AN ACT relating to worker benefits.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to define terms; allow a public or private entity to contribute funds to a portable benefit plan as a form of compensation to a self-employed worker; prohibit using contributions to determine a worker's classification.

Introduced: February 25, 2026

Last action: March 31, 2026

Returned To Committee On Committees (S)

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This bill would create a new type of benefit arrangement called a portable benefit plan, allowing businesses or other organizations to contribute money toward benefits for self-employed workers as a form of compensation. It also establishes that receiving these contributions cannot be used as a reason to reclassify a worker's employment status. Who it may affect: self-employed workers and the businesses or organizations that hire them.

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