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

Last action · March 2, 2026

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Introduced March 2, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB310

AN ACT relating to lump-sum line of duty death payments.

Amend KRS 61.315 to define "public safety officer," "public safety officer in training," "retired public safety officer" and "post-service act in the line of duty"; provide a lump-sum payment of $80,000 to the families of public safety officers in training who die in the line of duty and retired public safety officers who die as a result of an attack related to their prior service as a public safety officer; make technical and clerical changes;…

Local Mandate Budget and Financial Administration Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State Firefighters and Fire Departments Jails and Jailers Police, City and County Police, State Public Officers and Employees Retroactive Legislation

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This bill would extend an $80,000 lump-sum payment to the families of two additional groups: public safety officers who die while in training, and retired public safety officers who die as a result of an attack connected to their prior service. The benefit would apply retroactively, covering eligible deaths of retirees back to August 2012 and deaths of officers in training back to November 2024. Who it may affect: families of law enforcement officers, firefighters, jailers, and other public safety personnel who died in training or were killed after retirement due to their prior service.

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