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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY FISCAL NOTE STATEMENT
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION
2025 REGULAR SESSION
MEASURE
2025 BR NUMBER 1469 HOUSE BILL NUMBER 738
TITLE AN ACT relating to state personnel.
SPONSOR Representative Peyton Griffee
FISCAL SUMMARY
STATE FISCAL IMPACT: YES NO UNCERTAIN
OTHER FISCAL STATEMENT (S) THAT MAY APPLY: ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS
LOCAL MANDATE CORRECTIONS IMPACT HEALTH BENEFIT MANDATE STATE
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN IMPACT
APPROPRIATION UNIT(S) IMPACTED: Treasury, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State,
Agriculture, and Attorney General
FUND(S) IMPACTED: GENERAL ROAD FEDERAL RESTRICTED
FISCAL ESTIMATES 2024-2025 2025-2026 ANNUAL IMPACT AT
FULL
IMPLEMENTATION
REVENUES
EXPENDITURES $5,300,000 $5,300,000 $5,300,000
NET EFFECT ($5,300,000) ($5,300,000) ($5,300,000)
( ) indicates a decrease/negative
PURPOSE OF MEASURE: The measure creates a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to allow
Constitutional Officers the ability to increase the salary of any classified employee with status to
the midpoint of the grade of the employee’s classification. This would include the Auditor of
Public Accounts, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Department of Agriculture, and the
Attorney General’s Office.
FISCAL EXPLANATION: If every filled position in all offices were to receive the maximum
salary increase, the estimated fiscal impact would be $5,300,000 each fiscal year.
DATA SOURCE(S): LRC Staff
PREPARER: Jeremy Simpson NOTE NUMBER : 116 REVIEW: JMR DATE: 2/28/2025
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