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HB 30 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to public employee benefits.

Summary
Amend KRS 61.598 to exempt from the pension spiking provisions any increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body of an employer or mandated in a collective bargaining agreement approved by the legislative body of the employer that are provided to members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or State Police Retirement System.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExempts public employee pay increases from pension spiking when mandated by collective bargaining or legislative approval, protecting retirement benefits for state employees.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 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was broadened from specifically addressing pension spiking to covering public employee benefits more generally. The document format changed from a jacketed version to an engrossed version, indicating it has been formally approved. Page numbering was updated from 5 pages to 8 pages, suggesting additional content was added.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from specifically targeting pension spiking to a broader category of public employee benefits.
SCOPE

Changed the bill title from 'relating to pension spiking' to 'relating to public employee benefits', significantly broadening the bill's focus.

TECHNICAL

Updated document metadata from 'Jacketed' to 'Engrossed' and changed page count from 5 to 8 pages.

REQUIREMENT

Added new provision regarding mandatory overtime hours, specifically addressing the first 100 hours of mandatory overtime an employee is individually required to work.

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 92-0
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 92-0
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.