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Passed Senate
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Last action · April 10, 2026
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 90)

Introduced January 6, 2026

Senate
Signed By Governor
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to local entities and declaring an emergency.

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.

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).

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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

Jan 6, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 6, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
To State & Local Government (S)
Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Friday, January 30 2026 (clerical)
Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 35-0
Yea: 35
Nay: 0
Absent: 3
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Feb 2, 2026 · House
Received In House
Mar 27, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 95-0 With Floor Amendments (1) And (3) And Floor Amendment (4-Title)
Yea: 95
Nay: 0
Absent: 5
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Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Passed 38-0
Yea: 38
Nay: 0
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Primary Sponsor

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Scott Madon

Senator · Senate District 29

Primary sponsor
scott.madon@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (5)

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Amanda Mays Bledsoe

Senator · Senate District 12

Co-sponsor
amanda.maysbledsoe@kylegislature.gov
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Matthew Deneen

Senator · Senate District 10

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matthew.deneen@kylegislature.gov
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Greg Elkins

Senator · Senate District 28

Co-sponsor
greg.elkins@kylegislature.gov
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Matt Nunn

Senator · Senate District 17

Co-sponsor
matt.nunn@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Phillip Wheeler

Phillip Wheeler

Senator · Senate District 31

Co-sponsor
Phillip.Wheeler@kylegislature.gov

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