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KY HB 72

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to hazardous duty retirement for code enforcement personnel of a consolidated local government.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 72 pass?

No. KY HB 72 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 (2026-03-13): returned to Local Government (H)

What is KY HB 72 about?

Amend KRS 78.5520 to redefine "hazardous position" to include code enforcement and zoning inspection personnel employed by a consolidated local government for the purposes of benefits of the County Employees Retirement System.

Who sponsors KY HB 72?

S. Witten, J. Nemes, C. Lewis and 4 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 72.

Description

Amend KRS 78.5520 to redefine "hazardous position" to include code enforcement and zoning inspection personnel employed by a consolidated local government for the purposes of benefits of the County Employees Retirement System.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Latest action
2026-03-13 — returned to Local Government (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • S. Wittenprimary
  • J. Nemesprimary
  • C. Lewisprimary
  • J. Hodgsonprimary
  • A. Gentryprimary
  • B. Chester-Burtonprimary
  • R. Roarxprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    returned to Local Government (H)

  2. 2026-03-13

    1st reading

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-13

    taken from Local Government (H)

  4. 2026-01-14

    to Local Government (H)

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-07

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-07

    introduced in House

    introduction

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb72.html

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