SB229

House Substitute for SB 229 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Providing amendments, suspensions or repeals of employment security law provisions should follow specified review procedures by the legislature, authorizing the secretary of labor to recognize and approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans if such plans meet specific criteria and integrating such plans into the employment security law, updating and reorganizing statutory language, enhancing federal conformity by incorporating references to federal laws and guidelines, updating temporary unemployment provisions and providing for eight weeks of temporary unemployment benefits, eliminating debt relief provisions for negative balance employers and other updates to the employment security law.

Chamber Passed·3/24/25

Kansas SB229 amends employment security law, updates occupational licensing requirements, and revises unemployment benefits.

Kansas SB229 amends the employment security law by requiring legislative approval for new occupational licensing requirements and reviewing existing ones. It mandates a five-year sunset for new occupational licenses unless extended by the legislature. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of Labor to approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans. Additionally, it updates unemployment benefits to provide eight weeks of temporary unemployment benefits and eliminates debt relief for negative balance employers.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 88–34 · Mar 24, 2025
Current
The House
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

0
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

88 Yea

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34 Nay

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3 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 12, 2025

1:30 PM

Senate Commerce Hearing

History

Mar 27

House

House Conference committee report now available

Mar 27

House

House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees

Mar 27

Senate

Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Miller appointed as second conferees