HB138
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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.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill sets up a formal salary schedule for county coroners in Kentucky, with pay determined by population size of the county and years of service. It also ties future pay adjustments to the consumer price index, offers extra compensation for completed training, and requires all coroners to be treated as full-time employees regardless of hours worked. The changes would take effect in January 2027. Who it may affect: county coroners across Kentucky and the local governments responsible for their compensation.
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