| Last Action | 04/01/21: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 177) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. | 
| Bill Documents | Acts Chapter 177 Current/Final Introduced | 
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate | 
| Bill Request Number | 965 | 
| Sponsors | R. Webber, D. Elliott, C. Massey | 
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS 341 to implement a reporting requirement regarding the unemployment trust fund and wages subject to tax; amend KRS 341.030 to suspend any increase in the taxable wage base and utilize the taxable wage base in effect for the 2020 year; amend KRS 341.270 to indicate that employer contribution rates in 2021 and 2022 shall be determined using the rates listed in Schedule A of Table A; amend KRS 341.530 to provide that benefits related to a state of emergency or disaster declaration shall be paid from the pooled account and not the reserve account of the employer; amend KRS 341.614 to provide there will be no surcharge assessment for 2021 or 2022; create the Unemployment Insurance Reform Task Force and establish membership and set forth duties; apply Sections 1 to 4 retroactively; EMERGENCY. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | Sunset Legislation - Unemployment insurance, trust fund and wage review report, January 31, 2026 Local Mandate - Unemployment Insurance Reform Task Force Effective Dates, Emergency - Unemployment insurance, state of employment and disaster relief measures Labor and Industry - Unemployment insurance, state of employment and disaster relief measures Unemployment Compensation - State of emergency or disaster, relief measures Unemployment Compensation - Unemployment Insurance Reform Task Force, creation Task Forces, Legislative Branch - Unemployment Insurance Reform Task Force, creation Reports Mandated - Unemployment insurance, trust fund and wage review Retroactive Legislation - Unemployment insurance, state of employment and disaster relief measures, March 6, 2020 | 
| Votes | Vote History | 
| Governor's Veto Message | Veto | 
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| 02/25/21 | 
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| 03/01/21 | 
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| 03/15/21 | 
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| 03/26/21 | 
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| 03/29/21 | 
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| 03/30/21 | 
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| 04/01/21 | 
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 2:52 PM (EST)