26RS HB 34

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Last Action	01/28/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to death benefits.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	1090
Sponsors	K. Banta, C. Aull, T. Bojanowski, S. Bratcher, L. Burke, E. Callaway, A. Camuel, B. Chester-Burton, D. Elliott, P. Flannery, A. Gentry, D. Gordon, D. Grossberg, V. Grossl, M. Hart, J. Hodgson, N. Kulkarni, A. Moore, K. Moser, M. Proctor, R. Roarx, T. Roberts, S. Stalker, J. Watkins, B. Wesley, L. Willner
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 61.315 to include additional cancers which, when they are the cause of death of a firefighter, would make the firefighter eligible for death benefits; make a technical correction.
Index Headings of Original Version	Deaths - Firefighters, line-of-duty death, benefits payable, eligibility Diseases - Cancers, firefighters, line-of-duty death, benefits payable Firefighters And Fire Departments - Line-of-duty death, benefits payable, eligibility Occupational Safety And Health - Firefighters, line-of-duty death, benefits payable, eligibility
Votes	Vote History

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01/06/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/13/26	to Local Government (H)
01/16/26	reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
01/20/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/21/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 22, 2026
01/27/26	3rd reading, passed 92-0
01/28/26	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)