Last Action | 03/17/25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch.24) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to firefighters' work schedules. |
Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 24
Current/Final Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 429 |
Sponsors | M. Meredith, K. Jackson, C. Aull, A. Camuel, B. Chester-Burton, R. Duvall, D. Grossberg, R. Roarx |
Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 95.500 to allow, absent a collective bargaining agreement, specified fire personnel to have schedules consisting of 48 hours on duty followed by 96 hours of off duty time and schedules of on duty for 24 hours, off duty for 72 hours, on duty again for 48 hours, and then off duty again for 72 hours; specifies that collective bargaining agreements maintained by a city or urban-county government may control work hours in lieu of the specified schedules; stipulates that any change in a work schedule made pursuant to this subsection shall not result in a decrease in the compensation of firefighters, exclusive of unscheduled overtime; and makes technical corrections. |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 95.500 to allow, absent a collective bargaining agreement, specified fire personnel to have schedules consisting of 48 hours on duty followed by 96 hours of off duty time; specify that collective bargaining agreements maintained by a city or urban-county government may control work hours in lieu of the specified schedules. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Fire Prevention - Municipal firefighter work schedules Firefighters and Fire Departments - City and urban-county firefighter work schedules Labor and Industry - Firefighters, work schedules, collective bargaining Local Government - Cities and urban-county governments, firefighter work schedules Cities - Firefighter work schedules Collective Bargaining - Firefighter work schedules Contracts - Firefighter work schedules, collective bargaining Counties - Urban-county governments, firefighter work schedules Counties, Urban - Firefighter work schedules Workforce - Municipal firefighter work schedules |
Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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01/08/25 |
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02/04/25 |
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02/18/25 |
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02/19/25 |
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02/21/25 |
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02/25/25 |
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02/26/25 |
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02/28/25 |
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03/06/25 |
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03/07/25 |
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03/11/25 |
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03/12/25 |
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03/17/25 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Retain original provisions of the bill except allow for a work schedule of on duty for 24 hours, off duty for 72 hours, on duty again for 48 hours and then off duty again for 72 hours; make technical corrections and stipulate that any change in a work schedule made pursuant to this subsection shall not result in a decrease in the compensation of firefighters, exclusive of non-scheduled overtime. |
Index Headings |
Fire Prevention - Municipal firefighter work schedules Firefighters and Fire Departments - City and urban-county governments, firefighter work schedules Labor and Industry - Firefighters, work schedules, collective bargaining Local Government - Cities and urban-county governments, firefighter work schedules Wages and Hours - Firefighter work schedules Cities - Firefighter work schedules Collective Bargaining - Firefighter work schedules Contracts - Firefighter work schedules, collective bargaining Counties, Urban - Firefighter work schedules Workforce - Municipal firefighter work schedules |
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