Kentucky House Bill 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Passed on June 4 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-04 - signed by Governor (Acts Chapter 5)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend sections of KRS Chapter 341 to adopt recommendations of the UI Task Force; amend 341.030 to increase the taxable wage base to $9,000 on January 1, 2012 and increase by $300 each year to 2022, not to exceed $12,000; amend KRS 341.096 to revise definition of rate of "insured unemployment rate" by basing it on the weekly average number of weeks claimed for regular benefits; amend KRS 341.270 to require calculation of the unemployment insurance trust fund balance on September 30 rather than December 31 of each year; modify the tax schedule trigger amounts; change the computation date of an employer's reserve ratio and reserve account balance from September 30 to June 30; change the computation date applicable to effective date of rates from October 31 to July 31 of each year; amend KRS 341.275 and 341.277 to impose interest or amounts billed reimbursing employees; amend KRS 341.350 to impose a one week waiting period before benefits payments begin; limit the waiting week period to one per benefit year; make the waiting week compensable at end of the claim; amend KRS 341.380 to provide that on January 1, 2012, the weekly benefit rate shall be 1.1923% of total base period wages; retain and revise limitations on annual benefit increases; amend KRS 341.530 to permit an employer with a negative reserve account balance to make voluntary payments every other year.

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

Rep. Rocky Adkins [D]	Rep. Larry Clark [D]	Rep. Robert Damron [D]	Rep. Mitchel Denham [D]
Rep. Tim Firkins [D]	Rep. Terry Mills [D]	Rep. Rick Nelson [D]	Rep. John Stacy [D]
Rep. Gregory Stumbo [D]	Rep. Ronald Weston [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-04		signed by Governor (Acts Chapter 5)
2010-05-29		delivered to Governor
2010-05-29		enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2010-05-29		floor amendment (4) filed
2010-05-29		received in Senate
2010-05-28		enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2010-05-28		received in House
2010-05-28		passed 36-1
2010-05-28		floor amendments (1) (2) and (3) withdrawn
2010-05-28		3rd reading
2010-05-28		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, May 28, 2010
2010-05-27		floor amendments (1) (2) and (3) filed
2010-05-27		reported favorably, to Rules
2010-05-27		returned to State & Local Government (S)
2010-05-27		2nd reading
2010-05-27		taken from State & Local Government (S)
2010-05-26		to State & Local Government (S)
2010-05-26		1st reading
2010-05-26		taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2010-05-26		received in Senate
2010-05-26		3rd reading, passed 95-0
2010-05-25		placed in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, May 26, 2010
2010-05-25		reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
2010-05-24		posting waived
2010-05-24		returned to Labor & Industry (H)
2010-05-24		1st reading
2010-05-24		taken from Labor & Industry (H)
2010-05-24		to Labor & Industry (H)
2010-05-24		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10SS/HB5.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10SS/HB5/bill.doc