Deputy Coroner Training Deadline Extensions

Kentucky Legislative Events

Published April 3rd, 2026

Detected April 4th, 2026

Summary

Kentucky HB43 was signed into law, amending KRS 72.415 to allow the Commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training to grant extensions for deputy coroners to complete required training. The bill specifies when the extension period begins to toll and establishes consequences for failing to complete training within the extension period.

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What changed

Kentucky HB43 amends Kentucky Revised Statutes 72.415 to modify deputy coroner training requirements. The bill authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training to grant extensions for training completion and specifies when the extension period begins to toll. It establishes consequences for failure to complete training within the extension timeframe and deletes provisions related to reinstatement and pay modifications for deputy coroners who fail to complete required training.

County governments employing deputy coroners should review updated training extension procedures and ensure compliance with new deadline and consequence provisions. The Department of Criminal Justice Training will implement the new extension authority. No specific compliance deadline or penalty amounts were stated in the bill text.

What to do next

Review amended KRS 72.415 provisions with deputy coroner staff
Update internal training completion tracking to reflect new extension authority

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Kentucky / HB43 Signed by Governor HB43 House Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-03

AN ACT relating to deputy coroner training.

Amend KRS 72.415 to allow the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training to grant an extension to a deputy coroner to complete the required training; specify when the extension begins to toll; specify consequences for failure to complete the training within the time period of the extension; delete provisions relating to reinstatement and pay modification of deputy coroners who fail to complete the required training.

Bill Details

State Kentucky

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber House

Official Source apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb43.html

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Action History

2026-04-03 H signed by Governor 2026-03-26 H delivered to Governor 2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by President of the Senate 2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House 2026-03-26 H received in House 2026-03-25 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 2026-03-24 S posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026 2026-03-20 S 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill 2026-03-19 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar 2026-03-16 S to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) 2026-02-20 S to Committee on Committees (S) 2026-02-20 S received in Senate 2026-02-19 H 3rd reading, passed 96-0 2026-02-18 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 19 2026 2026-02-18 H 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-02-17 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar 2026-01-14 H to Local Government (H) 2026-01-07 H to Committee on Committees (H) 2026-01-07 H introduced in House

Votes

2026-02-19 House: Veto Override RCS# 117 Yea: 96 Nay: 0 2026-03-25 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3986 Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-07 H Committee On Committees 2026-01-14 H Local Government 2026-02-18 H Rules 2026-02-20 S Committee on Committees 2026-03-16 S Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection 2026-03-20 S Rules

Bill Text Versions

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Subjects

Coroners Counties Local Government Public Officers and Employees State Agencies Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)