Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB220: AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2026
Amend KRS 61.598, relating to pension spiking and the definition of "bona fide promotion or career advancement," to retroactively exempt pension spiking adjustments that were due to increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body of an employer or mandated in a collective bargaining agreement approved by the legislative body of the employer for members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or State Police Retirement System who retired on or after July 1, 2022; require the Kentucky Public Pension Authority to review and make necessary adjustments to benefits payable on or after July 1, 2022, to impacted members; RETROACTIVE.
What the bill says
An act relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 61.598 is amended to read as follows: (1) As used in[For purposes of] this section, "bona fide promotion or career advancement": (a) Means: 1. A professional advancement in substantially the same line of work held by the employee in the four (4) years immediately prior to the final five (5) fiscal years preceding retirement or a change in employment position based on the training, skills, education, or expertise of the employee that imposes a significant change in job duties and responsibilities to clearly justify the increased compensation to the member; or 2. a. An increase in creditable compensation for all employees in a specified class due to an increase in rate of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body of the employer or due to an increase in rate of pay mandated in a collective bargaining agreement approved by the legislative body of the employer. b. Subdivision a. of this subparagraph shall be retroactive to apply to any member whose effective retirement date occurred on or after July 1, 2021; and (b) Does not include any circumstance where an elected official participating in the Kentucky Employees …
Sponsors
- John Blanton (R, HD-092) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- Chris Fugate (R, HD-084)
- Michael Meredith (R, HD-019)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : received in House
- : passed 36-0
- : Senate receded from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : to Rules (S)
- : received in Senate
Votes
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 220 RSN# 4189 (April 15, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: Floor Vote (SCS 1) RSN# 3970 (March 20, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 139 (February 25, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Police, State, Retirement And Pensions, State Employees, Local Mandate, Actuarial Analysis, Public Officers And Employees, Retroactive Legislation
Common questions
- What is HB220?
- HB220 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.
- What does HB220 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.
- What is the status of HB220?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189) (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB220?
- John Blanton (R, HD-092), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB220?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb220.html
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