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SB 129 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

Summary
Amend KRS 341.243 to change the employer's contribution rate to the service capacity upgrade fund; of the rate subtracting .075% until December 31, 2026; provide that beginning January 1 2027, the rates shall be adjusted by subtracting 0.0115%; require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to set the adjustment percentage annually to be effective January 1 of each subsequent year, not to exceed 1.025%.
Issues: ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill reduces employer contribution rates to unemployment fund, weakening benefit funding and worker protections by lowering fund resources.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from a House bill (BR 1779) to a Senate bill (SB 129). The core policy regarding unemployment insurance rate adjustments and fund balances remains substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting updates to the section numbering and line breaks.
TECHNICAL

The bill identifier was changed from 'BR 1779' to 'SB 129', indicating a procedural shift from the House to the Senate.

Header metadata and page footers were updated to reflect the new Senate bill number and a slightly different timestamp.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to section 7, including the addition of subsection letters (a, b, c) and slight rephrasing of the rate adjustment language without altering the mathematical values.

Section 8 was renumbered from (8) to (7) and then back to (8) due to the insertion of new subsections in the previous section, but the actual policy content regarding fund suspension thresholds remained identical.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

91–1
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 105
Apr 15, 2026
D Democratic21
18 Yea 3
85% Yea
R Republican84
73 Yea 1 Nay 10
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Apr 17, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188)
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 86-1
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Introduced
floor amendments (2) and (3-title) filed
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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