KY HB 26
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 26 pass?
No. KY HB 26 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-13): to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
What is KY HB 26 about?
Amend KRS 342.0011, relating to workers' compensation, to expand the definition of "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury.
Who sponsors KY HB 26?
T. Hampton, A. Gentry, B. Chester-Burton and 3 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 26.
Description
Amend KRS 342.0011, relating to workers' compensation, to expand the definition of "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-06
- Latest action
- 2026-01-13 — to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- T. Hamptonprimary
- A. Gentryprimary
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- G. Brown Jr.primary
- C. Aullprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-13
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-06
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-06
introduced in House
introduction
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Related bills
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