# Kentucky SJR 68: A JOINT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure veterans with disabilities receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.

Kentucky SJR 68, A JOINT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure veterans with disabilities receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Aaron Reed (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-29 (to Committee on Committees (S)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SJR 68
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: A JOINT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure veterans with disabilities receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-01-29, to Committee on Committees (S)
- Sponsor: Aaron Reed (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Disabilities, Federal Laws And Regulations, General Assembly, Military Affairs And Civil Defense, Retirement And Pensions, Short Titles And Popular Names, United States, Veterans
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron Reed (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brandon Smith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Danny Carroll (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Higdon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Wilson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Max Wise (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Reginald L. Thomas (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen West (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-01-29: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr68/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law)
- SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed)
- HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed)
- HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr68/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS)
- [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS)
- [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS)
- [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS)
- [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS)
- [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SJR68-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).