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KY SB310

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Danny Carroll

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for $80,000 line of duty death benefits to include public safety officers in training attending Kentucky-certified or local government training academies

  • Extends coverage to retired public safety officers killed in retaliation for actions taken during their prior service, with retroactive application to deaths occurring on or after August 1, 2012

  • Consolidates definitions by creating umbrella term "public safety officer" covering police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel

  • Coverage for trainees applies retroactively to deaths occurring on or after November 1, 2024

  • Removes previous date restrictions (July 1, 2002 and November 1, 2015) that limited when deaths must occur to qualify for benefits

Legislative Description

AN ACT relating to lump-sum line of duty death payments.

Corrections Impact

Last Action

to Committee on Committees (S)

3/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Committee on Committees3/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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