Senate Bill 31

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Title AN ACT relating to the law enforcement and firefighters foundation programs and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Impact Statements Fiscal Note
Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 179
Sponsors D. Carroll, S. Meredith, M. Wise
Summary of Original Version Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 15 and KRS 95A.250, relating to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund and the Firefighters Foundation Program fund, to increase the annual supplement payment to local governments for qualifying law enforcement officers and firefighters from $3,000 to $4,000 beginning July 1, 2018; provide a reimbursement to local governments to reimburse for required contributions to the employee pension system resulting from the supplement increase; provide partial compensation for local government administrative expenses; amend KRS 95A.262 to increase the annual allocation to volunteer fire departments from the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education from $8,250 to $11,000 beginning July 1, 2018; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings of Original Version Firefighters and Fire Departments - Annual supplement increase
Local Government - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Annual supplement increase
Police, City and County - Annual supplement increase
Sheriffs - Annual supplement increase
Appropriations - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations
Cities - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Counties - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Local Mandate - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
House Floor Amendment 4
Conference Committee Report 1
Votes Vote History

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09/19/16
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/03/17
  • introduced in Senate
01/07/17
  • to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
02/21/17
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/22/17
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/24/17
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 24, 2017
  • 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute
02/27/17
  • received in House
03/01/17
  • to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
03/07/17
  • taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
  • posted in committee
03/08/17
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill
03/14/17
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2017
  • floor amendments (1), (2), (3) and (4) filed
03/15/17
  • taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
  • 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with floor amendments (1) and (4)
  • received in Senate
03/29/17
  • to Rules (S)
  • posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendments (1) and (4)
  • Senate refused to concur in House floor amendments (1) and (4)
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
  • posted for passage for receding from House floor amendments (1) and (4)
  • House refused to recede from floor amendments (1) and (4)
  • Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
03/30/17

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 15.420 to distinguish between and define a local officer and a state officer under the definition of "Police officer"; clarify that payment to local governments for reimbursement of administrative expenses is for each qualified police officer that the local government employs; provide that each local government unit shall receive associated fringe benefits costs for the total supplement of $4,000 for each qualified police officer who is a state officer employed by the government unit; amend various sections to conform; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings Firefighters and Fire Departments - Annual supplement increase
Local Government - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Annual supplement increase
Police, City and County - Annual supplement increase
Sheriffs - Annual supplement increase
Appropriations - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations
Cities - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Counties - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Local Mandate - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor D. Hale
Summary Amends KRS 15.420 to add "conservation officer" to the definition of "police officer" for use in KRS 15.410 through 15.510 and to say that the conservation officer shall be a participant in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Program but shall receive an annual training stipend from the Kentucky Fish and Game Fund; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings Firefighters and Fire Departments - Annual supplement increase
Local Government - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Annual supplement increase
Police, City and County - Annual supplement increase
Sheriffs - Annual supplement increase
Appropriations - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations
Cities - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Counties - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Local Mandate - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Impact Statements Fiscal Note
Sponsor T. Couch
Summary Amends KRS 15.420 to add "conservation officer" to the definition of "police officer" for use in KRS 15.410 through 15.510.
Index Headings Firefighters and Fire Departments - Annual supplement increase
Local Government - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Annual supplement increase
Police, City and County - Annual supplement increase
Sheriffs - Annual supplement increase
Appropriations - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations
Cities - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Counties - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Local Mandate - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor J. Blanton
Summary Amend KRS 15.460 to provide that all other administrative provisions related to Kentucky State Police employees shall be determined by KRS Chapter 16 and the provisions of KRS 15.520 shall not apply to Kentucky State Police employees.
Index Headings Firefighters and Fire Departments - Annual supplement increase
Local Government - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Annual supplement increase
Police, City and County - Annual supplement increase
Sheriffs - Annual supplement increase
Appropriations - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations
Cities - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Counties - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Local Mandate - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations

Amendment House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor J. Blanton
Summary Amend KRS 15.520 for a technical correction to conform with KRS Chapter 16.
Index Headings Firefighters and Fire Departments - Annual supplement increase
Local Government - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Annual supplement increase
Police, City and County - Annual supplement increase
Sheriffs - Annual supplement increase
Appropriations - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations
Cities - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Counties - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Local Mandate - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations

Amendment Conference Committee Report 1
Summary Cannot agree.
Index Headings Firefighters and Fire Departments - Annual supplement increase
Local Government - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Annual supplement increase
Police, City and County - Annual supplement increase
Sheriffs - Annual supplement increase
Appropriations - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations
Cities - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Counties - Reimbursements, annual supplement police and firefighter increase
Local Mandate - Law enforcement and firefighter funds, increase in annual supplements and allocations

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