Introduced January 23, 2026
HB486
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Short title: Gavin"s Rights
Amend KRS 95A.292 to allow rescue squad members to participate in the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39F to direct the Division of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Fire Commission to enter into an agreement to ensure that rescue squad members have access to the program; provide that the Act may be cited as Gavin's Rights.
Plain-language summary
This bill expands an existing mental health and wellness program for first responders to include rescue squad members, who were not previously eligible. It requires two state agencies to work together to make sure rescue squad members can actually access that support. The bill may be cited as Gavin's Rights. Who it may affect: rescue squad members and the communities they serve across Kentucky.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Billy Wesley
Representative · House District 091
Co-sponsors (24)
Shane Baker
Representative · House District 085
George Brown
Representative · House District 077
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Robert Duvall
Representative · House District 017
Daniel Fister
Representative · House District 056
Patrick Flannery
Representative · House District 096
Chris Fugate
Representative · House District 084
Jim Gooch
Representative · House District 012
Daniel Grossberg
Representative · House District 030
David Hale
Representative · House District 074
Mark Hart
Representative · House District 078
Thomas Huff
Representative · House District 049
Kevin Jackson
Representative · House District 020
DJ Johnson
Representative · House District 013
Shawn McPherson
Representative · House District 022
Adam Moore
Representative · House District 045
J.T. Payne
Representative · House District 011
Michael Pollock
Representative · House District 051
Rebecca Raymer
Representative · House District 015
T.J. Roberts
Representative · House District 066
Scott Sharp
Representative · House District 100
Walker Thomas
Representative · House District 008
Timmy Truett
Representative · House District 089
Wade Williams
Representative · House District 004
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