Loading chat...

OH HB376

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Teska

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Reduces maximum unemployment benefit duration from 26 weeks to 20 weeks for benefit years beginning on or after the effective date of the amendment
  • Maintains the current 26-week maximum for benefit years that begin before the effective date, with benefits calculated as the lesser of 26 times the weekly benefit amount or a formula based on qualifying weeks
  • Applies the 20-week cap to both regular unemployment compensation and shared work compensation programs
  • Updates related provisions in Ohio Revised Code sections 4141.30, 4141.33, and 4141.53 to align seasonal employment benefits and combined benefit calculations with the new maximum
  • Amends the total seasonal and nonseasonal benefit cap to reference the new 20-week maximum rather than the previous "twenty-six times the weekly benefit amount"

Legislative Description

Reduce the maximum weeks an individual may receive unemployment

Employment

Last Action

Referred to committee: Public Insurance and Pensions

9/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Insurance and Pensions9/15/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available