Bills › 91st General Assembly

SF 2168Signed by Governor · June 2, 2026

Relating to workforce matters including apprenticeships and other career training, unemployment insurance, and membership of the state workforce development board, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions

Sponsored by the Senate Workforce Committee

Proposed by the Department of Workforce Development · their explanation · all agency proposals

Topics:State budgetState governmentJobs & workers

Same legislation: HSB 556, SSB 3044, HF 2327

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2026
  3. Done: Senate committeeJanuary 29, 2026
  4. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 5, 202628–14
  5. Done: House committeeApril 8, 2026
  6. Done: Passes the HouseApril 15, 202695–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 18, 2026
  8. Done: Signed into lawJune 2, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

In plain words

  1. January 20, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee · as SSB 3044
  2. January 20, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Dotzler and Koelker · as SSB 3044
  3. January 27, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 3044
  4. January 29, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2168 · as SSB 3044
  5. February 2, 2026Filed in the Senate
  6. February 2, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  7. February 20, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. March 5, 2026Passed the Senate, 28–14
  9. March 9, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  10. March 12, 2026Sent to the House Appropriations committee
  11. April 2, 2026House subcommittee named: Collins, Cooling and Stone
  12. April 7, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  13. April 8, 2026Approved by the House committee
  14. April 8, 2026Committee vote: 24–0
  15. April 15, 2026Passed the House, 95–0
  16. April 16, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  17. April 30, 2026Passed the Senate, 40–0
  18. May 1, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  19. May 1, 2026Passed the House, 87–0
  20. May 18, 2026Sent to the Governor
  21. May 20, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  22. June 2, 2026Signed into law
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
June 2, 2026
Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030. Journal
May 20, 2026
Fiscal note.
May 18, 2026
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028. Journal
May 2, 2026
Message from House. S.J. 962. Journal
May 1, 2026
Immediate message. H.J. 1077. Journal
May 1, 2026
Passed House, yeas 87, nays 0. H.J. 1071. Journal
May 1, 2026
House concurred in Senate amendment H-8453. H.J. 1071. Journal
May 1, 2026
Fiscal note.
May 1, 2026
Senate amendment H-8453 filed. H.J. 1071. Journal
May 1, 2026
Message from Senate. H.J. 1069. Journal
April 30, 2026
Immediate message. S.J. 943. Journal
April 30, 2026
Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 0. S.J. 942. Journal
April 30, 2026
Senate concurred with S-5187, as amended. S.J. 942. Journal
April 30, 2026
Amendment S-5233 adopted. S.J. 942. Journal
April 30, 2026
Amendment S-5241 filed, withdrawn. S.J. 942. Journal
April 29, 2026
Amendment S-5233 to S-5187 filed. S.J. 925. Journal
April 16, 2026
Fiscal note.
April 16, 2026
Message from House, with amendment S-5187. S.J. 813. Journal
April 15, 2026
Immediate message. H.J. 917. Journal
May 2, 2026
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158. Journal
April 15, 2026
Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. H.J. 913. Journal
April 15, 2026
Committee amendment H-8344 adopted, as amended. H.J. 913. Journal
April 15, 2026
Amendment H-8363 to amendment H-8344 adopted. H.J. 913. Journal
April 14, 2026
Amendment H-8363 filed. H.J. 899. Journal
April 9, 2026
Placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 872. Journal
April 9, 2026
Committee amendment H-8344 filed. H.J. 870. Journal
April 8, 2026
Committee vote: Yeas, 24. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 870. Journal
April 8, 2026
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 870. Journal
April 7, 2026
Subcommittee recommends passage.
April 2, 2026
Subcommittee Meeting: [].
April 2, 2026
Subcommittee: Collins, Cooling and Stone. H.J. 805. Journal
March 12, 2026
Referred to Appropriations. H.J. 666. Journal
March 9, 2026
Fiscal note.
March 5, 2026
Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 573. Journal
March 5, 2026
Message from Senate. H.J. 572. Journal
March 5, 2026
Immediate message. S.J. 489. Journal
March 5, 2026
Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 14. S.J. 488. Journal
March 5, 2026
Amendment S-5073 filed, lost. S.J. 487. Journal
March 5, 2026
Amendment S-5070 adopted. S.J. 487. Journal
March 5, 2026
Point of order raised on S-5070, ruled in order. S.J. 487. Journal
March 5, 2026
Amendment S-5070 filed. S.J. 487. Journal
March 5, 2026
Amendment S-5071 filed, adopted. S.J. 487. Journal
March 5, 2026
Point of order raised on S-5072, ruled not germane. S.J. 487. Journal
March 5, 2026
Amendment S-5072 filed. S.J. 487. Journal
March 5, 2026
Deferred. S.J. 486. Journal
February 20, 2026
Fiscal note.
February 2, 2026
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 178. Journal
February 2, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 176. Journal
January 29, 2026
As SSB 3044: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2168.
January 27, 2026
As SSB 3044: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
January 26, 2026
As SSB 3044: Subcommittee Meeting: 01/27/2026 11:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
January 20, 2026
As SSB 3044: Subcommittee: Dickey, Dotzler, and Koelker.
January 20, 2026
As SSB 3044: Introduced, referred to Workforce.

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