---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits."
description: "AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 169"
citation: "Kentucky SB 169 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Actuarial Analysis", "Local Mandate", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Public Officers and Employees", "Retirement and Pensions", "Retroactive Legislation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. McDaniel", "D. Yates", "J. Blanton", "M. McGarvey", "M. Nemes", "P. Wheeler", "R. Alvarado"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd88daeb-937b-439a-ad8c-409c2bad11c4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb169.html"
source_hash: "363e23f9782f6a6f1faebfa307787cdb1aa84705684d2aa555caee600088760d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 169 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb169/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0106.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb169/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 169 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 169 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. McDaniel — primary (person)
- D. Yates — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- M. McGarvey — primary (person)
- M. Nemes — primary (person)
- P. Wheeler — primary (person)
- R. Alvarado — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 34-0 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd88daeb-937b-439a-ad8c-409c2bad11c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).