2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB420: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 342.0011, relating to workers' compensation, to expand the definition of "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury.

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Bill History

2/11/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Economic Development & Workforce Investment(House of Representatives)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197068.0 KB
Local Mandate
Local Mandate1/1/19703.1 KB