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Introduced
01/07/2026
01/07/2026
In Committee
01/14/2026
01/14/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill expands eligibility for duty-related disability benefits and related health insurance coverage to certain state and county employees who were injured in non-hazardous positions that could have been certified as hazardous. Specifically, it allows members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) who sustain a duty-related injury in such a position to receive the same minimum retirement benefits and health insurance coverage as those in officially designated hazardous positions. The bill also retroactively applies these provisions to individuals whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, and before the bill's effective date, provided they apply for benefits by January 1, 2027. "Duty-related injury" is defined as a harmful change in the body resulting from a single traumatic event or an act of violence related to job duties, evidenced by objective medical findings.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (14)
Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)*,
John Blanton (R),
Ryan Dotson (R),
Deanna Frazier Gordon (R),
Chris Fugate (R),
Al Gentry (D),
Peyton Griffee (R),
David Hale (R),
Tony Hampton (R),
Mark Hart (R),
John Hodgson (R),
Nima Kulkarni (D),
Bobby McCool (R),
Bill Wesley (R),
Last Action
to State Government (H) (on 01/14/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb182.html |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb182/orig_bill.pdf |
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