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Labor & Employment

Every labor & employment bill, vote, and legislator stance in Kentucky, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills
6
2026 Regular Session
Top supporter
Wade Williams
60% support rate
Top opponent
Michael Meredith
40% support rate
Ranked legislators
6
4 support · 2 oppose
Key legislators

Who's moving labor & employment in Kentucky

Legislators moving labor & employment in Kentucky
Legislator Party Stance Support rate Votes
Wade Williams
Wade Williams House · District 4
R
Support
60% 57
Jason Nemes
Jason Nemes House · District 33
R
Support
60% 63
Mike Nemes
Mike Nemes Senate · District 38
R
Support
60% 63
Gex Williams
Gex Williams Senate · District 20
R
Support
60% 57
Michael Meredith
Michael Meredith House · District 19
R
Oppose
40% 60
Steve Meredith
Steve Meredith Senate · District 5
R
Oppose
40% 60
Showing 6 of 6 bills

All labor & employment bills

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HB 888: AN ACT relating to collective bargaining agreements and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit any local government from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 160.160, relating to local boards of education, to prohibit any board of education from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 304.48-250 and 304.50-055 to make technical changes; amend various other sections to remove references to collective bargaining; repeal various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Protection Act; EMERGENCY.
in committee · Kentucky · House Apr 15, 2026

HB 755: AN ACT relating to associations and individual representation rights.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to allow public employee collective bargaining organizations to represent only dues-paying members; allow nonmember employees to be represented by counsel of their choosing, subject to reasonable employer procedures; grant the labor organization the right to represent a nonmember employee in an action involving the interpretation or enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement; allow nonmember employees to enter into a written agreement with the labor organization for representation for a reasonable fee; apply to agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 402: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Amend KRS 342.610 to remove the presumption that the use of an illegal substance prior to an accident caused the injury; provide that the use of an illegal substance shall be the proximate cause of the injury.
signed · Kentucky · Senate Apr 17, 2026

SB 129: AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

Amend KRS 341.243 to change the employer's contribution rate to the service capacity upgrade fund; of the rate subtracting .075% until December 31, 2026; provide that beginning January 1 2027, the rates shall be adjusted by subtracting 0.0115%; require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to set the adjustment percentage annually to be effective January 1 of each subsequent year, not to exceed 1.025%.
Sub-Topics Unemployment
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 20, 2026

HB 62: AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.

This bill defines "unauthorized alien" as a person unlawfully present in the U.S. under federal immigration law. It makes it a Class A misdemeanor for such individuals to knowingly seek or perform work for pay in Kentucky. The law would directly affect non-citizens working without authorization in the state, criminalizing their employment activity while using plain language to describe the prohibition.
Sub-Topics Work Authorization
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 403: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Amend KRS 342.610 to exclude certain levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood from the presumption that an injury was caused by the introduction of certain substances into the employee's body.