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Committee hears first-day testimony on bill to let PEOs file one unemployment report for multiple clients

House Public Insurance and Pensions Committee · March 25, 2026
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Summary

Senate Bill 263 would let professional employer organizations elect to file a single unemployment wage-and-contribution report under the PEO’s employer account rather than separate subaccounts for each client, proponents say this will reduce duplicative filings and administrative burden; ODJFS supports the change.

Senate Bill 263 received its first hearing before the House Public Insurance and Pensions Committee as sponsors and proponents outlined a technical change to Ohio’s unemployment reporting rules.

Senator Roegner told the committee SB 263 would allow professional employer organizations (PEOs) or professional employer organization reporting entities to elect to report shared employees of client employers under the PEO’s account and experience rate after giving notice to the Director. He said the change is intended to correct inconsistent Ohio Revised Code language (transcript references 41.41.24/41.41.13) and align statute with the intent of the common paymaster or concurrent employer programs.

Will Hart, vice president of payroll tax at Group Management Services (GMS),…

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