House
Engrossed
2026 Regular Session
HB34
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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.
Introduced: January 6, 2026
Last action: January 28, 2026
To Committee On Committees (S)
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This bill expands the list of cancers that qualify a firefighter's death as eligible for state death benefits. If a firefighter dies from one of the newly added cancers, their survivors would be able to receive those benefits. It also makes a minor technical correction to the existing law. Who it may affect: firefighters and their families.
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Legislative History
Jan 6, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 6, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 13, 2026 · House
To Local Government (H)
Jan 16, 2026 · House
Reassigned To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) (clerical)
Jan 20, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Jan 21, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Jan 21, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, January 22, 2026 (clerical)
Jan 27, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 92-0 (clerical)
Primary Sponsor
kim.banta@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (25)
chad.aull@kylegislature.gov
Tina.Bojanowski@kylegislature.gov
steve.bratcher@kylegislature.gov
lindsey.burke@kylegislature.gov
emily.callaway@kylegislature.gov
Adrielle.Camuel@kylegislature.gov
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Daniel.Elliott@kylegislature.gov
Patrick.Flannery@kylegislature.gov
Al.Gentry@kylegislature.gov
Deanna.Gordon@kylegislature.gov
daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
vanessa.grossl@kylegislature.gov
Mark.Hart@kylegislature.gov
john.hodgson@kylegislature.gov
Nima.Kulkarni@kylegislature.gov
adam.moore@kylegislature.gov
Kimberly.Moser@kylegislature.gov
marianne.proctor@kylegislature.gov
rachel.roarx@kylegislature.gov
tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov
sarah.stalker@kylegislature.gov
joshua.watkins@kylegislature.gov
Bill.Wesley@kylegislature.gov
Lisa.Willner@kylegislature.gov
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