Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance and worker’s compensation laws. (FE)
AB 468 modifies unemployment insurance eligibility rules for workers terminated due to misconduct. It creates a new definition of "misconduct" that includes deliberate violations of workplace policies, excessive absenteeism without valid reasons, and willful violations of government regulations. The bill requires workers terminated for misconduct to wait 7 weeks and earn wages equal to 14 times their weekly benefit rate before requalifying for benefits. These changes directly affect workers who lose jobs for specific workplace conduct and employers who pay into unemployment insurance funds.
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Introduction
Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 26, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Hysell, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell;
cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Smith and Spreitzer
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21 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Amaad Rivera-Wagner
DDemocratic
P
Andrew Hysell
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
P
Christian Phelps
DDemocratic
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Deb Andraca
DDemocratic
P
Karen Kirsch
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Maureen McCarville
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Supreme Moore Omokunde
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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