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HB 927KENTUCKYSession 2026RSState Billdead
Did Not Advance

Kentucky legislature amends County Employees Retirement System disability rules and creates application window for certain line-of-duty injuries

Original title: AN ACT relating to disability retirement benefits in the County Employees Retirement System.

Last action · March 11, 2026: to Local Government (H)Sponsor: A. Tackett Laferty

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky HB 927 updates disability retirement criteria for nonhazardous position employees within the County Employees Retirement System, establishing specific physical exertion standards and medical evidence requirements. The bill also opens a retroactive application window until January 1, 2027, for nonhazardous employees injured in the line of duty on or after January 1, 2022, whose positions could be certified as hazardous.

Why it matters

Nonhazardous public employees injured in the line of duty between January 1, 2022, and the effective date of the Act gain a limited retroactive window to apply for disability retirement benefits using a process developed by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.

Background
  • The County Employees Retirement System administers retirement and disability benefits for local government employees in Kentucky. context
  • The Kentucky Public Pensions Authority manages administrative operations and services for state-administered retirement systems in Kentucky. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

County Employees Retirement System members

Members face updated medical, physical exertion, and filing criteria to qualify for disability retirement benefits.

Directly affected

Nonhazardous position employees

Employees in nonhazardous roles injured in the line of duty are granted a specific application window and evaluation criteria for disability retirement.

Directly affected

Kentucky Public Pensions Authority

The authority is responsible for developing the application form and process for retroactive line-of-duty injury claims.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the deadline for filing a disability retirement reapplication?
A disability reapplication based on the same claim of incapacity must be on file in the retirement office no later than twenty-four months after the person's last day of paid employment in a regular full-time position.
How is permanent incapacity defined under the bill?
An incapacity is deemed permanent if it is expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months from the person's last day of paid employment.
Who is eligible to apply for disability retirement under the retroactive provision in Section 2?
Persons whose last day of paid employment was in a nonhazardous position on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the Act, who were injured in the line of duty and whose positions could be certified as hazardous, may apply if they submit an application on or before January 1, 2027.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Mar 11, 2026HouseCommittee
    to Local Government (H)
  2. Mar 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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Lobbying Activity

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Sponsors

A. Tackett LafertyHousePrimary sponsor

Discoveries

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Retroactive Application Window for Line-of-Duty Injuries

The bill introduces a specific retroactive window allowing nonhazardous employees injured since January 1, 2022, to apply for disability benefits under hazardous-equivalent criteria.

County Employees Retirement SystemKentucky Public Pensions Authority

Connected Entities

Kentucky Retirement Systems, County Employees Retirement System, A. Tackett Laferty and 1 more
OrganizationKentucky Retirement Systems“Retirement system participating in employment service credits”Map →
OrganizationCounty Employees Retirement System“Retirement system governing disability benefits for county employees”Map →
PersonA. Tackett Laferty“Bill sponsor”Map →
OrganizationKentucky Public Pensions Authority“Authority developing application forms and processes for retroactive disability ”Map →

Sources

Open source document

apps.legislature.ky.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy20
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