Kentucky - Session 26RS
Title: AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.
Amend KRS 61.621 to allow a member of a state-administered retirement system who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position and who receives a duty-related injury to be eligible for the same minimum retirement benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 61.702 to allow Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 78.5536 to allow County Employees Retirement System (CERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the Act to apply for benefits; RETROACTIVE.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-25 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-25 | Latest Action | 02/25/26: to Education (S) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 185 | AN ACT relating to employment. | enrolled |
| HB 213 | AN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers. | enrolled |
| HB 220 | AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. | enrolled |
| HB 459 | AN ACT relating to licensed occupations. | enrolled |
| HB 490 | AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 562 | AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas. | enrolled |
| HB 576 | AN ACT relating to workforce investment. | enrolled |
| HB 577 | AN ACT relating to economic development. | passed_lower |