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SB 47

Kentucky Senate bill in Session 26RS.

Status: passed_upper. Latest action: February 19, 2026.

AN ACT relating to in the line of duty death benefits.

Bill ID KY-26RS-SB-47
Session 26RS
Status passed_upper
Committee Committee on Committees
Senate passed_upper 2026-02-19
Public Safety
Summary

Amend KRS 61.315 to define "rescue squad personnel""; expand eligibility for in the line of duty death benefits to rescue squad personnel; require the Division of Emergency Management to promulgate administrative regulations establishing necessary criteria and procedures; amend KRS 164.2841 to define ""rescue squad personnel""; expand eligibility for tuition and fee exemption to dependents of rescue squad personnel who died in the line of duty; amend KRS 342.316 to conform."

Sponsor
Matthew Deneen
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-07 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-19 Status passed_upper
2026-02-19 Latest Action 02/19/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
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