# Kentucky SB 162: AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. Kentucky SB 162, AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 52)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB162-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 162 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-03-24, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 52) - Sponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Insurance, Labor and Industry, State Agencies, Technical Corrections, Unemployment Compensation, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Workforce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (155 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Workers protected from suspicion-only fraud firings: benefit, medium. An employee or contractor cannot be terminated under this law’s fraud provision based on suspicion alone. Termination requires a legal finding of guilt that meets the evidence standard and burden of proof in KRS 500.070. This protection applies to termination under this provision, not all firings. - Mandatory referrals for suspected unemployment fraud: benefit, low. Kentucky’s unemployment cabinet must refer suspected fraud involving benefits obtained or sought under Kentucky, another state’s, or federal unemployment law. Referrals go to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the appropriate county attorney or Commonwealth’s attorney. When applicab… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Keturah J. Herron (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 33 | 2 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 31 | 7 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-03-24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 52) - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: passed 33-2 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate concurred in House Floor Amendment (4) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (4) (House) - 2025-03-13: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Floor Amendment (4) (House) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: floor amendments (3) and (4) filed (House) - 2025-03-11: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed (House) - 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-07: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) (House) - 2025-03-07: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-07: 1st reading (House) - 2025-03-07: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-06: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-06: received in House (House) - 2025-03-06: 3rd reading, passed 31-7 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-05: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2025-03-05: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-28: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-27: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb162/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb162/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb162/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb162/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB162-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).