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Senate Bill 136

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Last Action	03/27/26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
Title	AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1818
Sponsor	S. Funke Frommeyer
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 341.416, relating to suspected unemployment insurance fraud, to require the Education and Labor Cabinet to refer suspected fraud cases to the United States Department of Labor and to remove the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the United States Department of Justice from the required referral.
Index Headings of Original Version	Insurance - Unemployment insurance, fraud referrals Labor And Industry - Unemployment insurance, fraud referrals State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, unemployment insurance, fraud referrals Unemployment Compensation - Fraud, referrals Workforce - Unemployment insurance, fraud referrals
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/29/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/04/26	to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
02/05/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/06/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026
02/10/26	3rd reading, passed 38-0
02/11/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/24/26	to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
03/26/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/27/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 341.350 to include an exemption to the work search requirements for employees with a bona fide return-to-work or recall-to-work prospect that is no longer than 1 year from the filing date of the initial or reopened claim; define "bona fide return-to-work or recall-to-work prospect"; require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to deny or rescind confirmation of a prospect if it does not comply with federal law; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - Unemployment insurance, fraud referrals, bona fide return-to-work or recall-to-work prospects Insurance - Unemployment insurance, fraud referrals, bona fide return-to-work or recall-to-work prospects Labor And Industry - Unemployment insurance, fraud referrals, bona fide return-to-work or recall-to-work prospects State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, unemployment insurance, fraud referrals Unemployment Compensation - Unemployment insurance, fraud referrals, bona fide return-to-work or recall-to-work prospects Workforce - Unemployment insurance, fraud referrals, bona fide return-to-work or recall-to-work prospects

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Branscum
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 136/GA

Last updated: 3/30/2026 4:42 PM (EDT)