Kentucky House of Representatives bill in Session 26RS.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 11, 2026.
AN ACT relating to disability retirement benefits in the County Employees Retirement System.
Amend KRS 78.5522 to allow for the 5 year service requirement for disability retirement to be waived for a person who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who is injured in line of duty resulting in an incapacity to continue as an employee in the position that could be certified as hazardous; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of this Act to apply for disability benefits; RETROACTIVE.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-11 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-11 | Latest Action | 03/11/26: to Local Government (H) |