| Last Action | 01/31/24: to Appropriations & Revenue (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to volunteer firefighters. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1696 |
| Sponsors | P. Wheeler, J. Turner |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable individual income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow confidential tax return information to be shared with the Legislative Research Commission and Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 75.400 to allow a volunteer fire department to have a minimum of six members; amend KRS 342.140, relating to workers' compensation, to allow income benefits for volunteer firemen, police, and emergency management agency members or trainees to be based on 50% of the state average weekly wage if that is greater than the average weekly wage of their regular employment. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Firefighters and Fire Departments - Volunteer fire department, minimum number of six members Firefighters and Fire Departments - Volunteer firefighters, income tax credit Firefighters and Fire Departments - Workers' compensation, average weekly wage for volunteer firefighters Labor and Industry - Workers' compensation, average weekly wage for certain volunteers Wages and Hours - Workers' compensation, average weekly wage for certain volunteers Workers' Compensation - Average weekly wage, volunteer firefighters and other emergency personnel Reports Mandated - Active volunteer firefighter tax credit, annual report Taxation - Volunteer firefighters, income tax credit Taxation, Income--Individual - Volunteer firefighters, tax credit Local Mandate - Workers' compensation, average weekly wage for certain volunteers |
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