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SF 2168

Expands apprenticeships, career training, and unemployment job-search requirements

The bill expands apprenticeship programs, including intermediary sponsors and school district apprenticeship training. It also creates a career training facility grant program, adds a job-search case management program for unemployment claimants, and changes the workforce development board's membership.

Official title

A bill for an act relating to workforce matters including apprenticeships and other career training, unemployment insurance, and membership of the state workforce development board, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3044.) Effective date: 06/30/2026, 07/01/2026.

Signed5 of 5

Where it stands

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Senate
  4. House
  5. Governor

Last action, Jun 2: Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030.

Votes

On these agendas

  • Appropriations CommitteeApr 8

    40 – Stone (chair), Lawler, R Johnson HF 2327 – Collins (chair), Cooling, Stone SF 2168 – Collins (chair), Cooling, Stone HSB 771 – Administration & Regulation Appropr

  • Appropriations SubcommitteeApr 7

    Discussion of SF 2168 Discussion of SF 2168

History

  • Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030.Senate · Jun 2
  • Fiscal note.Senate · May 20
  • Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.Senate · May 18
  • Message from House. S.J. 962.Senate · May 2
  • Immediate message. H.J. 1077.House · May 1
  • Passed House, yeas 87, nays 0. H.J. 1071.House · May 1
  • House concurred in Senate amendment H-8453. H.J. 1071.House · May 1
  • Fiscal note.House · May 1
  • Senate amendment H-8453 filed. H.J. 1071.House · May 1
  • Message from Senate. H.J. 1069.House · May 1
  • Immediate message. S.J. 943.Senate · Apr 30
  • Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 0. S.J. 942.Senate · Apr 30
  • Senate concurred with S-5187, as amended. S.J. 942.Senate · Apr 30
  • Amendment S-5233 adopted. S.J. 942.Senate · Apr 30
  • Amendment S-5241 filed, withdrawn. S.J. 942.Senate · Apr 30
  • Amendment S-5233 to S-5187 filed. S.J. 925.Senate · Apr 29
  • Fiscal note.Senate · Apr 16
  • Message from House, with amendment S-5187. S.J. 813.Senate · Apr 16
  • Immediate message. H.J. 917.House · Apr 15
  • Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.House · May 2
  • Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. H.J. 913.House · Apr 15
  • Committee amendment H-8344 adopted, as amended. H.J. 913.House · Apr 15
  • Amendment H-8363 to amendment H-8344 adopted. H.J. 913.House · Apr 15
  • Amendment H-8363 filed. H.J. 899.House · Apr 14
  • Placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 872.House · Apr 9
  • Committee amendment H-8344 filed. H.J. 870.House · Apr 9
  • Committee vote: Yeas, 24. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 870.House · Apr 8
  • Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 870.House · Apr 8
  • Subcommittee recommends passage.House · Apr 7
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 04/07/2026 12:30PM RM 304.House · Apr 2
  • Subcommittee: Collins, Cooling and Stone. H.J. 805.House · Apr 2
  • Referred to Appropriations. H.J. 666.House · Mar 12
  • Fiscal note.House · Mar 9
  • Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 573.House · Mar 5
  • Message from Senate. H.J. 572.House · Mar 5
  • Immediate message. S.J. 489.Senate · Mar 5
  • Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 14. S.J. 488.Senate · Mar 5
  • Amendment S-5073 filed, lost. S.J. 487.Senate · Mar 5
  • Amendment S-5070 adopted. S.J. 487.Senate · Mar 5
  • Point of order raised on S-5070, ruled in order. S.J. 487.Senate · Mar 5
  • Amendments S-5070 filed. S.J. 487.Senate · Mar 5
  • Amendment S-5071 filed, adopted. S.J. 487.Senate · Mar 5
  • Point of order raised on S-5072, ruled not germane. S.J. 487.Senate · Mar 5
  • Amendments S-5072 filed. S.J. 487.Senate · Mar 5
  • Deferred. S.J. 486.Senate · Mar 5
  • Fiscal note.Senate · Feb 20
  • Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 178.Senate · Feb 2
  • Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 176.Senate · Feb 2