HB 2264 — Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for workers separated from employment as a result of employer-initiated layoffs or workforce reductions.

What this bill does

Allows a person to access unemployment insurance benefits when voluntarily participating in an employer-initiated layoff or reduction in force plan so long as their termination is the result of the plan.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 10, 2026
  94 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2026
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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