TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate has passed and returned to the House a bill that would reduce unemployment compensation benefits.
The bill cleared the Republican-controlled Senate on a largely party line 29-10 vote Tuesday.
The House previously passed the measure but it must go back there because of changes made by the Senate.
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As passed by the House it would reduce the existing 26-week limit on state benefits to 20 weeks.
The Senate voted to keep the 26-week limit but only if the jobless rate is 12 percent or higher. The time limit would drop on a sliding scale for lower rates, bottoming out at 12 weeks for any jobless rate of 5 percent or less.
Other provisions would make it more difficult to qualify for benefits.
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