Engrossed
2026 Regular Session
SB47
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Amend KRS 61.315 to define "rescue squad personnel"; expand eligibility for in the line of duty death benefits to rescue squad personnel; require the Division of Emergency Management to promulgate administrative regulations establishing necessary criteria and procedures; amend KRS 164.2841 to define "rescue squad personnel"; expand eligibility for tuition and fee exemption to dependents of rescue squad personnel who died in the line of duty; amend KRS 342.316 to conform.
Administrative Regulations and ProceedingsDeathsDisasters And Recovery EffortsEducation, FinanceEducation, HigherPublic ProtectionEducation, VocationalTreasurerUniversities and Colleges
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: February 19, 2026
To Committee On Committees (H)
Legislative History
Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Wednesday, February 18 2026 (clerical)
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 36-0 (clerical)
Feb 19, 2026 · House
Received In House
Primary Sponsor
matthew.deneen@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (11)
greg.elkins@kylegislature.gov
keturah.herron@kylegislature.gov
scott.madon@kylegislature.gov
Stephen.Meredith@kylegislature.gov
Gerald.Neal@kylegislature.gov
matt.nunn@kylegislature.gov
steve.rawlings@kylegislature.gov
Brandon.Storm@kylegislature.gov
lindsey.tichenor@kylegislature.gov
Phillip.Wheeler@kylegislature.gov
gex.williams@kylegislature.gov