# Kentucky SB 10: AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the County Employees Retirement System. Kentucky SB 10, AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the County Employees Retirement System., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robby Mills (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB10-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 10 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the County Employees Retirement System. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-03-19, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37) - Sponsor: Robby Mills (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Education, Elementary and Secondary, Local Government, Local Mandate, Retirement and Pensions, State Agencies, Retroactive Legislation, Actuarial Analysis - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More Health Premium Help for Career Retirees: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, eligible County Employees Retirement System retirees get higher monthly health contributions, regardless of retirement date. Retirees must meet minimum service requirements and career thresholds: 27 years for nonhazardous service, or separate hazardous-service retirement… - Retirees Get Broader Health Premium Reimbursements: benefit, medium. The County Employees Retirement System reimbursement plan covers recipients eligible for subsidies under subsection (4)(e), regardless of system plan offerings. Recipients eligible for full premium subsidies under subsection (4)(e)5 are excluded from this reimbursement benefit. Eligible recipients… - Worker Health Deductions and Refunds Set: mixed, medium. The amended County Employees Retirement System payroll contribution rules apply to payments due on or after July 1, 2026. Members who joined on or after July 1, 2003, and are covered by subsection (4)(e) must pay. Employers deduct 1% of creditable pay for nonhazardous work and 2% for hazardous work… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robby Mills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jimmy Higdon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael J. Nemes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Madon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-03-19: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37) - 2025-03-13: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: 3rd reading, passed 94-0 (House) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-28: to Local Government (H) (House) - 2025-02-25: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-25: received in House (House) - 2025-02-21: 3rd reading, passed 35-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 21, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-19: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-13: to State & Local Government (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb10/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb10/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - 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/sb10/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb10/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) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB10-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).