Bill Sponsor
Kentucky House Bill 642
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 1, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Feb 13, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
642
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Summary
Amend KRS 161.520 to remove the requirement for dependent children over the age of 18 to have their mental or physical condition approved by a majority of a medical review committee to receive survivor benefits; amend KRS 161.605 to raise the minimum amount a retired reemployed member may earn per day from $170 to $200, remove the provision for returning to work 1 month earlier if the member forfeits 1 month of their retirement benefit, reinstate the pension waiver program and prohibit members returning to work under its provisions from returning to work as administrators, and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.608 to clarify that the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) will acknowledge a member's earliest participation date in another state administered retirement system to determine benefit tier; amend KRS 161.620 to allow a member who is a parent to apply for and manage payments to a disabled child without necessity of a court order or other legal authority; amend KRS 161.635 and 161.636 to allow TRS to offer index fund investment options to university and nonuniversity members, to annuitize the investment return on the supplemental benefit applied to the index funds not to exceed 6.1% if there is no COLA in a given year or 4.6% if there is a COLA in the given year, allow TRS to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for disbursements from the supplemental benefit component, and establish that neither the TRS board or staff shall be liable for any losses or claims due to a member's election of an index fund and state that members have the sole responsibility for their investment decisions.
04/01/2026
House
delivered to Governor
04/01/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/01/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/31/2026
House
received in House
03/31/2026
House
passed 37-1
03/31/2026
House
committee amendment (1) withdrawn
03/31/2026
House
committee substitute (1) withdrawn
03/31/2026
House
3rd reading
03/26/2026
House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
03/26/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/25/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/24/2026
Senate
to State & Local Government (S)
03/19/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/19/2026
Senate
received in Senate
03/18/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/16/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
03/13/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
03/12/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/23/2026
House
to State Government (H)
02/13/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/13/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
Record Created
Feb 13, 2026 10:47:42 PM
Record Updated
Apr 2, 2026 11:11:55 AM