Kentucky Governor Signs SB136 Amending Unemployment Insurance Fraud Referral Process
Summary
Kentucky Governor signed SB136 into law, amending KRS 341.416 to shift responsibility for referring suspected unemployment insurance fraud cases. The Education and Labor Cabinet is now required to refer suspected fraud cases to the United States Department of Labor. The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the United States Department of Justice are removed from the required referral process.
“to require the Education and Labor Cabinet to refer suspected fraud cases to the United States Department of Labor”
State agencies and employers participating in Kentucky's unemployment insurance system should confirm their fraud reporting procedures reflect the amended referral pathway under KRS 341.416 — the Education and Labor Cabinet is now the required referral conduit to USDOL, and prior involvement of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is no longer mandated.
What changed
Kentucky SB136 amends KRS 341.416 to change the referral pathway for suspected unemployment insurance fraud. The Education and Labor Cabinet is now the required referral agency to the United States Department of Labor. Previously required referrals to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the United States Department of Justice are removed from statutory mandate.
Affected parties include the Education and Labor Cabinet, which assumes new referral obligations, and unemployment insurance system stakeholders who should confirm their fraud reporting procedures align with the updated statutory requirements under KRS 341.416.
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ChangeBridge / Kentucky / SB136 Signed by Governor SB136 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-13
AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 341.416, relating to suspected unemployment insurance fraud, to require the Education and Labor Cabinet to refer suspected fraud cases to the United States Department of Labor and to remove the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the United States Department of Justice from the required referral.
Bill Details
State Kentucky
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb136....
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Sponsors
Shelley Frommeyer (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-13 S signed by Governor 2026-04-01 S delivered to Governor 2026-04-01 S enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House 2026-04-01 S enrolled, signed by President of the Senate 2026-04-01 S posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) 2026-04-01 S passed 37-0 2026-04-01 S Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) 2026-03-31 S to Rules (S) 2026-03-31 S received in Senate 2026-03-31 H 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) 2026-03-27 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 2026-03-27 H 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-03-26 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) 2026-03-24 H to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) 2026-02-11 H to Committee on Committees (H) 2026-02-11 H received in House 2026-02-10 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 2026-02-06 S posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026 2026-02-06 S 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-02-05 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar 2026-02-04 S to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) 2026-01-29 S to Committee on Committees (S) 2026-01-29 S introduced in Senate
Votes
2026-02-10 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3810 Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-03-31 House: Veto Override RCS# 386 Yea: 96 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4101 Yea: 37 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-29 S Committee on Committees 2026-02-04 S Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor 2026-02-06 S Rules 2026-02-11 H Committee On Committees 2026-03-24 H Economic Development & Workforce Investment 2026-03-27 H Rules 2026-03-31 S Rules
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Insurance Labor and Industry State Agencies Unemployment Compensation Workforce Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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