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HB 131 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to firefighters' work schedules.

Summary
Amend KRS 95.500 to allow, absent a collective bargaining agreement, specified fire personnel to have schedules consisting of 48 hours on duty followed by 96 hours of off duty time; specify that collective bargaining agreements maintained by a city or urban-county government may control work hours in lieu of the specified schedules.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly allows collective bargaining agreements to override default work schedules, supporting worker negotiation rights under Labor & Industry subjects.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Mar 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill restructures firefighter work schedules by replacing a single 24-hour duty cycle with three distinct scheduling options, clarifies authority language to include both male and female firefighters, and adds protections against pay reductions when schedules change.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on cities and urban-county governments in Kentucky, but the scheduling requirements now offer three alternative duty cycles instead of one mandatory schedule.
REQUIREMENT

Replaced the single 24-hour duty cycle with three alternative scheduling options: 24-hour duty with 48-hour off, 48-hour duty with 96-hour off, or 24-hour duty with 72-hour off before returning to duty.

Changed authority language from 'his authority' to 'his or her authority' to include both male and female firefighters.

Added a new provision stating that work schedule changes cannot result in decreased firefighter compensation, excluding unscheduled overtime.

Reorganized the bill's structure from numbered paragraphs to a more detailed lettered subsection format for clarity.

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 17, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.24)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Local Government (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.