Kentucky
General Assembly

Search

House Bill 228

Actions | Amendments

Last Action	returned to State & Local Government (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to public employee benefits.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	877
Sponsor	B. Yonts
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 16.582 to remove language which prohibited an injury or disease resulting from military service from being considered a disabling condition for hazardous members of Kentucky Retirement Systems; amend KRS 61.510 and 78.510 to utilize partial fiscal years in determining the final compensation of a nonhazardous member who began participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the County Employees Retirement System on or after September 1, 2008, in situations where the member does not have 5 complete fiscal years of service and provided the total months of service used to calculate final compensation when the partial fiscal years are added is at least 60 months; amend KRS 61.560 to remove references to employee contributions paid by a reemployed retiree; amend KRS 61.623 to allow the Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees to require retirees of the systems, by promulgation of administrative regulation, to receive their retirement allowance by electronic funds transfer to either a financial institution or to electronic fund transfer cards issued by Kentucky Retirement Systems; amend KRS 61.702 to authorize the Kentucky Retirement Systems to offer retiree health coverage through health savings accounts, health reimbursement arrangements or similar accounts, or through a reimbursement program established by the board by administrative regulation where members purchase health insurance through a health insurance exchange.
Index Headings of Original Version	Public Officers and Employees - Retirement, housekeeping bill for Kentucky Retirement Systems Retirement and Pensions - Kentucky Retirement Systems, housekeeping bill Retirement and Pensions - Kentucky Retirement Systems, issuance of retirement allowances by EFT State Agencies - Kentucky Retirement Systems, housekeeping bill
Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

Actions

Top | Amendments

02/05/13	introduced in House
02/06/13	to State Government (H)
02/12/13	posted in committee
02/14/13	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
02/15/13	2nd reading, to Rules
02/19/13	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2013
02/20/13	floor amendment (1) withdrawn
02/21/13	3rd reading, passed 78-16 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
02/22/13	received in Senate
02/26/13	to State & Local Government (S)
03/04/13	taken from State & Local Government (S) 1st reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
03/05/13	taken from State & Local Government (S) 2nd reading returned to State & Local Government (S)

Proposed Amendments

Top | Actions

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except provide that the Personnel Cabinet may provide a health flexible spending account in addition to a health reimbursement account for those employees who waive coverage in the Kentucky Employees Health Plan.
Index Headings	Public Officers and Employees - Retirement, housekeeping bill for Kentucky Retirement Systems Retirement and Pensions - Kentucky Retirement Systems, housekeeping bill Retirement and Pensions - Kentucky Retirement Systems, issuance of retirement allowances by EFT State Agencies - Kentucky Retirement Systems, housekeeping bill

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Yonts
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Public Officers and Employees - Retirement, housekeeping bill for Kentucky Retirement Systems Retirement and Pensions - Kentucky Retirement Systems, housekeeping bill Retirement and Pensions - Kentucky Retirement Systems, issuance of retirement allowances by EFT State Agencies - Kentucky Retirement Systems, housekeeping bill

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Floyd
Summary	Retain original provisions except amend KRS 6.525 to restrict the consolidation of accounts of new legislators in the Legislative Retirement Plan.
Index Headings	Public Officers and Employees - Retirement, housekeeping bill for Kentucky Retirement Systems Retirement and Pensions - Kentucky Retirement Systems, housekeeping bill Retirement and Pensions - Kentucky Retirement Systems, issuance of retirement allowances by EFT State Agencies - Kentucky Retirement Systems, housekeeping bill

Last updated: 8/27/2019 7:53 PM (EDT)