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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT SENATE BILL 6134 Chapter 161, Laws of 2026 69TH LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE—STRIKING WORKERS—NOTICE OF POTENTIAL OVERPAYMENT ASSESSMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2026 Passed by the Senate February 13, 2026 Yeas 48 Nays 0 DENNY HECK President of the Senate Passed by the House March 4, 2026 Yeas 94 Nays 0 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6134 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. SARAH BANNISTER Secretary Secretary Approved March 23, 2026 3:43 PM FILED March 24, 2026 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington SENATE BILL 6134 Passed Legislature - 2026 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senator King AN ACT Relating to notice to striking workers applying for unemployment insurance benefits of potential overpayment assessment upon receipt of retroactive wages; amending RCW 50.20.092; and creating a new section. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: Sec. 1. RCW 50.20.092 and 2025 c 352 s 5 are each amended to read as follows: (1) If an individual receives benefits under this title while being unemployed due to a strike at the separating employer's factory, establishment, or other premises and the individual subsequently receives retroactive wages from the separating employer for any week for which he or she received benefits under this title, the department shall issue an overpayment assessment to recover the corresponding benefits as provided under RCW 50.20.190. (2) When an individual applies for benefits pursuant to RCW 50.20.090 due to a strike at the separating employer's factory, establishment, or other premises, the department shall notify the applicant of the potential for an overpayment assessment if retroactive wages are received. The notice may be provided by the department through an acknowledgment box in the online application process, a letter to the applicant, or another method reasonably determined by the department to provide notice to the applicant. (3) This section expires December 31, 2035. NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state or the eligibility of employers in this state for federal unemployment tax credits, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and the finding or determination does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state or the granting of federal unemployment tax credits to employers in this state. Passed by the Senate February 13, 2026. Passed by the House March 4, 2026. Approved by the Governor March 23, 2026. Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 24, 2026.
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