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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 11, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
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.
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Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Conference
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Summary
Comments on SB 229
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Commercesponsor
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentCurrent Sponsor
Votes
YES: 31
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
YES: 83
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
NO: 36
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
YES: 88
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 34
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died in Conference
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 88, Nay 34, Absent 3
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Silas Miller appointed as second conferees
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- 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
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Sen. Silas Miller is appointed to replace Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau on the Conference Committee
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 83, Nay 36, Absent 5
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- 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
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 31, Nay 9
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Commerce; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- Feb 14, 2025 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S event
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- Feb 06, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- H Sub forPDF
- H Sub forHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}HTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
Documents
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- H Sub for - Supplementary NotePDF
- H Sub for - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Tue, Mar 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Tue, Mar 18, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Tue, Mar 3, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Tue, Mar 3, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 12, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by att 5 SB229 pro AFP, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by att 6 SB229 pro United WE, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by att 7 SB229 writ opp Stookey, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by att 8 SB229 neutral KSSO, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by att 12 SB229 Bill Brief, —
