KY SB 129
enactedAN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 129 pass?
Yes. KY SB 129 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188)
What is KY SB 129 about?
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%.
Who sponsors KY SB 129?
G. Williams, M. Nemes are the primary sponsors of KY SB 129.
Description
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%.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-04-17 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- G. Williamsprimary
- M. Nemesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-17
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188)
executive-signature
2026-04-15
delivered to Governor
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-15
received in Senate
2026-04-15
3rd reading, passed 86-1
passage,reading-3
2026-04-15
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-04-15
taken from Rules
2026-04-01
floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-03-31
floor amendments (2) and (3-title) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-20
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-20
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-19
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-17
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-25
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-25
received in House
2026-02-24
passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (2)
passage
2026-02-24
floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-02-24
3rd reading
reading-3
2026-02-23
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-02-23
floor amendment (2) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-02-20
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 23 2026
2026-02-20
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-19
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-02-19
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-04
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-28
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-28
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 129 w/ SFA 2
2026-02-24 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Wheeler: not voting
Pass
2026-04-15 · pass · 86-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Baker: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Banta: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Willner: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Petrie: no
- Bojanowski: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Dossett: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Roarx: not voting
- Bray: not voting
- Decker: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Brown: not voting
- Doan: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
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