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{"bill_id":2066137,"bill_number":"SR12","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of James Allen Ewing.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of James Allen Ewing.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR12/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr12.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2066139,"bill_number":"HB23","title":"AN ACT relating to reproductive health care.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to define terms; establish privacy protections for a woman seeking reproductive health care outside of the Commonwealth; establish protections for any person or entity assisting a woman seeking reproductive health care outside of the Commonwealth; establish a civil cause of action for violations; waive sovereign immunity protections of the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB23/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb23.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066143,"bill_number":"SR14","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of David Delvin Drake.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of David Delvin Drake.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR14/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr14.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2066146,"bill_number":"SR19","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Leigh Caroline Reed.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Leigh Caroline Reed.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR19/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr19.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2066148,"bill_number":"SR16","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of C. Ronald Wise.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of C. Ronald Wise.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR16/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr16.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2066153,"bill_number":"SB15","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to define terms; require any person seeking compensation for assisting with veterans' benefits to be accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; provide that the Act may be cited as the Veterans' Benefits Accreditation Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB15/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb15.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2066157,"bill_number":"SB27","title":"AN ACT relating to cremation of dead bodies.","description":"Amend KRS 72.450 to allow a coroner who is in possession of an unclaimed dead body to have the body buried or cremated; direct that the decision between burial or cremation be made by the governmental entity bearing the expense; require a coroner to be consulted before a government entity decides if an unclaimed dead body is required to be buried or cremated; establish that if Jewish descent is known, that the Chabad of the Bluegrass, or any successor entity, be contacted by the appropriate government entity to inquire if the Chabad of the Bluegrass wants to pay for the burial expense, or if known to be a member of a religious community, the appropriate government entity contact any such religious community that has expressed, in writing, a willingness to the local county coroner that it will pay for, or otherwise provide, the burial expense of the community's members.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 127)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB27/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb27.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2066162,"bill_number":"SR4","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Minnesota State House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Minnesota State House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR4/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr4.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2066167,"bill_number":"SB28","title":"AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.","description":"Repeal and reenact KRS 189.292 to define \"mobile electronic device\"; prohibit the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; establish exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to define \"mobile electronic device\"; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalties for violation of KRS 189.292 and 189.294; require that money from fines be deposited into the traumatic brain injury trust fund, the Kentucky trauma care system fund, and the veterans' program trust fund; provide that a courtesy warning and not a uniform citation shall be issued by a peace officer until October 31, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Phone-Down Kentucky Act.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB28/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb28.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2066168,"bill_number":"HB31","title":"AN ACT relating to the purchase of single-family homes.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; prohibit persons who own 50 or more single-family rental homes in the Commonwealth of Kentucky from purchasing additional single-family homes in the Commonwealth of Kentucky except for use by the person as a residence; limit the purchase restriction to single-family homes that have been advertised for sale for less than 90 days or less than 30 days if the purchaser qualifies as a small business; exempt nonprofit corporations from prohibition on the purchase of single-family homes; provide that a violation is also a violation of KRS 367.170; provide for joinder of certain parties with joint and several liability in enforcement actions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB31/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb31.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2066172,"bill_number":"HB16","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid.","description":"Amend KRS 205.520 to establish that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to provide Medicaid eligibility for all residents of the Commonwealth who may be eligible under federal law; amend KRS 205.6312 to require the establishment of cost-sharing requirements in the Medicaid program to the extent required under federal law; require the Governor to commission an independent third-party analysis of the current Medicaid expansion; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB16/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb16.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066176,"bill_number":"SJR11","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Jean Ritchie Memorial Highway in Perry County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 7 in Perry County as the Jean Ritchie Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR11/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr11.