# Kentucky HB 30: AN ACT relating to public employee benefits.

Kentucky HB 30, AN ACT relating to public employee benefits., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Blanton (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky HB 30
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to public employee benefits.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-24, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76)
- Sponsor: John Blanton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Retirement and Pensions, State Agencies, State Employees, Actuarial Analysis, Local Mandate
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (222 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Classwide raises count toward public workers’ pensions: benefit, medium. Qualifying classwide raises count toward pensions in the Kentucky Employees, County Employees, and State Police retirement systems. They are exempt from the 10% yearly pay-increase limit applied during the final five fiscal years before retirement. The raise must cover everyone in a specified class…
- Leave benefits expand for state police employees: benefit, low. Kentucky State Police must provide vacation, bereavement, and sick leave to Trooper R Class and CVE R Class employees. Their leave benefits must match those of an officer with fewer than five years of service. The law does not specify the number of leave days.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Blanton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ashley Tackett Laferty (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Bobby McCool (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Fugate (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wade Williams (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | passed | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 92 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-03-24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76)
- 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor
- 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: passed 92-0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: taken from Rules (H) (House)
- 2025-03-12: to Rules (H) (House)
- 2025-03-12: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-12: passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendment (1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: to State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 3rd reading, passed 92-0 (House)
- 2025-02-18: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-14: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-13: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-04: to State Government (H) (House)
- 2025-01-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-01-07: introduced in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb30/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb30/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed)
- HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed)
- HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed)
- HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed)

## Sources
- [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb30/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb30/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS)
- [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS)
- [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS)
- [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS)
- [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS)
- [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB30-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).