Senate
Signed By Governor
2026 Regular Session
SB136
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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: January 29, 2026
Last action: April 13, 2026
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 123)
Legislative History
Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 10 2026 (clerical)
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 38-0 (clerical)
Feb 11, 2026 · House
Received In House
Primary Sponsor
shelley.funkefrommeyer@kylegislature.gov
Roll calls
March 31, 2026
House: 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Yea: 96
Nay: 0