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2066178,"bill_number":"SB11","title":"AN ACT relating to a residential safe room rebate program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to define terms; the residential safe room rebate program; establish the residential safe room rebate fund to provide rebates to residents of this state for the construction or installation of a residential safe room; establish an application process by which the Division of Emergency Management awards rebates; require the division to promulgate administrative regulations; require the division to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission about the residential safe room rebate program.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-03-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)","last_action_date":"2026-03-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB11/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb11.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2066182,"bill_number":"SR8","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the exploration of opportunities to honor and educate the public about great Kentuckians.","description":"Urge appropriate legislative committees, state agencies, and educational authorities to explore opportunities to formally honor and educate the public about the lives and contributions of great Kentuckians.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR8/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr8.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2066185,"bill_number":"SB29","title":"AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 109 to prohibit the imposition of fees or permitting requirements on a solid waste management facility that is handling solid waste that was generated outside of the county or waste management district where the solid waste management facility is located, by the county or waste management district where solid waste was generated.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB29/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb29.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2066188,"bill_number":"HB11","title":"AN ACT relating to independent school districts.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process for the creation of new independent school districts from a persistently underperforming school district; define terms; establish the process for a local legislative body where a persistently underperforming school district is located to place the question of creating new independent districts and local boards of education on the ballot; specify the requirements for the questions and the board of education provisional election; establish the initial terms of office for the interim board of education; establish the transition of authorities from the originating district board of education to the boards of both the altered originating district and the new independent district; require the Kentucky Department of Education to calculate assets and liabilities of the originating district for division to the new independent districts; authorize the originating district to maintain control and use of assets until the scheduled transfer to the new independent districts and authorize the continued payments of debts; establish a negotiation process between the originating district and the new independent districts to resolve the division of the originating district's assets and liabilities; establish a deadline for the negotiation to conclude; provide a process for resolution of disagreements; establish a deadline for the transfer of all assets and debts; authorize the originating district to continue to assess and collect taxes for all districts until the close of the tax year in which the new independent districts are fully operational; provide for the distribution of collected taxes during the transition period; require the county judge/executive to call the newly elected interim boards of new independent districts to meet; allow the interim board to request assistance from the Kentucky Department of Education; establish the transition process for new independent districts to become fully functional; allow the interim board to submit a waiver request for a statute or administrative regulation to the Kentucky Board of Education; authorize the interim board to enter into service contracts with another school district during the transition; establish a process for the interim board to vote to terminate the establishment of the new independent district due to financial nonviability during the transition; establish the transition from an interim board to a fully functional board of the new independent district; require the continued collection of taxes restricted to the payment of debt or interest; waive the requirement for school-based decision making for the first year of operations of the new independent district; require the interim board of the new independent district to develop a transition plan and establish the requirements of the plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157, relating to state formula funding calculations, to establish a projection model for the first year of full operations of the new independent district and the altered originating district.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB11/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb11.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2066192,"bill_number":"HR2","title":"A RESOLUTION adopting the Rules of Procedure for the 2026 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.","description":"Adopt the Rules of Procedure for the 2026 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR2/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr2.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2066195,"bill_number":"SB14","title":"AN ACT relating to paid maternity leave for state employees.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define \"full-time position\" and \"qualifying employee\"; permit a qualifying employee paid leave of absence of up to 30 days for the birth of a child; require leave of more than 1 child during a singular pregnancy to be taken concurrently; require the employee to use the leave within 1 year of the child's birth; require the employee to use the leave as a continuous 30-day block or as a 20-day block with the remainder to be used intermittently as full days; require the employee to request advance approval before using the leave; require the employee to use the paid leave before other types of accrued leave; require compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act; specify that any other type of leave not specified does not qualify for paid maternity leave; prohibit an employee from converting the unused balance of paid maternity leave to other types of paid leave, benefits, or compensation; require any administrative regulation in conflict with this Act to be amended, withdrawn, or repealed within 90 days of the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB14/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb14.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2066198,"bill_number":"HB29","title":"AN ACT relating to leave from employment.","description":"Amend KRS 337.415 to define \"crime,\" \"immediate family,\" and \"victim\"; prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with the prosecution of the crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a private right of action for improper discharge, discrimination, retaliation, or failure to maintain confidentiality; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations by an employer.