KY HB 642
enactedAN ACT relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 642 pass?
Yes. KY HB 642 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-07): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 34)
What is KY HB 642 about?
Amend KRS 161.520 to remove the requirement for dependent children over the age of 18 to have their mental or physical condition approved by a majority of a medical review committee to receive survivor benefits; amend KRS 161.605 to raise the minimum amount a retired reemployed member may earn per day from $170 to $200, remove the provision for returning to work 1 month earlier if the member forfeits 1 month of their retirement benefit, reinstate the pension waiver program and prohibit members returning to work under its provisions from returning to work as administrators, and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.608 to clarify that the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) will acknowledge a member's earliest participation date in another state administered retirement system to determine benefit tier; amend KRS 161.620 to allow a member who is a parent to apply for and manage payments to a disabled child without necessity of a court order or other legal authority; amend KRS 161.635 and 161.636 to allow TRS to offer index fund investment options to university and nonuniversity members, to annuitize the investment return on the supplemental benefit applied to the index funds not to exceed 6.1% if there is no COLA in a given year or 4.6% if there is a COLA in the given year, allow TRS to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for disbursements from the supplemental benefit component, and establish that neither the TRS board or staff shall be liable for any losses or claims due to a member's election of an index fund and state that members have the sole responsibility for their investment decisions.
Who sponsors KY HB 642?
B. Chester-Burton, J. Tipton are the primary sponsors of KY HB 642.
Description
Amend KRS 161.520 to remove the requirement for dependent children over the age of 18 to have their mental or physical condition approved by a majority of a medical review committee to receive survivor benefits; amend KRS 161.605 to raise the minimum amount a retired reemployed member may earn per day from $170 to $200, remove the provision for returning to work 1 month earlier if the member forfeits 1 month of their retirement benefit, reinstate the pension waiver program and prohibit members returning to work under its provisions from returning to work as administrators, and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.608 to clarify that the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) will acknowledge a member's earliest participation date in another state administered retirement system to determine benefit tier; amend KRS 161.620 to allow a member who is a parent to apply for and manage payments to a disabled child without necessity of a court order or other legal authority; amend KRS 161.635 and 161.636 to allow TRS to offer index fund investment options to university and nonuniversity members, to annuitize the investment return on the supplemental benefit applied to the index funds not to exceed 6.1% if there is no COLA in a given year or 4.6% if there is a COLA in the given year, allow TRS to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for disbursements from the supplemental benefit component, and establish that neither the TRS board or staff shall be liable for any losses or claims due to a member's election of an index fund and state that members have the sole responsibility for their investment decisions.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-13
- Latest action
- 2026-04-07 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 34)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- J. Tiptonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-07
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 34)
executive-signature
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
passed 37-1
passage
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
committee amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-03-31
committee substitute (1) withdrawn
2026-03-31
3rd reading
reading-3
2026-03-26
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-26
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-24
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-19
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-19
received in Senate
2026-03-18
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-16
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
2026-03-13
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-12
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-23
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-18 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: 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
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Decker: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 642
2026-03-31 · pass · 37-1
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Girdler: no
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