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Introduced January 7, 2026

House
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.

Amend KRS 61.702, relating to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the State Police Retirement System, to increase the nonhazardous and hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $40 and $50 per month for each year of service, respectively, for those members who meet the "career threshold" who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and who are eligible for a fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy not tied to the…

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This bill would increase the monthly health insurance subsidies available to certain retired Kentucky government employees and state police officers who joined their retirement systems on or after July 1, 2003. Eligible retirees under age 65 would receive up to $40 per month for each year of service if they worked in a non-hazardous role, or up to $50 per month per year of service if they worked in a hazardous role, with the increase…

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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 7, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 14, 2026 · House
To State Government (H)

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James Tipton

Representative · House District 053

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James.Tipton@kylegislature.gov

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John Blanton

Representative · House District 092

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John.Blanton@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Jennifer Henson Decker

Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

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Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Alan Gentry

Alan Gentry

Representative · House District 046

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Al.Gentry@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Deanna Frazier Gordon

Deanna Frazier Gordon

Representative · House District 081

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Deanna.Gordon@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Erika Hancock

Erika Hancock

Representative · House District 057

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erika.hancock@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of William Lawrence

William Lawrence

Representative · House District 070

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William.Lawrence@kylegislature.gov

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