KY HB 213
enactedAN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 213 pass?
Yes. KY HB 213 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)
What is KY HB 213 about?
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.
Who sponsors KY HB 213?
B. Chester-Burton, G. Brown Jr., E. Callaway are the primary sponsors of KY HB 213.
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
- Latest action
- 2026-04-10 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- G. Brown Jr.primary
- E. Callawayprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-10
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)
executive-signature
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
passed 95-0
passage
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-20
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-20
received in House
2026-03-20
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-19
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-16
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-19
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-19
received in Senate
2026-02-18
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
2026-01-30
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-01-29
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-14
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-07
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-07
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
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
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