Amend KRS 70.292, 70.293, and 95.022, regarding city and county programs to reemploy retired police officers without incurring employer retirement contributions, to reduce the required service of the officer or sheriff before retirement from 20 years to 15 years and to allow retired officers to take health insurance coverage through the employing city or county; amend KRS 61.702 and 78.5536 to conform.

Disabilities - Veterans, Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program, accessibility ramps Funds - Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program grant fund, accessibility ramps Housing, Building, And Construction - Accessibility ramps, Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program Military Affairs And Civil Defense - Disabled veterans, Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program, ramps State Agencies - Department of Veterans' Affairs, Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program Veterans - Disabled, Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program, accessibility ramps

Parks And Shrines - Department of Parks, Kentucky state parks, resident, discount Short Titles And Popular Names - J.E. Jones Kentucky Fairways Act Tourism - Department of Parks, Kentucky state parks, resident, discount Amusements And Recreations - Department of Parks, Kentucky state parks, resident, discount Hotels And Accommodations - Department of Parks, Kentucky state parks, resident, discount

Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit persons adjudged mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction from voting; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Animals, Livestock, And Poultry - Animal control and care fund, income tax refund designation Taxation - Individual income tax, refund designation, animal control and care fund Taxation, Income--Individual - Refund designation, animal control and care fund Pets And Service Animals - Animal control and care fund, income tax refund designation

Amend KRS 61.510 to change the current definition of "membership date" in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System to remove date restrictions regarding educational contracts and allow any member who entered into an educational contract as a conditional employee of the state of Kentucky to have their system membership date, for purposes of retirement benefits determination, be based upon the earliest date of the contract.

Amend KRS 61.702, relating to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the State Police Retirement System, to increase the nonhazardous and hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $40 and $50 per month for each year of service, respectively, for those members who meet the "career threshold" who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and who are eligible for a fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy not tied to the premium; extend the employee contribution used to fund retiree health benefits to include members who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and increase the current hazardous employee contribution rate to 2% of pay for those eligible for the fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy; make technical amendments regarding the retiree health premium reimbursement program to conform to current policy; provide that the amendments to the employee contributions shall be effective July 1, 2027; for calculation of the retiree health subsidy increase, provide that the change shall apply to service earned prior to the effective date of this Act by eligible members, including retirees, and shall prospectively be adjusted annually by the 1.5% increase currently provided in statute; provide that subsidies payable to impacted retirees shall begin on or after January 1, 2027, to coincide with the next health plan year; direct the Public Pension Oversight Board to continue to review the retiree health fund actuarial data and evaluate potential legislative options to address any future continued improvements in the funds; RETROACTIVE.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish reproductive rights and define terms; amend KRS 18A.225 to remove the prohibition of insurance coverage for abortion; amend KRS 39A.180 to allow the Governor to suspend statutes related to abortion during a declared emergency; amend KRS 156.496 to allow a school district to operate a family resource center that provides abortion counseling; amend KRS 205.010 to permit financial aid for an abortion; amend KRS 205.510 to include abortions or induced miscarriages as medical care; amend KRS 205.560 to allow medical aid payments for abortion; amend KRS 211.603 to allow money in the rape crisis center trust fund to be used for abortion services or education; amend KRS 212.275 to allow health departments to dispense medication for an abortion; amend KRS 213.101 to remove various reporting requirements; amend various sections to remove penalties associated with performing abortions; amend various sections to conform; repeal, reenact, and amend or repeal and reenact KRS 311.783, 311.7710, 311.820, 311.780, 311.810, to conform; repeal KRS 15.241, 213.098, 213.172, 213.174, 213.176, 216B.0435, 216B.200, 216B.202, 216B.204, 216B.206, 216B.208, 216B.210, 304.5-160, 311.710, 311.715, 311.720, 311.723, 311.724, 311.725, 311.727, 311.728, 311.731, 311.732, 311.733, 311.735, 311.750, 311.760, 311.765, 311.770, 311.7701, 311.7702, 311.7703, 311.7704, 311.7705, 311.7706, 311.7707, 311.7708, 311.7709, 311.7711, 311.772, 311.7731, 311.7733, 311.7734, 311.7735, 311.7736, 311.7737, 311.7739, 311.774, 311.7741, 311.7743, 311.781, 311.7811, 311.782, 311.784, 311.7841, 311.785, 311.786, 311.787, 311.790, 311.800, 311.821, 311.822, 311.823, 311.824, 311.825, 311.826, 311.827, 311.830, 311.992, and 315.315; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.

Amend KRS 61.598, relating to pension spiking and the definition of "bona fide promotion or career advancement," to retroactively exempt pension spiking adjustments that were due to increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body of an employer or mandated in a collective bargaining agreement approved by the legislative body of the employer for members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or State Police Retirement System who retired on or after July 1, 2022; require the Kentucky Public Pension Authority to review and make necessary adjustments to benefits payable on or after July 1, 2022, to impacted members; RETROACTIVE.

Flood Control And Flooding - Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System, creation Media - Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System, creation Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System, creation Police, State - Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System, creation Public Safety - Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System, creation Safety - Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System, creation State Agencies - Division of Emergency Management, Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System, creation Disasters And Recovery Efforts - Division of Emergency Management, Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System, creation

Safety - Railroads, crew size Transportation - Railroads, crew size, safety, penalties

Education, Elementary And Secondary - Autonomous vehicles, school buses, prohibition Motor Vehicles - Autonomous vehicle, human driver requirement Motor Vehicles - Autonomous vehicles, school buses, prohibition Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicle, human driver requirement Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicles, school buses, prohibition Transportation - Autonomous vehicle, human driver requirement Transportation - Autonomous vehicles, school buses, prohibition Transportation - Platooning motor vehicles, driver requirements Technology - Autonomous vehicle, human driver requirement Technology - Autonomous vehicles, school buses, prohibition Motor Carriers - Platooning motor vehicles, driver requirements Motor Carriers - Autonomous vehicle, human driver requirement

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to define terms; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to establish a grant database that will be a central repository for information on all available state or local government grants; require state and local agencies to report grant opportunities to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for inclusion in the grant database.

Firefighters And Fire Departments - Volunteer firefighters, income tax credit Reports Mandated - Department of Revenue, volunteer firefighter tax credit, annual report Taxation - Volunteer firefighters, income tax credit Taxation, Income--Individual - Volunteer firefighters, tax credit

Motor Vehicles - License plate, Kentucky National Guard special license plate, fee distribution National Guard - Special license plate, fee distribution Transportation - License plate, Kentucky National Guard special license plate, fee distribution County Clerks - License plate, Kentucky National Guard special license plate, fee distribution