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB29/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb29.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066203,"bill_number":"SCR9","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission to conduct a feasibility study for an Accountable Communities for Health Medicaid delivery model pilot project.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to procure a vendor to conduct a feasibility study for an Accountable Communities for Health Medicaid delivery model pilot project; require the results of the study to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026; strongly encourage the Legislative Research Commission to begin the procurement process immediately upon the adoption of this Resolution; establish that a pilot project resulting from the feasibility study shall be known as the 20 by 30 Accountable Care Pilot Project.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 139)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR9/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr9.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2066206,"bill_number":"SB13","title":"AN ACT relating to planning commission membership.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; amend KRS 100.133 and 100.137 to allow the inclusion of a nonvoting ex officio member of a planning unit to be a representative of a military installation to advise on matters relating to national security and other concerns for the military installation; provide that the Act may be cited as the Military Installation Protection Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB13/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb13.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2066211,"bill_number":"HR6","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring and expressing support for law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the United States.","description":"Honor and support law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the United States.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR6/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr6.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2066216,"bill_number":"SR15","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Joyce Laverne Johnson.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Joyce Laverne Johnson.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR15/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr15.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2066219,"bill_number":"HB13","title":"AN ACT relating to the individual income tax rate.","description":"Amend KRS 141.020 to establish a graduated tax rate for net income of $300,000 or less; establish a flat tax rate of 6% for net incomes in excess of $300,000; and remove provisions relating to tax rate reduction procedures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB13/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb13.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066223,"bill_number":"SB34","title":"AN ACT relating to the transfer of property upon death.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 391 to establish the Kentucky Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act to codify provisions for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of transfer on death deeds; define terms; specify that a transfer on death deed is not an inter vivos transfer and that the transfer occurs at the time of the transferor's death; specify that the transferor retains the power to revoke a transfer on death deed; establish that a transfer on death deed is nontestamentary; establish requirements for a transfer on death deed and specify the process of recording a transfer on death deed; specify that a transfer on death deed is effective without acceptance by the beneficiary during the transferor's lifetime; establish provisions for the revocation of a transfer on death deed by instrument or act; establish the effect of a transfer on death deed during the transferor's life; allow a beneficiary to disclaim the property interest in the deed; establish a form for creating at transfer on death deed; establish a form for revocation of a transfer on death deed; require the Department of Revenue to provide the established forms; specify the applicability of KRS Chapter 391; conform to federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; amend KRS 64.012 to provide the recording fee for a transfer on death deed or revocation; require the Department of Medicaid Services to prescribe and provide a form requiring information related to any Medicaid lien; provide that Sections 1 to 14 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; Amend KRS 381.280, 382.110, 382.135, 391.360, 392.020, 392.070, and 403.190 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to define terms; establish requirements for a transfer of a vehicle's title to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner; direct the Transportation Cabinet to develop a form for transfer; amend KRS 395.455 to dispense with administration of an estate and transfer property under certain circumstances relating to minors and payment of preferred claims.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-13","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB34/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb34.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2066226,"bill_number":"HB20","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for reproductive health care.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination, and any other assisted reproductive technology; establish minimum requirements for the coverage; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution and the state employee health plan to comply with the assisted reproductive technology coverage requirement; direct that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB20/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb20.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066229,"bill_number":"SCR13","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION continuing the work of the Air Mobility and Aviation Economic Development Task Force by establishing the Aviation Economic Development Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Aviation Economic Development Task Force and direct it to study and make recommendations; establish membership and meetings; direct the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR13/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr13.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2066233,"bill_number":"SR10","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of the victims of the United Parcel Service Airlines Flight 2976, and commending those who responded to the incident.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the victims of UPS Airlines Flight 2976, and recognize the efforts of first responders and other agencies that responded to the crash.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR10/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr10.