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2022 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature

HB56: AN ACT relating to death benefits for first responders, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 61.315 to create a presumption that first responders who die of COVID-19 do so while in the line of duty and thus qualify for death benefits; apply subsection retroactively; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Bill History

8/30/2021
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
House of Representatives
1/4/2022
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/4/2022
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
1/12/2022
to State Government (H)
House of Representatives
1/13/2022
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
1/18/2022
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
1/28/2022
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 31, 2022
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
3rd reading, passed 63-0
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
received in Senate
Senate
2/3/2022
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
2/14/2022
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS# 91
2/3/2022
63
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
36
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/3/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Appropriations and Revenue(Senate)
Sine Die

Sponsors

Republican: 25
Democrat: 10

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Huff
Thomas Huff
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text • 1/1/1970 • 37.9 KB
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Engrossed
Bill Text • 1/1/1970 • 38.2 KB
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Local Mandate
Local Mandate • 1/1/1970 • 3.1 KB
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Vote Image
Vote Image • 2/3/2022 • 22.9 KB
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External Links

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