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CT SB01219

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Labor and Public Employees Committee

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Origin

Senate

2025 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Raises the felony threshold for unemployment compensation fraud from $500 to $2,000, effective October 1, 2025

  • Fraud involving $2,000 or less would be classified as a class A misdemeanor rather than a felony

  • Fraud exceeding $2,000 would remain a class D felony

  • Applies to knowingly making false statements or failing to disclose material facts to obtain, increase, prevent, or decrease unemployment benefits

  • Maintains the existing 5-year statute of limitations for prosecuting violations

Legislative Description

An Act Increasing The Threshold Amount For Felony Unemployment Compensation Fraud.

Last Action

Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary

5/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/1/2025
Labor and Public Employees1/30/2025

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