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2066236,"bill_number":"SB90","title":"AN ACT relating to behavioral health.","description":"Amend KRS 533.272 to extend the behavioral health conditional dismissal program pilot project until January 1, 2031; amend KRS 533.288 to extend the Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program Implementation Council until December 31, 2031; amend 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 230, sec. 13, to establish that moneys appropriated for the behavioral health conditional dismissal program through June 30, 2026, shall not lapse and shall be carried forward.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 122)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB90/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb90.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2066239,"bill_number":"HB15","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to Medicaid expansion.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to enshrine Medicaid expansion coverage; direct the Secretary of State to advertise the proposed constitutional amendment prior to a general election vote; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB15/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb15.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066242,"bill_number":"SR1","title":"A RESOLUTION establishing the 2026 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.","description":"Establish the 2026 membership of the Kentucky State Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR1/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr1.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2066245,"bill_number":"SJR17","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms of office for members of Congress.","description":"Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention for proposing amendments that limit the terms of office for members of Congress; state that the application should be aggregated with the applications of other states limited for the purposes identified in the application; state that the application should be a continuing application until a convention is called.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR17/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr17.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2066250,"bill_number":"HB24","title":"AN ACT relating to employment schedules.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to give employees a good-faith estimate of the employee's work schedule, maintain a voluntary standby list of employees who wish to work additional hours, post weekly schedules at least 7 days in advance, and provide certain rest periods for employees from being scheduled; allow employees to identify time limitations for scheduling work hours; require compensation for employer changes to the schedule; set forth unlawful practices; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB24/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb24.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066254,"bill_number":"HB33","title":"AN ACT relating to data privacy.","description":"Amend KRS 367.3611 to define \"automated-decision system,\" \"base price,\" \"individualized data,\" and \"surveillance pricing\"; amend KRS 367.3617 to prohibit any controller under the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act from engaging in surveillance pricing, or offering, setting, or displaying a price for a good or service to a consumer using an automated-decision system that is based, in whole or in part, on individualized data; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Price Fairness Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB33/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb33.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2066258,"bill_number":"SB25","title":"AN ACT relating to geoengineering.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the prohibition on criminal atmospheric pollution; require an arresting officer to issue a notice to any federal agency that approved the action that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB25/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb25.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2066261,"bill_number":"HB26","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.","description":"Amend KRS 342.0011, relating to workers' compensation, to expand the definition of \"injury\" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB26/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb26.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066266,"bill_number":"SB12","title":"AN ACT relating to medical provider coverage in Level IV trauma centers.","description":"Amend KRS 211.492 to define \"advanced practice provider\"; amend KRS 211.494 to allow Level IV verified trauma centers to utilize physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses who are supervised by physicians to cover emergency departments; require the Department for Public Health to promulgate administrative regulations to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB12/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb12.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2066269,"bill_number":"HB19","title":"AN ACT relating to school district employees and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 157.420 to preclude the Kentucky Board of Education from approving the working budget or salary schedule of a local board of education unless it incorporates a salary increase for certified and classified staff consistent with the percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U); EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB19/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb19.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066273,"bill_number":"HB18","title":"AN ACT relating to the safe ownership of firearms.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define \"ammunition\" and \"firearm\"; require an owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm or any person who sells ammunition to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition to a law enforcement agency; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish civil liability against a person who fails to report the loss or theft of a firearm if knowingly another person is injured by the use of the lost or stolen firearm; establish civil liability against a person who furnishes a firearm to a minor if the minor causes the injury or death of another by the use of the firearm; amend KRS 411.155 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB18/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb18.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066276,"bill_number":"HB14","title":"AN ACT relating to the rural hospital operations and facilities revolving loan fund, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate $355,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to the rural hospital operations and facilities revolving loan fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB14/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb14.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066282,"bill_number":"HB21","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health coverage in connection with pregnancy.