Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB578: AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Status: In committee, February 13, 2026
Amend KRS 341.005 to define "certified mail," "multi-factor authentication," and "notice"; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to require any notice from the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or any employer to employers or employees to be in writing and delivered by any method of governmental, commercial, or electronic delivery; require the secretary to provide employers and employees the option to receive only electronic notices; require the electronic notice system to utilize effective privacy controls, including multi-factor authentication procedures.
What the bill says
An act relating to unemployment insurance.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 341.005 is amended to read as follows: As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Approved job training or certification program" means: (a) A program approved by the secretary that leads to a short-term certificate or credential, an industry-recognized certificate, diploma, or associate of applied science degree in one (1) of Kentucky's top five (5) high-demand workforce sectors identified by the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board and the Education and Labor Cabinet; (b) A program approved and determined by the secretary to improve an individual's employability in a high-wage, high-demand occupation; or (c) A training program approved under the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. sec. 2296; (2) "Cabinet" means the Education and Labor Cabinet; (3) "Certified mail" has the same meaning as in KRS 446.010; (4) "Commission" means the Unemployment Insurance Commission; (5)[(4)] "Enhanced federal benefits" means any temporary federally funded or partially federally funded benefits, administered by the Commonwealth and payable through voluntary agreements between the Commonwealth and the United States Department of Labor, that supplement or increase weekly state benefit amounts. "Enhanced federal benefits" does not mean benefits such as, without limitation, benefits otherwise calculated and distributed in accordance with KRS 341.350 to …
Sponsors
- Chad Aull (D, HD-079) · primary sponsor
- Ryan Bivens (R, HD-024)
- Ryan Dotson (R, HD-073)
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088)
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036)
- Felicia Rabourn (R, HD-047)
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066)
- Aaron Thompson (R, HD-098)
- Timmy Truett (R, HD-089)
Latest actions
- : to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Unemployment Compensation, Labor And Industry, Notices, Workforce
Common questions
- What is HB578?
- HB578 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
- What does HB578 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to unemployment insurance.
- What is the status of HB578?
- In committee as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB578?
- Chad Aull (D, HD-079), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB578?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb578.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.