SB20
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Amend KRS 64.5277 to define "excess credit hours"; amend KRS 64.5278 to allow a city to establish different base incentive amounts for different types of city officers by ordinance; remove minimum and maximum payment amounts.
Introduced: January 6, 2026
Last action: April 10, 2026
In effect since April 10, 2026
This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This bill changes the rules for how cities in Kentucky can set pay incentives for city officers. It allows cities to establish different base incentive amounts for different types of officers through a local ordinance and removes previous limits on the minimum and maximum payment amounts. It also adds a definition for "excess credit hours" related to these incentive calculations. Who it may affect: city governments and city officers in Kentucky.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsors (5)
Roll calls
House: 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (4-title)
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