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for counseling interventions for pregnant and postpartum persons at increased risk of perinatal depression, including persons who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirement for counseling interventions; provide that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary and comply with notice requirements; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB21/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb21.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066285,"bill_number":"SB16","title":"AN ACT relating to wages.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to incrementally raise minimum wage for employers to $15.00 an hour; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB16/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb16.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2066288,"bill_number":"HR1","title":"A RESOLUTION establishing the 2026 membership of the Kentucky State House of Representatives.","description":"Establish the 2026 membership of the Kentucky State House of Representatives.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR1/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr1.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2066293,"bill_number":"SB181","title":"AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 160.145 to expand existing definitions and define \"private electronic communication\" and \"qualified school volunteer\"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; limit the scope of the school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written parental consent only applies to students enrolled within the same school district as the school district employee or qualified school volunteer; permit a local school district more flexibility in disciplinary actions arising from a violation of this section; permit a written parental consent form to designate more than 1 school district employee or qualified school volunteer; provide that the written consent may be revoked by the parent who filed the consent; require notice of the revocation to be sent to the identified school district employee or qualified school volunteer; prohibit a school or school district from refusing to accept parental consent forms; prohibit requiring parental consent forms under this section as a requirement for a student to participate in an academic, athletic, or extracurricular opportunity; provide an emergency exception to permit a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the individual discloses the communication after the fact; permit a school district to reconsider allowing previously prohibited volunteers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement relating to unauthorized electronic communication or misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define \"abusive conduct\"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any disciplinary actions in the previous 12 months relating to abusive conduct and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic schools and public school districts to disclose any disciplinary actions related to abusive conduct of applicants; provide immunity for disclosures made about school employee conduct; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board (ESPB); require schools and EPSB to provide the records; require requests for information to be satisfied in 10 working days; require EPSB to create and implement procedures for information requests; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file unless the allegation is proven false; provide that certain requirements apply to public charter schools; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; make technical corrections; amend KRS 160.151 to define \"certified nonpublic school\"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to submit to a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every 5 years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a certified nonpublic school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; make technical corrections; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships for employees to undergo every 5 years; make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.151 to conform; require that an allegation of abusive conduct be reported pursuant to KRS 620.030; amend KRS 158.4431, 156.492, and 158.200 to conform; provide that Section 2 may be cited as Erin's Law; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB181/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb181.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2066294,"bill_number":"HB17","title":"AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to provide the payments; authorize the Department of Education to pro rata reduce payments if the appropriation is insufficient; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB17/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb17.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066297,"bill_number":"SB22","title":"AN ACT relating to the dual credit scholarship program.","description":"Amend KRS 164.786 to define \"eligible high school apprentice\" and \"eligible registered teacher apprenticeship program\"; include eligible registered teacher apprenticeship programs in the dual credit scholarship program; establish student and school district eligibility and participation requirements in the eligible registered teacher apprenticeship scholarship program.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed to bill","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB22/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb22.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2066302,"bill_number":"SR18","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Greenwell Haydon and Joseph \"Jodie\" Albert Haydon.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Carolyn Greenwell Haydon and Joseph \"Jodie\" Albert Haydon.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR18/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr18.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2066305,"bill_number":"SB20","title":"AN ACT relating to local entities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 64.5277 to define \"excess credit hours\"; amend KRS 64.5278 to allow a city to establish different base incentive amounts for different types of city officers by ordinance; remove minimum and maximum payment amounts.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 90)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB20/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb20.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2066307,"bill_number":"HB22","title":"AN ACT relating to reproductive privacy.