A sewage treatment bill that morphed into legislation modifying state pensions didn’t comply with the Kentucky Constitution’s requirement for three readings of a bill, the state supreme court has ruled.
The unanimous decision on Thursday by the Kentucky Supreme Court overturned the law without considering the constitutionality of particular provisions. Publications covering the ruling include the Louisville Courier Journal (in stories here and here), the Lexington Herald Leader and NPR.
The law had eliminated the traditional defined benefit pension plan for newly hired teachers and other government workers and instead placed them into a savings plan that resembled a 401(k).
