AN ACT relating to retiree health insurance reimbursements for school district employees.
Summary
Amend KRS 61.637 and 78.5540 to require the Department of Education to pay to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) the health insurance premium reimbursements required for retirees who participated in a hazardous position prior to July 1, 2003, and are reemployed by a local school board; amend KRS 161.158 to provide that local school board employees who are retirees who participated in a hazardous position prior to July 1, 2003, shall have the cost of their retiree health insurance reimbursed to KPPA.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 23, 2024
Signed Apr 18, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 18, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 214)
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
passed 37-0
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1-title) ruled out of order
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Introduced
floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-0
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
D.J. Johnson
RRepublican
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