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HB 2764

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 9, 2026.

HB2764 - Prohibiting amendments, suspensions or repeals of employment security law provisions through budget provisos, appropriations bills or temporary fiscal measures without following specified review procedures, authorizing the secretary of labor to recognize and approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans if such plans meet specific criteria, reorganizing sections for improved readability and compliance, enhancing federal conformity by incorporating references to federal laws and guidelines and updating the criteria for determining suitable work and disqualification conditions for unemployment benefits.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2764
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
House in_committee 2026-02-09
Labor / Employment Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

AN ACT concerning labor and employment; relating to the employment security law; prohibiting amendments, suspensions or repeals of employment security law provisions through budget provisos, appropriations bills or temporary fiscal measures without following specified review procedures; authorizing the secretary of labor to recognize and approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans if such plans meet specific criteria, including compliance with federal guidance and being employer-funded; ensuring that supplemental unemployment benefit plans do not disqualify employees from state unemployment benefits; requiring the secretary to maintain a registry of authorized plans and monitor the impact of such plans on the employment security trust fund; updating terminology to reflect modern labor arrangements; reorganizing sections for improved readability and compliance; enhancing federal conformity by incorporating references to federal laws and guidelines; integrating supplemental unemployment benefit plans into the current statutory framework; updating the criteria for determining suitable work and disqualification conditions for unemployment benefits; clarifying procedures for filing claims, determining eligibility and handling appeals and emphasizing electronic submissions and secure online portals for employer responses; specifying timelines for appeals and decisions; updating the structure and responsibilities of the employment security board of review; amending K.S.A. 44-701, 44-702, 44-704a, 44-704b, 44-710d, 44-710e, 44-710f, 44-710i, 44-711, 44-712, 44-713, 44-713a, 44-714, 44-715, 44-716, 44-716a, 44-718, 44-719, 44-720, 44-721, 44-722, 44-723, 44-724, 44-725, 44-727, 44-758, 44-759, 44-760, 44-765, 44-766, 44-767, 44-768, 44-769, 44-770, 44-773 and 44-777 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 44-703, 44-704, 44-705, 44-706, 44-709, 44-709b, 44-710, 44-710a, 44-710b, 44-717, 44-757, 44-772, 44-774, 44-775 and 79-3234 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 44-706a, 44-761, 44-762, 44-763 and 44-764.

Sponsor
Committee on Commerce
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-06 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-09 Status in_committee
2026-02-09 Latest Action Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
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