Kentucky House Bill 146 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to require the Office of Unemployment Insurance to advise a claimant approved for benefits of additional benefits, training opportunities, and financial aid resources available; amend KRS 341.005 to add training provided under the Trade Act of 1974 to the definition of approved training, and add disaster unemployment assistance and trade readjustment allowances to the programs not considered as enhanced benefits; amend KRS 341.100 create comprehensive list of conditions the secretary shall take into consideration when determining if work is suitable; amend KRS 341.385 to change the minimum state average unemployment rate from less than or equal to 4.5% to 6.5% and the minimum weeks of benefits available from 12 weeks to 16 weeks; remove claimants from the classification system with a definite return to work date or recall to work within a period of 16 weeks from the date of filing the initial or reopened claim, and removes extended benefits from benefits that shall not be affected by the classification system; amend KRS 341.375 to provide that notice the claimant declined to accept suitable work, or has failed to attend the first interview may not be the principal factor when determining ineligibility for benefits; amend KRS 341.4169 to provide workers shall not be denied shared work benefits if otherwise eligible when participating in training funded by the Workforce Innovation Act.

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

Rep. Russell Webber [R]

2023-03-13 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 225 (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 RSN# 2565 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 55 (Y: 98 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80)
2023-03-14	House	delivered to Governor
2023-03-14	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2023-03-14	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2023-03-13	House	passed 94-0
2023-03-13	House	House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2023-03-09	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2023-03-08	House	to Rules (H)
2023-03-08	House	received in House
2023-03-08	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36 -0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-03-07	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 08, 2023
2023-03-03	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2023-03-02	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-02-24	Senate	to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2023-02-22	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-02-22	Senate	received in Senate
2023-02-21	House	3rd reading, passed 98-2 with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-02-17	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
2023-02-17	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2023-02-16	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-02-10	House	to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
2023-02-07	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb146.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb146/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb146/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0080.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB146/HCS1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb146/HCS1LM.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB146/SCS1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb146/SCS1LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb146/LM.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb146/vote_history.pdf