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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1824 Eliminates Waiting Week for Unemployment Benefits and Modifies Shared Work Programs
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Tiffany Price
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning January 1, 2027, Missouri eliminates the one-week waiting period requirement for new unemployment compensation and shared work benefit claims, and modifies eligibility, reporting, and shared work program rules.
Unemployed workers will receive their first benefit payments one week sooner starting in 2027, while employers participating in s face updated requirements for reducing employee hours in lieu of layoffs.
- Unemployment compensation programs in Missouri are administered by the division of employment security under Chapter 288 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. context
- The General Assembly is the state legislature of Missouri responsible for passing statutory amendments. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Unemployed claimants
Claimants filing new claims on or after January 1, 2027, will not be subject to a one-week waiting period before receiving unemployment benefits.
Participating employers
Employers utilizing shared work plans must follow specific hour-reduction thresholds, maintain fringe benefits, and submit required operational reports to the division.
Educational institutions
Educational employers are subject to specific restrictions regarding the payment of benefits to instructional, research, and administrative staff between successive academic terms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does the elimination of the one-week waiting period take effect?
How many work search contacts must an unemployment claimant make each week?
What is the maximum duration for an approved shared work plan?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Elimination of Unemployment Waiting Week
The bill transitions Missouri policy by permanently removing the mandatory unpaid waiting week for new unemployment claims starting in 2027.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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