Kentucky SB 70 — AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.
Kentucky, 2026RS. SB 70: AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.
Latest action
April 23, 2026 — delivered to Secretary of State
Summary
Amend KRS 7A.220 to amend the membership and membership qualifications of the Public Pension Oversight Board by adding the chairs or vice chairs of the Senate State & Local Government Standing Committee and House State Government Standing Committee to the board, adding the State Treasurer to the membership, removing 1 of the gubernatorial appointees from the membership, and amending "retirement experience" requirements for appointed members to include experience in retirement plan management or policy by a former elected official; make technical and conforming changes; amend KRS 7A.255 to require the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to annually report line of duty death benefit payments to the Public Pension Oversight Board in addition to line of duty disability benefit payments; make technical amendments; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Sponsors
Sponsor details were not supplied.
Bill text
Current/Final Read version ↗
Introduced Read version ↗
Recorded votes
PASS SB 70
February 20, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 38 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (38)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mills | yes |
| Funke Frommeyer | yes |
| Wise | yes |
| Stivers | yes |
| Meredith | yes |
| Elkins | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| McDaniel | yes |
| Douglas | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Mays Bledsoe | yes |
| Deneen | yes |
| Wheeler | yes |
| Reed | yes |
| Madon | yes |
| Clemons | yes |
| West | yes |
| Rawlings | yes |
| Howell | yes |
| ChambersArmstrong | yes |
| Webb | yes |
| Raque Adams | yes |
| Higdon | yes |
| Carroll | yes |
| Tichenor | yes |
| Nunn | yes |
| Herron | yes |
| Carpenter | yes |
| Thomas | yes |
| Nemes | yes |
| Givens | yes |
| Boswell | yes |
| Storm | yes |
| Neal | yes |
| Girdler | yes |
| Berg | yes |
Pass
April 15, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 97 · no: 1 · other: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Brown | not voting |
| Bojanowski | not voting |
| Marzian | no |
| Hart | yes |
| Doan | yes |
| Witten | yes |
| Rudy | yes |
| McCool | yes |
| Hancock | yes |
| Dietz | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Massaroni | yes |
| Hampton | yes |
| Decker | yes |
| Willner | yes |
| Freeland | yes |
| Bratcher S. | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Nemes | yes |
| King | yes |
| Fleming | yes |
| Branscum | yes |
| Thomas | yes |
| Neighbors | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Flannery | yes |
| Bowling | yes |
| Tate | yes |
| Moser | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| Fister | yes |
| Blanton | yes |
| Tackett Laferty | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| Imes | yes |
| Elliott | yes |
| Bivens | yes |
| Stevenson P | yes |
| Miles | yes |
| Huff T | yes |
| Duvall | yes |
| Bauman | yes |
| Stalker | yes |
| Meredith | yes |
| Holloway | yes |
| Dotson | yes |
| Banta | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Meade | yes |
| Hodgson | yes |
| Dossett | yes |
| Baker | yes |
| Sharp | yes |
| McPherson | yes |
| Heavrin | yes |
| Donworth | yes |
| Aull | yes |
| Roarx | yes |
| Maddox | yes |
| Hale | yes |
| Clines | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Riley | yes |
| Lockett | yes |
| Grossl | yes |
| Chester-Burton | yes |
| White | yes |
| Raymer | yes |
| Lewis S | yes |
| Grossberg | yes |
| Camuel | yes |
| Whitaker | yes |
| Rabourn | yes |
| Lewis D | yes |
| Griffee | yes |
| Calloway | yes |
| Wesley | yes |
| Proctor | yes |
| Lewis C | yes |
| Gordon | yes |
| Callaway | yes |
| Watkins | yes |
| Pollock | yes |
| Lehman | yes |
| Gooch | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Upchurch | yes |
| Petrie | yes |
| Lawrence | yes |
| Gentry | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Truett | yes |
| Payne | yes |
| Kulkarni | yes |
| Fugate | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Tipton | yes |
| Osborne | yes |
| Koch | yes |
Legislative history
- delivered to Secretary of State
- Vetoed
- delivered to Governor
- enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- received in Senate
- 3rd reading, passed 97-1
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- to State Government (H)
- to Committee on Committees (H)
- received in House
- 3rd reading, passed 38-0
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- to State & Local Government (S)
- to Committee on Committees (S)
- introduced in Senate
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