KY SB 127

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to actuarial costs of annual leave payments in the Teachers' Retirement System.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KY SB 127 pass?

No. KY SB 127 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 (2026-04-15): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

What is KY SB 127 about?

Amend KRS 161.540 to specify payment obligations for the inclusion of annual leave payments in a retiring member's pension benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) by requiring the state to pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued through July 31, 2026, and the last employer pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued on or after August 1, 2026.

Who sponsors KY SB 127?

R. Mills, J. Higdon are the primary sponsors of KY SB 127.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-27
Latest action: 2026-04-15 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-15
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-04-15
taken from the Orders of the Day
2026-03-31
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-27
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-27
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-16
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-23
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-23
received in House
2026-02-20
3rd reading, passed 29-8 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026
2026-02-19
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-09
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
introduced in Senate
introduction

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Documents

Votes

PASS SB 127 w/ SCS 1
2026-02-20 · pass · 29-8
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Smith: no
- Webb: no
- Mays Bledsoe: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb127.html

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