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House Bill 131

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Last Action	03/17/25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch.24)
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 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
Votes	Vote History

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01/08/25	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/04/25	to Local Government (H)
02/18/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/19/25	2nd reading, to Rules
02/21/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
02/25/25	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/26/25	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/28/25	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
03/06/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/07/25	2nd reading, to Rules
03/11/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
03/12/25	3rd reading, passed 35-0 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/17/25	signed by Governor (Acts Ch.24)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
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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