Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 229: 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.
Passed both chambers Official data
- Introduced
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- Passed both chambers
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Plain-language summary
SB 229 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Committee on Commerce. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in Conference.
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Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Commerce | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Conference
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Silas Miller appointed as second conferees
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 88, Nay 34, Absent 3
- Sen. Silas Miller is appointed to replace Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau on the Conference Committee
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
- Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 83, Nay 36, Absent 5
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater
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