Bill Title: Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that changes in specified benefit and contribution rates begin on or after January 1, 2029 (rather than January 1, 2027). Provides for an increase in the benefit and contribution rates. Provides that, when an employer employing 75 or more employees in the State conducts a layoff or separation that results in 50 or more employees being separated at a single site of employment, the employer shall submit specified information concerning the employees to the Department of Employment Security in a secure manner prescribed by the Department. Excludes from the provision any employer with respect to employees working in the construction industry who are covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with a labor organization. Provides for civil penalties. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)

Status: (Passed) 2026-08-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0839 [SB0807 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate Concurrence	2026-05-31	58	0	1	0	59	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Executive Committee	2026-05-30	13	0	0	0	13	Passed	Link	View
House	House Third Reading	2026-05-29	112	0	0	0	112	Passed	Link	View
House	House Labor & Commerce Committee	2026-05-29	27	0	1	0	28	Passed	Link	View
House	House State Government Administration Committee	2026-05-13	8	0	1	0	9	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Third Reading	2026-05-07	42	14	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate State Government Committee	2026-05-06	10	0	0	0	10	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Executive Committee	2025-03-19	6	0	0	0	6	Passed	Link	View