Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB182: AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.
Status: In committee, January 14, 2026
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 receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 78.5536 to allow County Employees Retirement System (CERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the Act to apply for benefits; RETROACTIVE.
What the bill says
An act relating to duty-related disability benefits.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 61.621 is amended to read as follows: (1) Notwithstanding any provision of any statutes to the contrary, effective June 1, 2000, any employee participating in one (1) of the state-administered retirement systems who is not in a hazardous duty position, as defined in KRS 61.592 or 78.5520, shall be eligible for minimum benefits equal to the benefits payable under this section or KRS 61.702 or 78.5536, as applicable, if the [ or] (b) Becomes totally and permanently disabled to engage in any occupation for remuneration or profit as a result of a duty-related injury; or (c) Becomes disabled as a result of a duty-related injury as provided in subsection (5)(c) of this section. (2) As used in[(a) For purposes of] this section, "duty-related injury": (a) Means: 1. a. A single traumatic event that occurs while the employee is performing the duties of his or her position; or b. A single act of violence committed against the employee that is found to be related to his or her job duties, whether or not it occurs at his or her job site; and 2. The event or act of violence produces a harmful change in the human organism evidenced by …
Sponsors
- Ashley Tackett Laferty (D, HD-095) · primary sponsor
- John Blanton (R, HD-092)
- Ryan Dotson (R, HD-073)
- Chris Fugate (R, HD-084)
- Alan Gentry (D, HD-046)
- Gordon, Deanna (R, HD-081)
- Peyton Griffee (R, HD-026)
- David Hale (R, HD-074)
- Tony Hampton (R, HD-062)
- Mark Hart (R, HD-078)
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036)
- Nima Kulkarni (D, HD-040)
Latest actions
- : to State Government (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Education, Elementary And Secondary, Retirement And Pensions, State Employees, Sheriffs, Police, City And County, Firefighters And Fire Departments, Actuarial Analysis, Counties
Common questions
- What is HB182?
- HB182 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.
- What does HB182 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to duty-related disability benefits.
- What is the status of HB182?
- In committee as of January 14, 2026. Latest action: to State Government (H) (January 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB182?
- Ashley Tackett Laferty (D, HD-095), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB182?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb182.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.