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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance."
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description: "Amend KRS 341.243 to change the employer's contribution rate to the service capacity upgrade fund; of the rate subtracting .075% until December 31, 2026; provide that beginning January 1 2027, the rates shall be adjusted by subtracting 0.0115%; require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to set the adjustment percentage annually to be effective January 1 of each subsequent year, not to exceed 1.025%."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2026RS"
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identifier: "SB 129"
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citation: "Kentucky SB 129 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Funds", "Technology", "Unemployment Compensation"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["G. Williams", "M. Nemes"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbb31945-3d7d-4b27-ae22-f434c50eb748"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb129.html"
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source_hash: "06bae956e189f1e85af74c6da1502d71508fef176222335b9f46f60ecc55699f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky SB 129 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
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Amend KRS 341.243 to change the employer's contribution rate to the service capacity upgrade fund; of the rate subtracting .075% until December 31, 2026; provide that beginning January 1 2027, the rates shall be adjusted by subtracting 0.0115%; require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to set the adjustment percentage annually to be effective January 1 of each subsequent year, not to exceed 1.025%.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb129/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0188.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb129/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASS SB 129 w/ SFA 2 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Pass — **86–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- G. Williams — primary (person)
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- M. Nemes — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 23 2026
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- **2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
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- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
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- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (2) `passage`
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- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (2) and (3-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
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- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
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- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
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- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 86-1 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbb31945-3d7d-4b27-ae22-f434c50eb748`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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