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KY SB 136

enacted

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KY SB 136 pass?

Yes. KY SB 136 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 123)

What is KY SB 136 about?

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.

Who sponsors KY SB 136?

S. Funke Frommeyer is the primary sponsor of KY SB 136.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-04-13 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 123)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • S. Funke Frommeyerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-13

    signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 123)

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-01

    delivered to Governor

  3. 2026-04-01

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  4. 2026-04-01

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  5. 2026-04-01

    posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  6. 2026-04-01

    passed 37-0

    passage

  7. 2026-04-01

    Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  8. 2026-03-31

    to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-31

    received in Senate

  10. 2026-03-31

    3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-03-27

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026

  12. 2026-03-27

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  13. 2026-03-26

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    committee-passage

  14. 2026-03-24

    to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-11

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-11

    received in House

  17. 2026-02-10

    3rd reading, passed 38-0

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2026-02-06

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026

  19. 2026-02-06

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  20. 2026-02-05

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  21. 2026-02-04

    to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-01-29

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-01-29

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 136

    2026-02-10 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Berg: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Neal: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Tichenor: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • ChambersArmstrong: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • West: yes
    • Clemons: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Mills: yes

  • Pass

    2026-03-31 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Stevenson P: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • White: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Elliott: not voting
    • Holloway: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Truett: not voting

  • FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 136 w/ HCS 1, HCA 1 (T)

    2026-04-01 · 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
    • West: yes
    • Clemons: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • Wheeler: 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
    • Webb: not voting

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb136.html

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