KY HB 213

enacted

AN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amend KRS 70.292, 70.293, and 95.022, regarding city and county programs to reemploy retired police officers without incurring employer retirement contributions, to reduce the required service of the officer or sheriff before retirement from 20 years to 15 years and to allow retired officers to take health insurance coverage through the employing city or county; amend KRS 61.702 and 78.5536 to conform.

Introduced: 2026-01-07
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-10 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-07
introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-07
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-14
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-29
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-30
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-17
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
2026-02-18
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
received in Senate
2026-02-19
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-16
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-19
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
2026-03-20
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-20
received in House
2026-03-20
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-27
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
passed 95-0
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-04-10
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)
executive-signature

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-02-18 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Lehman: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 213 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-20 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Neal: not voting
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Watkins: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb213.html

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