AN ACT relating to changes in pension payments due to overtime worked during a local emergency and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 61.598 to exempt from the anti-pension spiking provisions any overtime directly attributable to a local government emergency in which the Governor calls in the Kentucky National Guard; make amendments retroactive to May 30, 2020; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Aug 11, 2021
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 16, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 100)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 34-0
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Aug 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Reed
RRepublican
P
Buddy Wheatley
DDemocratic
P
C. Ed Massey
RRepublican
P
Jerry T. Miller
RRepublican
P
Kim Banta
RRepublican
P
Mark Hart
RRepublican
P
McKenzie Cantrell
DDemocratic
P
Melinda Gibbons Prunty
RRepublican
P
Phillip Pratt
RRepublican
P
Steve Sheldon
RRepublican
P
Susan Westrom
DDemocratic
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