26RS HB 138

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Last Action	01/07/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the compensation of coroners.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1180
Sponsors	D. Gordon, S. Bratcher, V. Grossl, D. Hale
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 64.185 to establish a salary schedule for coroners; require the Department for Local Government to certify the population group within the salary schedule and the years of service for each coroner assuming office; provide for adjustments to compensation based on the consumer price index; allow additional compensation for training courses completed; require all coroners to be considered full-time and prevent any reduction of salary based on hours worked; EFFECTIVE January 4, 2027.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Coroner, compensation requirements Consolidated Local Governments - Coroner, compensation requirements Coroners - Compensation requirements Counties - Coroner, compensation requirements Counties, Charter - Coroner, compensation requirements Counties, Urban - Coroner, compensation requirements Courts, Fiscal - Coroner, compensation requirements Effective Dates, Delayed - Coroner, compensation requirements, January 4, 2027 State Agencies - Department for Local Government, coroner, compensation requirements Unified Local Governments - Coroner, compensation requirements Local Government - Coroner, compensation requirements Wages And Hours - Coroner, compensation requirements