2025 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
HB131: AN ACT relating to firefighters' work schedules.
Legislative Summary
Amend KRS 95.500 to allow, absent a collective bargaining agreement, specified fire personnel to have schedules consisting of 48 hours on duty followed by 96 hours of off duty time; specify that collective bargaining agreements maintained by a city or urban-county government may control work hours in lieu of the specified schedules.
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Bill History
1/8/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/8/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Local Government (H)
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
received in Senate
Senate
2/26/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
2/28/2025
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
Senate
3/6/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Senate
3/7/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
3/11/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Senate
3/12/2025
3rd reading, passed 35-0
Senate
3/12/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.24)
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Substitute
House Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3492
3/12/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 66
2/25/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 3
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Michael Meredith
Republican