UNEMPLOYMNT BENEFIT-MAX AMOUNT House SponsorsRep. Jay Hoffman-Daniel V. Beiser 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 405/403from Ch. 48, par. 403 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. In a provision concerning the maximum total amount of unemployment benefits, provides that with respect to any benefit year beginning on or after December 1, 2015 and prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, any otherwise eligible individual whose total or partial unemployment is attributable to his or her employer's temporary idling of a steelmaking facility shall be entitled, during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits equal to 52 times his or her weekly benefit amount plus dependents' allowances, or to the total wages for insured work paid to such individual during the individual's base period, whichever amount is smaller. Effective immediately. 7/7/2016HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman 7/7/2016HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 7/25/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay 11/2/2016HouseFirst Reading 11/2/2016HouseReferred to Rules Committee 11/9/2016HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee 11/15/2016HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay 1/3/2017HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die