Kentucky House Bill 297
Session 2022RS
AN ACT relating to the retirement and declaring an emergency.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 14, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
297
State
Kentucky
Session
2022RS
Motion Text
FINAL PASS HB 297 VETO OVERRIDE
House Roll Call Votes
Yes
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Meredith
Yes
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Nemes
Yes
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Smith
Yes
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Thomas
No
Yes
Summary
Amend KRS 16.582 to clarify that standards for "total and permanent disability" relate to hazardous disability only and make technical changes; amend KRS 61.505 to expand the administrative actions that the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) may take on behalf of the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) and the County Employees Retirement System (CERS), authorize the KPPA to employ no more than 8 unclassified employees to the Office of Investments whose positions are exempt from the personnel system's classified service and related salary limitations, and make technical changes; amend KRS 61.510 to define "instructional staff" for state colleges and universities and define "objective medical evidence" to exclude the testimonial evidence of a person applying for disability benefits; amend KRS 61.520 to reference definition of "instructional staff"; amend KRS 61.565 to add an effective date of July 1, 2022, for shifting to the executive branch the employer's share of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System nonhazardous plan's unfunded liability for contract employees at mental health facilities; amend KRS 61.590, 61.610, 61.615, and 61.665 to allow KPPA the option to send notices and other forms to members on disability retirement using electronic mail or other electronic means; amend KRS 61.610 to allow KPPA to hire or contract for the services of more than one disability fraud investigator; amend KRS 61.615 to allow members in hybrid cash balance plan who are discontinued from disability to apply for reinstatement; amend KRS 61.635 to make technical change; amend KRS 61.637 to specify the circumstances under which an elected official who is reelected but takes office after retirement is deemed as having a prearranged agreement that would void his or her retirement; amend KRS 61.645 to exempt invalid addresses from ballot distribution for trustee elections, specify single certified public accountant to audit KRS and CERS financial reports, and make technical changes; amend KRS 61.661 to make technical changes; amend KRS 61.665 to permit the KPPA to contract for the services of medical examiners, eliminate the requirement that a person applying for disability retirement produce evidence of a request for reasonable accommodation, delete language permitting KRS to order a disabled employee to enroll in vocational rehabilitation, and conform to legislative changes made in 2021; amend KRS 61.702 and 78.5536 to require KRS and CERS to provide health insurance coverage through the Kentucky Employees Health Plan (KEHP) to reemployed retirees over the age of 65 who are Medicare-eligible but impacted by the federal Medicare Secondary Payer Act; amend KRS 61.703 to make technical change; amend KRS 78.510 to define "objective medical evidence" to exclude the testimonial evidence of a person applying for disability benefits and make the definitions of "act in line of duty" and "dependent child" conform with other provisions as the result of legislative changes made in 2021; amend KRS 78.5524 to clarify that standards for "total and permanent disability" relate to hazardous disability only and to conform to other provisions as the result of legislative changes made in 2021; amend KRS 78.5526 and 78.5530 to conform with other provisions as the result of legislative changes made in 2021; amend KRS 78.5540 to specify the circumstances under which an elected official who is reelected but takes office after retirement is deemed as having a prearranged agreement that would void his or her retirement; and amend KRS 78.782 to exempt invalid addresses from ballot distribution for trustee elections, specify single certified public accountant to audit KRS and CERS financial reports, and make technical changes; and make technical changes and conforming amendments as a result of legislative changes made in 2021.
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed House Committee Amendment 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 2
Proposed House Floor Amendment 3
Proposed House Floor Amendment 4
Proposed House Floor Amendment 5
Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 2
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 3
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 4
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04/14/2022
House
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 216)
04/14/2022
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/14/2022
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/14/2022
House
received in House
04/13/2022
House
passed 30-7
04/13/2022
House
veto overridden
04/13/2022
House
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
04/13/2022
Senate
to Rules (S)
04/13/2022
Senate
received in Senate
04/13/2022
House
passed 74-23
04/13/2022
House
veto overridden
04/13/2022
House
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
04/13/2022
House
taken from Rules
04/13/2022
House
to Rules (H)
04/13/2022
House
received in House
04/11/2022
House
Vetoed
03/30/2022
House
delivered to Governor
03/30/2022
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/30/2022
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/29/2022
House
passed 91-1 with Floor Amendment (3-title)
03/29/2022
House
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (4)
03/29/2022
House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), floor amendments (1), (2), (4) and (3-title)
03/29/2022
House
taken from Rules
03/29/2022
House
to Rules (H)
03/29/2022
House
received in House
03/29/2022
House
3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1), (2), (3-title) and (4)
03/25/2022
House
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/24/2022
House
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/22/2022
House
floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
03/21/2022
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 24, 2022
03/21/2022
House
floor amendment (3-title) filed
03/17/2022
House
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/17/2022
House
2nd reading, to Rules
03/16/2022
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/16/2022
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/22/2022
Senate
to State & Local Government (S)
02/18/2022
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/18/2022
Senate
received in Senate
02/17/2022
House
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendments (3), (4), (5), and committee amendment (1-title)
02/16/2022
House
floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
02/15/2022
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 16, 2022
02/15/2022
House
floor amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute
02/14/2022
House
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
02/11/2022
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/11/2022
House
2nd reading, to Rules
02/10/2022
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
01/26/2022
House
to State Government (H)
01/13/2022
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
01/13/2022
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Record Created
Jan 14, 2022 6:10:40 AM
Record Updated
May 25, 2022 10:37:22 PM