2008-01-15                     House Journal                      Page 1697
HB 289                                                                                                                        
(Prefile released January 4, 2008)                                                                                              
HOUSE BILL NO. 289 by Representatives HARRIS, SEATON,                                                                           
Chenault, and LeDoux, entitled:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act exempting employers from paying unemployment tax for                                                                
    crewmembers on fishing vessels that respond or prepare to                                                                   
    respond to, or that prepare for or engage in an emergency or                                                                
    practice drill response to, an oil spill; and providing for an                                                              
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Fisheries and the Labor & Commerce Committee.