26RS HB 182

House Bill 182

Actions

Last Action	01/07/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Actuarial Analysis
Bill Request Number	96
Sponsors	A. Tackett Laferty, J. Blanton, R. Dotson, C. Fugate, M. Hart, N. Kulkarni, B. McCool, B. Wesley
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 61.621 to allow a member of a state-administered retirement system who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position and who receives a duty-related injury to be eligible for the same minimum retirement benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 61.702 to allow Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 78.5536 to allow County Employees Retirement System (CERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the Act to apply for benefits; RETROACTIVE.
Index Headings of Original Version	State Employees - KERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Actuarial Analysis - KERS and CERS nonhazardous position, benefits Cities - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Counties - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Education, Elementary And Secondary - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Emergency Medical Services - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Firefighters And Fire Departments - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Local Government - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Police, City And County - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Retirement And Pensions - KERS and CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Retroactive Legislation - KERS and CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Sheriffs - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits