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Last action · March 13, 2026
Returned To Local Government (H)

Introduced February 26, 2026

House
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to volunteer fire departments.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to establish the volunteer fire department emergency medical expenses fund to be administered by the Kentucky Fire Commission; establish use of fund; authorize the Kentucky Fire Commission to promulgate administrative regulations.

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This bill would create a new fund specifically to help cover emergency medical expenses for volunteer fire departments, managed by the Kentucky Fire Commission. It also gives the Commission authority to set the rules for how the fund can be used and who can access it. Who it may affect: volunteer firefighters and the communities served by volunteer fire departments.

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Legislative History

Feb 26, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 26, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 5, 2026 · House
To Local Government (H)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Taken From Local Government (H) (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
1st Reading (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Returned To Local Government (H) (clerical)

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Ashley Tackett Laferty

Representative · House District 095

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Ashley.TackettLaferty@kylegislature.gov

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