republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-252.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. Amend KRS 341.243 to require adjusting of rates and give the secretary of Education and Workforce Development Cabinet the authority to reduce rates or suspend payments to the service capacity upgrade fund; amend KRS 341.300 to specify when interest on unpaid contributions accrues and becomes due; amend KRS 341.350 to increase the highest wages in a base period and adjust the minimum base-period wages; amend KRS 341.360 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 341.380 to set the maximum weekly amounts and the length of time benefits will be paid; amend KRS 341.540 to define and redefine terms; provide when an acquiring employing unit is deemed a successor."
description: "AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. Amend KRS 341.243 to require adjusting of rates and give the secretary of Education and Workforce Development Cabinet the authority to reduce rates or suspend payments to the service capacity upgrade fund; amend KRS 341.300 to specify when interest on unpaid contributions accrues and becomes due; amend KRS 341.350 to increase the highest wages in a base period and adjust the minimum base-period wages; amend KRS 341.360 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 341.380 to set the maximum weekly amounts and the length of time benefits will be paid; amend KRS 341.540 to define and redefine terms; provide when an acquiring employing unit is deemed a successor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 252"
citation: "Kentucky HB 252 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Koenig", "J. DeCesare", "J. DuPlessis", "P. Pratt", "R. Heath", "R. Mills"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30521027-7484-4192-9f7c-cad92fe0eadd"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB252.htm"
source_hash: "9b3b1a9e0212dd9a82fdf43e4d31b4a1ea00f73a787400212baadb850c41687c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 252 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. Amend KRS 341.243 to require adjusting of rates and give the secretary of Education and Workforce Development Cabinet the authority to reduce rates or suspend payments to the service capacity upgrade fund; amend KRS 341.300 to specify when interest on unpaid contributions accrues and becomes due; amend KRS 341.350 to increase the highest wages in a base period and adjust the minimum base-period wages; amend KRS 341.360 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 341.380 to set the maximum weekly amounts and the length of time benefits will be paid; amend KRS 341.540 to define and redefine terms; provide when an acquiring employing unit is deemed a successor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 252 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HCS1.pdf)
3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA1.pdf)
4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA2.pdf)
5. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA3.pdf)
6. **HFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA4.pdf)
7. **HFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/HFA5.pdf)
8. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB252/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- A. Koenig — primary (person)
- J. DeCesare — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-25** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** To Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Reassigned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- **2018-02-01** Posted in committee
- **2018-02-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-02-23** Floor amendments (1) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
- **2018-03-05** Floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 78-13 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (5) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-09** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-22** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-27** Received in House
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 134) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30521027-7484-4192-9f7c-cad92fe0eadd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).