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OH HB376
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Teska
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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
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