Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB516: AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for probationary employment.
Status: In committee, February 26, 2026
Amend KRS 61.552 to allow employees to purchase service credit for the time spent as a probationary employee; amend KRS 78.510 to redefine "employee," "member", and "participating" to include, solely for the purpose of benefits payable to a person employed in a full-time position or a probationary position, employees who become disabled or die as a direct result of an act in line of duty or as a result of a duty-related injury.
What the bill says
An act relating to retirement benefits for probationary employment.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for probationary employment. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 61.552 is amended to read as follows: (1) Called to Active Duty Military Service. An employee of an employer participating in the system who is called to active military duty in the Armed Forces of the United States shall be credited in accordance with 38 U.S.C. sec. 4318 with service credit, creditable compensation, and in the case of employees participating in the hybrid cash balance plan, employee contributions, employer credits, and interest credits, for a period of active military duty of up to six (6) years, provided: (a) The employee was called to active military duty in the Armed Forces of the United States: 1. After the employee's membership date in the system and provided the employee was on leave of absence from the employer and did not withdraw his or her accumulated account balance; or 2. Prior to the employee's membership date in the system and the date the employee terminated employment with his or her employer; (b) The employee entered active military service within three (3) months of his or her last day of paid employment; (c) The employee's discharge military service was terminated in a manner other than as described in 38 U.S.C. …
Sponsors
- Chris Lewis (R, HD-029) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- Peyton Griffee (R, HD-026)
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 98-0
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to State Government (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 151 (February 25, 2026): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, Elementary And Secondary, Retirement And Pensions, Local Mandate, Actuarial Analysis, Counties, Cities
Common questions
- What is HB516?
- HB516 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for probationary employment.
- What does HB516 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to retirement benefits for probationary employment.
- What is the status of HB516?
- In committee as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB516?
- Chris Lewis (R, HD-029), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB516?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb516.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.