal Benefits: Applicants who qualify for federal Trade Readjustment Allowance benefits cannot receive additional unemployment benefits under this bill.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • This bill temporarily expands unemployment benefits specifically for those working in the iron ore mining sector and industries closely linked to it, setting specific conditions for eligibility and benefit amounts that differ from standard unemployment insurance regulations.

Relevant Terms

iron ore mining, unemployment benefits, workforce reduction, explosive manufacturing, Trade Readjustment Allowance, benefit account, Minnesota unemployment insurance.

Bill text versions

Past committee meetings

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
April 23, 2025HouseFloorActionCommittee report, to adopt
April 23, 2025HouseFloorActionSecond reading
May 14, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to suspend rules
May 14, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion did not prevail
May 14, 2025HouseFloorActionNotice of intent to place on Calendar for the Day
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to place bill on Calendar for the Day
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion laid on table
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to place bill on Calendar for the Day
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to take from table
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion did not prevail
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to place bill on Calendar for the Day
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to take from table
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion did not prevail
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to take from table
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to place bill on Calendar for the Day
May 18, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion did not prevail
May 19, 2025SenateFloorActionReceived from House
May 19, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
May 19, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toJobs and Economic Development
May 19, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion to suspend rules
May 19, 2025HouseFloorActionMotion prevailed
May 19, 2025HouseFloorActionThird reading
May 19, 2025HouseFloorActionBill was passed
May 19, 2025HouseFloorActionThird reading

Citations

 
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      "added": [
        "Clarification on how to establish new benefit accounts after exhaustion."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill references benefit accounts for unemployment under Minnesota Statutes section 268.07.",
      "modified": [
        "Defined eligibility for new regular benefit accounts after a layoff in specific industries."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "268.07",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Additional requirements specific to layoffs in the iron ore mining industry."
      ],
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      ],
      "summary": "This section references the eligibility requirement for regular unemployment benefits under section 268.069 subdivision 1.",
      "modified": [
        "Aligns eligibility requirements for additional benefits with those for regular benefits."
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    "citation": "268.069",
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]

Progress through the legislative process

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In Committee