The bill amends various sections of Wyoming law related to unemployment benefits and the unemployment insurance commission. Notably, it renames the "unemployment insurance commission" to the "reemployment insurance commission" throughout the text. Additionally, the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to eligible individuals is reduced from twenty-six times their weekly benefit to twenty times their weekly benefit. The bill also introduces a new definition for "eligible person attached to regular work," which includes seasonal workers and those temporarily laid off who expect to return to their jobs within twelve months.

Furthermore, the bill appropriates $18,000 from the general fund to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services for updating and administering the unemployment insurance system, with specific guidelines on the use of these funds. The act will apply to all unemployment claims filed on or after January 1, 2027, and will take effect on that date, with certain sections becoming effective immediately upon the bill's passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 27-3-102, 27-3-304, 27-3-601, 27-14-802