AN ACT relating to Teachers' Retirement System benefit funding.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS 161.220 to 161.716, relating to the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), to require that once the TRS retiree health fund has an actuarial funding level of at least 100%, then the employer funding for retiree health shall be used to pay down the unfunded liability of the TRS pension fund; require that if the actuarial funding level of the TRS retiree health fund falls below 95%, then the employer funding shall be restored to the retiree health fund until the retiree health fund is 100% funded; amend KRS 161.540, 161.550, and 161.675 to provide that the TRS board of trustees shall not recommend changes to the General Assembly to reduce employee or employer funding for retiree health or reduce board adopted charges under the shared responsibility provisions for health benefits for retirees under the age of 65 until the pension and retiree health funds are each 100% funded; amend KRS 161.420 to conform.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Signed Mar 28, 2025
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The bill text shows formatting and versioning changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The document was updated from an earlier version (2/26/2025) to a later version (3/27/2025) and now indicates it was vetoed and overridden by the legislature. No actual legislative content changes are visible in this diff.
TECHNICAL
Document header and versioning information updated to reflect final vetoed and overridden status with new date (3/27/2025)
Bill identifier changed from '25 RS BR 77' to '25 RS HB 694/VO' to reflect House Bill 694 with Veto Override designation
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 29-8
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 67-27
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
veto overridden
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 67-20
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 28-9 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 77-18
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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