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KY HB 182

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amend KRS 61.621 to allow a member of a state-administered retirement system who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position and who receives a duty-related injury to be eligible for the same minimum retirement benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 61.702 to allow Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 78.5536 to allow County Employees Retirement System (CERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the Act to apply for benefits; RETROACTIVE.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-01-14 — to State Government (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • B. Wesleyprimary
  • B. McCoolprimary
  • N. Kulkarniprimary
  • J. Hodgsonprimary
  • M. Hartprimary
  • T. Hamptonprimary
  • D. Haleprimary
  • P. Griffeeprimary
  • D. Gordonprimary
  • A. Gentryprimary
  • C. Fugateprimary
  • R. Dotsonprimary
  • J. Blantonprimary
  • A. Tackett Lafertyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    introduced in House

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-07

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-14

    to State Government (H)

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb182.html

Attribution

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