SB 141 KY Introduced
AN ACT relating to volunteer firefighters.
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable individual income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow confidential tax return information to be shared with the Legislative Research Commission and Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 75.400 to allow a volunteer fire department to have a minimum of six members; amend KRS 342.140, relating to workers' compensation, to allow income benefits for volunteer firemen, police, and emergency management agency members or trainees to be based on 50% of the state average weekly wage if that is greater than the average weekly wage of their regular employment.
Sponsors (2)
- P. Wheeler Republican · primary
- J. Turner · primary
Action history (3)
- Jan 29, 2024 introduced in Senate · upper
- Jan 29, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
- Jan 31, 2024 to Appropriations & Revenue (S) · upper
Text versions (1)
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