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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 771 establishes mandatory earned paid sick leave for state employees
Last action · March 5, 2026: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)Sponsors: Beverly Chester-Burton and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky employers must provide employees with accrued at a rate of one hour for every thirty hours worked, usable starting on the ninetieth calendar day of employment. The legislation prohibits retaliation against employees who use sick leave and establishes civil penalties ranging from five hundred dollars per offense for violations.
Workers gain statutory entitlement to paid time off for medical needs and domestic violence recovery, while employers face new recordkeeping obligations and penalties of at least five hundred dollars per violation enforced by the Attorney General.
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.
Employees
Employees in the state gain the right to accrue paid sick leave, use it for medical or domestic violence reasons, and be protected from workplace retaliation.
Employers
Employers must provide paid sick leave, track employee accruals, provide hiring notices, and comply with new penalty structures for violations.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How fast do employees accrue paid sick leave under HB 771?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeto Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Establishment of Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
The bill creates a statutory requirement for earned paid sick leave across the state, backed by specific penalty enforcement through the Attorney General.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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