Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note

SSB 5874 — Concerning employers' information reporting for purposes of unemployment compensation.

Signed into law — Chapter 43, Laws of 2026

Sponsor
MacEwen
Introduced
January 23, 2026
Status
C 43 L 26
Last action
Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 14, 2026)

What this bill does

Allows the Employment Security Department to waive penalties for minor or insignificant reporting errors in employers' quarterly unemployment insurance reports.

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Floor votes

  • House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2026
    94 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 4, 2026
    49 yea · 0 nay

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