KY SB159 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-05 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-05 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300 to establish a voluntary PFAS blood test reimbursement program using moneys from the Firefighters Foundation Program fund and operated by the Kentucky Fire Commission; allow for reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses for PFAS blood testing for firefighters; amend KRS 95A.210 to define "PFAS chemicals" or "PFAS"; amend KRS 95A.262 to include a program for PFAS blood testing as a permissible use of funds; amend KRS 337.010 to conform.
Title
AN ACT relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | to State & Local Government (S) |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Firefighters and Fire Departments
Health and Medical Services
Insurance, Health
Occupational Safety and Health
Occupations and Professions
Public Health
Firefighters and Fire Departments
Health and Medical Services
Insurance, Health
Occupational Safety and Health
Occupations and Professions
Public Health
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb159.html |
| Text | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb159/orig_bill.pdf |
