Kentucky
General Assembly

02/18/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/20/25	to State & Local Government (S)
02/26/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/27/25	2nd reading, to Rules
02/28/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025
03/05/25	3rd reading, passed 36-0
03/06/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H) to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
03/11/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/12/25	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
03/13/25	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title) received in Senate to Rules (S)
03/14/25	posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) and (2), Committee Substitute (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) Senate concurred in House amendment Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title) passed 36-0 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/24/25	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 53)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 15.530 to define terms; amend KRS 15.552 to remove hiring date restriction and allow a fully trained part-time telecommunicator credit toward the full-time training academy if conditions are met; amend KRS 15.560 to require all part-time telecommunicators to complete telecommunicator overview training within 12 months of the hire date; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2026.
Index Headings	Cities - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements Counties - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements Telecommunications - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements Local Mandate - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements Effective Dates, Delayed - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements, July 1, 2026 Local Government - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements Occupations and Professions - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements Public Safety - Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. McCool
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 237/GA

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Blanton
Summary	Retain original provisions; require a person who has previously been employed as a peace officer in another state to provide written documentation that he or she has passed a physical agility test in the other state to in order to waive that condition in the Commonwealth.
Index Headings	Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peace officer certification, minimum qualifications, physical agility test, documentation Police, City and County - Peace officer certification, minimum qualifications, physical agility test, documentation Police, State - Peace officer certification, minimum qualifications, physical agility test, documentation Sheriffs - Peace officer certification, minimum qualifications, physical agility test, documentation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	S. Riley
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 164.952 to remove the limitations on the number of retired police officers a public postsecondary education institution may employ without paying into the retirement system.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions Personnel and Employment - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions Police, City and County - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions Police, State - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions Universities and Colleges - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions Public Safety - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions Public Protection - Reemployment of retired officers at public universities, exemption from retirement contributions