2026 Regular Session
Week 8 Highlights (February 23-27)
Five bills advanced from their originating chamber this week:
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HB 220 (Pension Spiking): This bill exempts pension‑spiking adjustments that resulted from employer‑approved or collectively bargained pay increases. The bill was amended this week, changing the retroactive effective date from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2021 before it passed the House.
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HB 500 (Executive Branch/State Budget Bill): As the budget bill moved through the House over the past week, 15 amendments were filed, three of which addressed a supplemental payment for KERS and SPRS retirees. Ultimately, the budget passed the House with no provision for a one-time supplemental payment. The bill now moves to the Senate.
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HB 516 (Retirement Benefits for Probationary Employment): This bill allows employees to purchase service credit for probationary service and broadens definitions to ensure full‑time and probationary employees disabled or killed in the line of duty qualify for benefits.
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HB 589 (Retired Emergency Personnel): Authorizes cities to hire retired firefighters for one-year renewal employment terms and imposes eligibility requirements for rehiring and specified reemployment scenarios.
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SB 124 (Sick Leave for School District Personnel): Allows school districts to pay employees for unused sick leave before retirement and specifies that these payouts do not affect retirement benefits or contributions to the Teachers’ Retirement System or CERS.
This week we added one bill to our watchlist. At the halfway point of the session, KPPA is tracking 32 retirement-related bills:
There are two important deadlines next week - per the calendar filing deadlines are Monday, March 2, for the Senate and Wednesday, March 4, for the House.
The General Assembly will reconvene at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, March 2. Live coverage is available through KET Legislative Coverage and the LRC YouTube Channel.
Public Pension Oversight Board (PPOB) Meeting
The PPOB met on Friday, February 13, to review legislative proposals for House Bill 213, House Bill 516 and House Bill 589. The agenda and meeting materials are available on the
LRC website.
2026 Regular Session Overview
The 60-day session convened on Tuesday, January 6. View the full calendar here:
2026 Regular Session Calendar
Highlights include:
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Budget Year: This session will include passage of the Commonwealth’s biennial state budget.
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Filing Deadline for New Bills: March 2 (Senate) and March 4 (House)
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Veto Period: April 2 to April 13
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Adjournment Deadline: The session may not last more than 60 legislative days and cannot extend beyond April 15. A "legislative day" is defined as a calendar day, excluding Sundays, legal holidays, and any day on which neither chamber meets.
2025 Regular Session
Four retirement-related bills passed during the 2025 Regular Session: two affect specific members and two affect administrative processes. You can read our complete summary here .
Law changes affecting members are typically based on specific membership details, such as participation date, benefit tier, and hazardous or nonhazardous service credit. To see your retirement account summary, log in or register at MyRetirement.ky.gov.
Legislative Tracking
During legislative sessions, KPPA tracks proposed legislation of importance to the systems and their members as the legislation moves through the process.
We provide an overview of the most significant bills and resolutions passed this Session that will have an impact on the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA).
If you're interested in the legislative process you can always watch committee meetings and the proceedings of both chambers
live on KET or on the Legislative Research Commission (LRC)'s
YouTube channel.
You can click below to see a graphic showing the legislative process in the Kentucky General Assembly.
These legislative summaries are intended for general informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal advice regarding the legislative meaning, purpose, intent, application or administration of a particular statutory change.
If you have questions or concerns regarding the impact of a particular piece of legislation, please contact the Legislative Research Commission or a qualified attorney. If you have questions regarding your Kentucky Public Pensions Authority benefits, please contact us by
email;or by telephone at (800) 928-4646.
Public Pension Oversight Board Materials
The Public Pension Oversight Board assists the General Assembly with its review, analysis, and oversight of the administration, benefits, investments, funding, laws and administrative regulations, and legislation pertaining to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.