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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 13, 2026

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Introduced February 6, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB579

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

Amend KRS 341.350 to eliminate the 1 week waiting period for unemployment benefits; amend KRS 341.090 to conform.

Labor and Industry Unemployment Compensation Workforce

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This bill would remove the one-week waiting period that Kentuckians currently must wait before receiving unemployment insurance benefits after losing a job. Under current law, an eligible person must wait one week before their benefits begin; this change would allow payments to start immediately upon approval. Who it may affect: workers who have recently lost their jobs and are waiting on unemployment benefits.

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