KY HB99 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 55)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 55)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Amends sections of KRS Chapters 16, 61, and 78 to make technical and housekeeping changes relating to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority’s (KPPA’s) administration of the systems governed by the Kentucky Retirement Systems and the County Employees Retirement System boards of trustees, including: amends KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to make changes and additions to definitions; repeals, reenacts, and amends KRS 16.652, 61.546, and 61.692 in response to a Kentucky Supreme Court decision and makes technical changes; amends KRS 61.505 to rename the position of internal auditor to chief auditor and to conform with prior legislation; amends KRS 61.525 and 78.540 to remove outdated language and to comply with federal law regarding membership in the retirement plans; amends KRS 61.552 to require Tier 3 members to remit employee contributions before receiving military service credit; amends KRS 61.569 to provide process for repayment of employee contributions after a member’s employment is reinstated by order of a court or tribunal; amends KRS 61.615 to permit KPPA to employ vocational experts to review and evaluate employment information in disability review cases and to remove review of physical exertion requirement when disability is due solely to a mental illness; amends KRS 61.625 regarding procedures for members who receive a refund in error or who have taken a refund and subsequently have their reemployment reinstated; amends KRS 61.637 and 78.5540 to conform to the process for repayment of employee contributions after a member’s employment is reinstated by order of a court or tribunal; amends KRS 61.645 and 78.782 to permit voting by telephone in trustee elections and to extend the deadline for posting board minutes from 72 hours to three business days; amends KRS 61.665 to change the process for the review of disability applications to permit one medical examiner to review initial applications and approve a member for disability with no additional reviews required, but if disability is denied, implement up to two more examiners to achieve majority consensus for approval or disapproval of disability; amends KRS 61.705 and 78.5538 to provide that the death benefit of $5,000 is payable to a beneficiary of the member, not the member, and is not subject to garnishment, unless the beneficiary is the member’s estate or there is an overpayment of benefits or outstanding balance owed to the system; and amends KRS 61.685, 61.702, 78.530, 78.5528, 78.5536, 78.640, and 78.852 to make conforming and technical changes.
Title
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.
Sponsors
| Rep. DJ Johnson [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-28 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3172 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 75 (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 75 (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | House | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 55) |
| 2024-03-28 | House | delivered to Governor |
| 2024-03-28 | House | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| 2024-03-28 | House | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| 2024-03-28 | House | received in House |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 38-0 |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill |
| 2024-03-26 | Senate | returned to State & Local Government (S) |
| 2024-03-26 | Senate | 1st reading |
| 2024-03-26 | Senate | taken from State & Local Government (S) |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | to State & Local Government (S) |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2024-02-05 | House | 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2024-02-02 | House | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 05, 2024 |
| 2024-02-02 | House | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2024-02-01 | House | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | reassigned to State Government (H) |
| 2024-01-09 | House | to Local Government (H) |
| 2024-01-03 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2024-01-03 | House | introduced in House |
