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Unemployment insurance coverage-period and reporting.

26LSO-0141, 1.0

  

FISCAL NOTE

 

This bill contains an appropriation of $18,000 from the GENERAL FUND to the Department of Workforce Services.  This appropriation is effective immediately.

 

DETAIL OF APPROPRIATION

Agency #: 053       Agency Name: Department of Workforce Services

Unit: Unemployment Insurance Administration

 

EXPENDITURE BY SERIES AND YEAR

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

0900 Contractual Services Costs

$18,000

$0

$0

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure Per Year:

$18,000

$0

$0

 

 

 

 

Grand Total Expenditure:

$18,000

 

 

Total Appropriated to Agency:

$18,000

 

 

Total Appropriated by Fund:

 

 

 

GENERAL FUND

$18,000

 

 

 

Description of appropriation:

 

This legislation appropriates $18,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Workforce Services for updating and administering the Wyoming Unemployment Insurance system. The appropriation is effective immediately while the remainder of the bill is effective January 1, 2027.

 

 

Source of revenue decrease:

 

There is an indeterminable revenue decrease to a number of funds.

 

Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: A potential reduction in the tax rates for employers, which are paid into the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund as a result of decreased demands on the fund to pay benefits.

 

Unemployment Insurance Administrative Grant: A slight potential reduction in the federal administrative grant due to the reduction in the number of weekly continued claims being processed.

 

Employment Support Fund: A potential reduction to taxes collected will result in decreased funds going to the Employment Support Fund.

 

 

Revenue decrease assumptions:

 

Tax rates for employers are set in December of each year and implemented in January. Part of the tax rate determination is based on recent use of the fund based on the amount of benefits paid. The demand on the fund is unknown, as the number of claimants receiving benefits for future years is also unknown.

 

 

Source of expenditure decrease:

 

There is an indeterminable expenditure decrease to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The reduction in the maximum amount of benefits payable to eligible individuals (who are not attached to regular work) in a benefit year from 26 to 20 times their weekly benefit or 30% of wages payable for insured work in their base period may result in an expenditure decrease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE-AGENCY ESTIMATE OF ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT REQUESTED

 

This bill has administrative impact that appears to increase duties or responsibilities of one or more state agencies and may impact agency spending or staffing requirements. As introduced, the bill does not modify any state agency budget or current personnel authorizations.

The following state agencies will be asked to provide their estimate of the administrative fiscal impact prior to the first committee meeting held to consider the bill:

 

Department of Workforce Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:   Clayton Caldwell, LSO  Phone: 777-7881

(Information provided by Jennifer Martinez, Department of Workforce Services, 777-6746)

   HB0006

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2026

STATE OF WYOMING

26LSO-0141

Numbered

2.0

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0006

 

 

Unemployment insurance coverage-period and reporting.

 

Sponsored by: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; reducing the maximum amount of unemployment benefits; renaming the unemployment insurance commission; specifying applicability; providing and amending definitions; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

 

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

 

Section 1.  W.S. 27‑3‑102(a)(v), 27‑3‑304, 27‑3‑601(a) and 27‑14‑802(b) are amended to read:  

 

27‑3‑102.  Definitions generally.

 

(a)  Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act:

 

(v)  \"Commission\" means the unemployment reemployment insurance commission of Wyoming within the department of workforce services;  

 

27‑3‑304.  Maximum payment.

 

(a)  Except as provided by W.S. 27‑3‑316 and subsection (b) of this section, the maximum amount of benefits payable to any eligible individual person in a benefit year shall not exceed twenty‑six (26) twenty (20) times his the person's weekly benefit or thirty percent (30%) of his the person's wages payable for insured work in his the person's base period, whichever is less. This amount shall be computed to the next higher multiple of his the person's weekly benefit.

 

(b)  The maximum amount of benefits payable to any eligible person attached to regular work in a benefit year shall not exceed twenty‑six (26) times the person's weekly benefit amount or thirty percent (30%) of the person's wages payable for insured work in the person's base period, whichever is less. For purposes of this subsection, \"eligible person attached to regular work\" means a person who is a seasonal worker at the person's regular place of employment or a worker who is temporarily laid off but who expects to return to the regular place of employment within the following twelve (12) month period.

 

27‑3‑601.  Reemployment insurance commission created; composition; terms; vacancies; salary; chairman; quorum; removal; office; seal.

 

(a)  The unemployment reemployment insurance commission of Wyoming is created within the department of workforce services and shall consist of three (3) members serving a term of six (6) years each. Appointments, vacancies and expiration of terms shall be in accordance with W.S. 28‑12‑101 through 28‑12‑103. A member shall not hold any state office or serve as an officer or on a committee of any political organization during the term of membership. No more than seventy‑five percent (75%) of the members shall be of the same political party.

 

27‑14‑802.  Rulemaking power; fees; state's average wages; vocational rehabilitation; contracts with clerks of district court.

 

(b)  Before the last day of each quarter in each year, the department shall estimate the average monthly and weekly wage for the twelve (12) months preceding the quarter, based on unemployment reemployment insurance commission information and other available statistics.

 

Section 2.  There is appropriated eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming department of workforce services for purposes of updating and administering the Wyoming unemployment insurance system. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this section and ending June 30, 2027. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2027.

 

Section 3.  This act shall apply to all unemployment claims filed on and after January 1, 2027.

 

Section 4.  

 

(a)  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective January 1, 2027.

 

(b)  Sections 2 and 4 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

 

(END)

 

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HB0006

 

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HB0006

Unemployment insurance coverage-period and reporting.

 

Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; reducing the maximum amount of unemployment benefits; renaming the unemployment insurance commission; specifying applicability; providing and amending definitions; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

 

12/1/2025 Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2026 H Received for Introduction

2/9/2026 H Failed Introduction 29-33-0-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Allemand, Andrew, Bear, Bratten, Brown, G, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Locke, Lucas, Mccann, Neiman, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Winter

Nays:  Representative(s) Angelos, Banks, Brady, Brown, L, Byron, Campbell, E, Campbell, K, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Erickson, Filer, Fornstrom, Geringer, Harshman, Jarvis, Larsen, L, Larson, Jt, Lawley, Lien, Nicholas, Posey, Provenza, Riggins, Schmid, Sherwood, Storer, Thayer, Washut, Williams, Wylie, Yin

Ayes 29    Nays 33    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

 

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