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KY HB 220

enacted

AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amend KRS 61.598, relating to pension spiking and the definition of "bona fide promotion or career advancement," to retroactively exempt pension spiking adjustments that were due to increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body of an employer or mandated in a collective bargaining agreement approved by the legislative body of the employer for members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or State Police Retirement System who retired on or after July 1, 2022; require the Kentucky Public Pension Authority to review and make necessary adjustments to benefits payable on or after July 1, 2022, to impacted members; RETROACTIVE.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-04-17 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • M. Meredithprimary
  • C. Fugateprimary
  • G. Brown Jr.primary
  • J. Blantonprimary

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

  4. 2026-02-19

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-02-20

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-02-20

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 23 2026

  7. 2026-02-23

    floor amendment (1) filed

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2026-02-25

    3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Floor Amendment (1)

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-02-26

    received in Senate

  10. 2026-02-26

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-16

    to State & Local Government (S)

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-03-18

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    committee-passage

  13. 2026-03-19

    2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

    reading-2

  14. 2026-03-19

    posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026

  15. 2026-03-20

    3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-03-20

    received in House

  17. 2026-03-20

    to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-03-27

    posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  19. 2026-03-31

    House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  20. 2026-03-31

    received in Senate

  21. 2026-03-31

    to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-04-15

    posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  23. 2026-04-15

    Senate receded from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  24. 2026-04-15

    passed 36-0

    passage

  25. 2026-04-15

    received in House

  26. 2026-04-15

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  27. 2026-04-15

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  28. 2026-04-15

    delivered to Governor

  29. 2026-04-17

    signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189)

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-02-25 · pass · 95-0

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Aull: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • King: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lawrence: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • White: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Brown: not voting
    • Burke: not voting
    • Decker: not voting
    • Rabourn: not voting
    • Stevenson P: not voting
    • COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting

  • CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 220 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T)

    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 OF HB 220

    2026-04-15 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Berg: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Mills: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Neal: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Tichenor: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Nunn: 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
    • Girdler: not voting
    • Raque Adams: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb220.html

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