KY SB 70

enacted

AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KY SB 70 pass?

Yes. KY SB 70 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): delivered to Secretary of State

What is KY SB 70 about?

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.

Who sponsors KY SB 70?

R. Mills, G. Elkins, J. Higdon are the primary sponsors of KY SB 70.

Description

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

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-23
delivered to Secretary of State
became-law
2026-04-23
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-04-15
delivered to Governor
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-15
received in Senate
2026-04-15
3rd reading, passed 97-1
passage,reading-3
2026-03-31
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
2026-03-20
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-19
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-18
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 38-0
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
committee-passage
2026-02-09
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-12
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-12
introduced in Senate
introduction

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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

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

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