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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · March 11, 2026

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Introduced March 4, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB901

AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for employees participating in hazardous positions in the County Employees Retirement System.

Create a new section of KRS 78.510 to 78.852 to allow employers participating in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) to make a one-time election to offer members who work in hazardous positions who are hired on or after January 1, 2014, but prior to July 1, 2027, so that, in lieu of continued participation in the hybrid cash balance plan (Tier III benefits), these members receive the benefits provided to members in a hazardous…

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This bill would allow local government employers in the County Employees Retirement System to choose, on a one-time basis, to move certain hazardous-duty workers hired between January 1, 2014, and July 1, 2027, from their current retirement plan to an older, generally more traditional defined-benefit retirement plan. Employees working for employers that opt in would then have a 30-day window to decide whether to make that switch themselves, and employers or employees could pay to…

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