BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5540: Students/unemployment ins.
Concerning students' eligibility to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
Summary
- Removes the law disqualifying certain students from receiving unemployment insurance benefits.
From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5540), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 28, 2025
- Out of committeeFeb 18, 2025
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 28, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 1843
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to students' eligibility to receive unemployment insurance benefits;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Minority; do not pass.
- LC - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
SB 5540 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5540 (2023–24) Medicaid reprocurement
- SB 5540 (2021–22) Election dates and timelines
- SB 5540 (2019–20) Projects of statewide signif
- SB 5540 (2017–18) Oral health pilot program
- SB 5540 (2015–16) National day of the cowboy
- SB 5540 (2013–14) Health coverage/out-of-state
- SB 5540 (2011–12) School bus safety cameras
- SB 5540 (2009–10) High capacity trans service