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KY HB699
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Lindsey Burke
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AI Summary
- Full-time classified and unclassified executive branch employees receive up to 6 weeks of paid family medical leave for childbirth, adoption, foster care placement, kinship care placement, or a serious health condition preventing job performance
- Employees become eligible after 30 days of service and may use the leave up to 2 times within a 60-month period, with the benefit renewing every 60 months
- Leave must be used within 1 year of the qualifying event and can be taken as a continuous 6-week block or intermittently in 1-week increments
- Unused family medical leave has no cash value upon separation, cannot convert to other benefits, and must be used before other accrued leave types
- Judicial and legislative branches may voluntarily adopt the same family medical leave policy for their employees
Legislative Description
AN ACT relating to paid leave for state employees.
Children and Minors
Last Action
to State Government (H)
3/2/2026
Committee Referrals
State Government3/2/2026
Committee On Committees2/23/2026
Full Bill Text
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