FRANKFORT-- Kentucky's controversial pension bill could be removed from the books.

Senate Bill 151 brought thousands of teachers and public employees to the Capitol during the 2018 session. 

The bill, originally a sewer bill, passed through both chambers and was signed by Governor Matt Bevin before being struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court. Even though the law was never put into effect, it hasn't been taken out of the code book.

House Bill 401, from Democrats Derrick Graham and Joe Graviss would remove it. Just Friday, the Democratic Caucus signed on as co-sponsors. 

“As the legislators whose districts have the highest concentration of state employees in Kentucky, we feel it is important that we take this step and finally rid Kentucky of a bill that never should have been approved in the first place,” said Rep. Graham, the Franklin County legislator who also serves as House Democratic Caucus Chairman.  “It was wrong for Kentucky and its public workforce, and the process to pass it, as the Supreme Court ruled, was just as bad.”

Kentucky does have a pension problem, and both parties say addressing it is a priority. However, Republicans, who have majorities in both houses, have said their caucus is not united on this issue and so pension reform may not happen this session.