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KY SB 70

enacted

AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Amend KRS 7A.220 to amend the membership and membership qualifications of the Public Pension Oversight Board by adding the chairs or vice chairs of the Senate State & Local Government Standing Committee and House State Government Standing Committee to the board, adding the State Treasurer to the membership, removing 1 of the gubernatorial appointees from the membership, and amending "retirement experience" requirements for appointed members to include experience in retirement plan management or policy by a former elected official; make technical and conforming changes; amend KRS 7A.255 to require the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to annually report line of duty death benefit payments to the Public Pension Oversight Board in addition to line of duty disability benefit payments; make technical amendments; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-04-23 — delivered to Secretary of State
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • R. Millsprimary
  • G. Elkinsprimary
  • J. Higdonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-12

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-12

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-09

    to State & Local Government (S)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-18

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-02-19

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-02-19

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026

  7. 2026-02-20

    3rd reading, passed 38-0

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-02-23

    received in House

  9. 2026-02-23

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-18

    to State Government (H)

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-19

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  12. 2026-03-20

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  13. 2026-03-31

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026

  14. 2026-04-15

    3rd reading, passed 97-1

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2026-04-15

    received in Senate

  16. 2026-04-15

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  17. 2026-04-15

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  18. 2026-04-15

    delivered to Governor

  19. 2026-04-23

    Vetoed

    executive-veto

  20. 2026-04-23

    delivered to Secretary of State

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 70

    2026-02-20 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Berg: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Neal: 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
    • Mills: yes

  • Pass

    2026-04-15 · pass · 97-1

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Stevenson P: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Lawrence: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • White: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Marzian: no
    • Bojanowski: not voting
    • Brown: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb70.html

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