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 Introduced
Bill Request Number	1090
Sponsors	K. Banta, C. Aull, T. Bojanowski, S. Bratcher, L. Burke, E. Callaway, A. Camuel, B. Chester-Burton, A. Donworth, D. Elliott, P. Flannery, A. Gentry, D. Gordon, D. Grossberg, V. Grossl, M. Hart, J. Hodgson, N. Kulkarni, A. Moore, 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 Firefighters And Fire Departments - Line-of-duty death, benefits payable, eligibility Occupational Safety And Health - Firefighters, line-of-duty death, benefits payable, eligibility Diseases - Cancers, firefighters, line-of-duty death, benefits payable
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)