Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB102: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky State Police and declaring an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 9, 2026
Amend KRS 16.197 to allow an individual previously appointed to Trooper R Class or commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class to return to service with the Department of Kentucky State Police after 1 month of separation from service but no more than 60 months following the individual's latest separation date from service.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Kentucky State Police and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky State Police and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 16.197 is amended to read as follows: An individual employed as a Trooper R Class or a commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class shall: (1) Be a retired officer who prior to retirement was commissioned as an officer under this chapter; (2) Be a retired member of the State Police Retirement System established by KRS 16.505 to 16.652 or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System established by KRS 61.510 to 61.705, who retired with at least twenty (20) years of service credit; (3) Upon appointment to Trooper R Class or commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class, have been separated from the service of the Department of Kentucky State Police for a period no less than one (1) month nor greater than sixty (60) months following: (a) The individual's effective retirement date from the State Police Retirement System or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System; or (b) The individual's latest separation date from the service of the Department of Kentucky State Police if the individual has previously been appointed to Trooper R Class or commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class; (4) Have retired willingly with no administrative charges against the officer pending under KRS 16.140 or …
Sponsors
- Aaron Reed (R, SD-007) · primary sponsor
- Matthew Deneen (R, SD-010)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 63)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : passed 38-0
- : Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- : passed over and retained for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- : taken from Rules
- : to Rules (S)
Votes
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 102 w/ HFA 1, HFA 2 (T) (HFA 1) RSN# 4073 (March 31, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 331 (March 26, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 102 RSN# 3795 (February 3, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Police, State, Retirement And Pensions, Peace Officers And Law Enforcement, Public Safety
Common questions
- What is SB102?
- SB102 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the Kentucky State Police and declaring an emergency.
- What does SB102 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Kentucky State Police and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of SB102?
- Signed into law as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 63) (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB102?
- Aaron Reed (R, SD-007), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB102?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb102.html
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