State lawmakers are calling for reform for law enforcement officers in the line of hazardous duty and their benefits.

Last week, the Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection heard testimony from two Floyd County men who were shot in the line of duty.

The incident occurred three years ago when deputies went to serve an emergency protection order to a man in Allen, Kentucky.

The man opened fire, killing three officers and a K-9 dog.

Three additional officers were injured.

A deputy who was shot in the leg, an emergency management director who was shot in the eye, testified in Frankfort about their recovery.

I've now been an amputee for for going on three years.

During this time, I went through approximately anywhere from 8 to 10 prosthetics to just to get a comfortable fit.

We was taught in our early days.

We just tough it out.

We don't ask for help.

In this day and time.

We got asked for help and still needed help leaving this department.

Both men did not qualify for retirement because of the amount of time they had spent on the job.

They were also not eligible for hazardous duty benefits.

State Representative Ashley Tackett Lafferty, who serves Floyd County, wants to draft a bill that would provide all first responders injured in a hazardous duty situation with minimum benefits.

Many state lawmakers voiced support for that legislation.

I hope the testimony here today shows that we have brave first responders who are falling through these cracks.

I'll do whatever I can.

Representative Tackett, to, be there with you and to help.

This just makes no sense to me.

This, hearing this, it feels like, you know, how's this even possible that these men cannot be compensated for what they've had to endure?

A lot of our counties and cities are, don't have their officers in hazardous duty.

That should be the first thing we change.

No doubt, that we should not have folks in harm's way that won't be compensated if this happens to them.

State Representative Tackett Lafferty said she's received letters from the Kentucky Sheriffs Association voicing support for her idea of legislation.