Unemployment insurance coverage-period and reporting.
HB 6 reduces the maximum weekly unemployment benefits for eligible claimants in Wyoming. It amends the benefit calculation to cap payments at 20 times a person's weekly benefit amount (down from 26 times) or 30% of their base-period wages, whichever is lower. The bill affects individuals filing unemployment claims on or after January 1, 2027, and renames the oversight body to the "unemployment reemployment insurance commission." It also allocates $18,000 for system updates through June 2027, with all provisions effective January 1, 2027, except the funding section, which takes effect immediately.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Failed
Feb 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Last action Feb 9, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
28–30
Failed
Total votes 58
Feb 9, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican52
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Feb 9, 2026
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (28-30)
house
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
H Failed Introduction 29-33-0-0-0
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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