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House Veterans Committee backs bill clarifying police vacation accrual under KRS 95.495
Summary
The House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection approved House Bill 369 to specify how law‑enforcement vacation or annual leave accrues under KRS 95.495, a change proponents said removes ambiguity for chiefs and local governments.
At the third meeting of the February 2025 session, the House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection voted to give House Bill 369 a favorable recommendation, moving the bill to the next House committee with a positive committee report.
The bill aims to clarify an ambiguity in KRS 95.495 about how police officers accrue vacation or annual leave. Proponents told the committee the statute currently specifies that officers accrue 15 days a year but does not set out whether that accrual is monthly, hourly or otherwise; HB 369 would establish parameters for how that time may be accrued.
Representative Hart introduced the…
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