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

Last action · February 25, 2026

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Introduced February 18, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB207

AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.

Amend KRS 61.621 to allow a member of a state-administered retirement system who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position and who receives a duty-related injury to be eligible for the same minimum retirement benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 61.702 to allow Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who…

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This bill would allow certain public employees who work in positions that qualify as hazardous but are officially classified as nonhazardous to receive the same disability retirement and health benefits as hazardous-duty employees if they are injured on the job. It updates rules for both state and county retirement systems. The change would apply retroactively to qualifying injuries that occurred on or after January 1, 2022. Who it may affect: state and county public employees, including firefighters, police officers, emergency medical workers, and sheriffs who may be working in roles that could be classified as hazardous-duty positions.

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