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish reproductive rights and define terms; amend KRS 18A.225 to remove the prohibition of insurance coverage for abortion; amend KRS 39A.180 to allow the Governor to suspend statutes related to abortion during a declared emergency; amend KRS 156.496 to allow a school district to operate a family resource center that provides abortion counseling; amend KRS 205.010 to permit financial aid for an abortion; amend KRS 205.510 to include abortions or induced miscarriages as medical care; amend KRS 205.560 to allow medical aid payments for abortion; amend KRS 211.603 to allow money in the rape crisis center trust fund to be used for abortion services or education; amend KRS 212.275 to allow health departments to dispense medication for an abortion; amend KRS 213.101 to remove various reporting requirements; amend various sections to remove penalties associated with performing abortions; amend various sections to conform; repeal, reenact, and amend or repeal and reenact KRS 311.783, 311.7710, 311.820, 311.780, 311.810, to conform; repeal KRS 15.241, 213.098, 213.172, 213.174, 213.176, 216B.0435, 216B.200, 216B.202, 216B.204, 216B.206, 216B.208, 216B.210, 304.5-160, 311.710, 311.715, 311.720, 311.723, 311.724, 311.725, 311.727, 311.728, 311.731, 311.732, 311.733, 311.735, 311.750, 311.760, 311.765, 311.770, 311.7701, 311.7702, 311.7703, 311.7704, 311.7705, 311.7706, 311.7707, 311.7708, 311.7709, 311.7711, 311.772, 311.7731, 311.7733, 311.7734, 311.7735, 311.7736, 311.7737, 311.7739, 311.774, 311.7741, 311.7743, 311.781, 311.7811, 311.782, 311.784, 311.7841, 311.785, 311.786, 311.787, 311.790, 311.800, 311.821, 311.822, 311.823, 311.824, 311.825, 311.826, 311.827, 311.830, 311.992, and 315.315; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB22/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb22.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066311,"bill_number":"SB35","title":"AN ACT relating to oaths.","description":"Amend KRS 6.072 to require witnesses appearing before a committee, interim committee, statutory committee, subcommittee, commission, or task force of the General Assembly to take an oath prior to giving testimony; establish limitations and penalties; require meeting to be recorded.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB35/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb35.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2066314,"bill_number":"HB12","title":"AN ACT relating to privacy for members of the General Assembly.","description":"Amend KRS 61.7991 to add current members of the General Assembly and their immediate family members to the definition of \"covered person\"; authorize standing for a civil action for injunctive or declaratory relief for unauthorized disclosure; provide that the removal of information does not apply to required disclosures under KRS Chapter 6 or 61.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB12/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb12.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066320,"bill_number":"HR3","title":"A RESOLUTION extending an invitation to pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2026 Regular Session with prayer.","description":"Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2026 Regular Session with prayer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR3/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr3.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2066322,"bill_number":"HR4","title":"A RESOLUTION adopting the Rules of Procedure for the 2026 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.","description":"Adopt the Rules of Procedure for the 2026 Regular Session of the House of Representatives.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR4/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr4.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066326,"bill_number":"HB28","title":"AN ACT relating to education opportunity accounts.","description":"Repeal various sections of KRS Chapter 141 to repeal the Education Opportunity Account Program; amend KRS 141.0205 and 131.190 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB28/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb28.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066330,"bill_number":"SB19","title":"AN ACT relating to mushrooms.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate the indigo milk cap as the official state mushroom of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-09","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 59)","last_action_date":"2026-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB19/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb19.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2066331,"bill_number":"SB23","title":"AN ACT relating to heirs property.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 to enact the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; define terms, including \"heirs property\"; create a mechanism for partition or sale among cotenants by the court; create requirements for notice and determination of value through agreement or appraisal; create protocol for buyouts, partition alternatives, partition in kind, sale by open market, sealed bids, or auction; create the heirs property research fund; amend KRS 324B.050 to authorize the Kentucky Real Estate Authority to promulgate administrative regulations to issue grants from the fund; amend KRS 64.012 to increase the recording and indexing fee collected by county clerks by $1 and to direct those additional fees to the heirs property research fund; amend KRS 381.135 and 389A.030 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB23/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb23.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2066335,"bill_number":"HR5","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.","description":"Honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR5/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr5.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066340,"bill_number":"HB25","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirement for scalp cooling systems; provide that certain provisions apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB25/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb25.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066344,"bill_number":"SB21","title":"AN ACT relating to music therapy.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 309 to define terms; establish a licensing board for professional music therapists; require 3 members of the board to have engaged in the practice or teaching of music therapy for at least 3 years; prohibit any persons not licensed by the board from holding himself or herself out as a licensed professional music therapist; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations; authorize the board to issue a license to practice music therapy; establish the process for license renewal, suspension, and revocation; establish fees for licensure; establish fee limitations; authorize the board to implement disciplinary actions; require a licensed professional music therapist to collaborate with a client's physician or other professional involved in the treatment of the client; require a licensed professional music therapist to collaborate with a client's mental health or substance use disorder professional involved in the treatment of the client; prohibit a licensed professional music therapist from replacing services provided by an audiologist or a speech-language pathologist; create the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Professional Music Therapists fund; establish a fine for violations; provide for initial board appointments.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB21/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb21.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2066346,"bill_number":"HB32","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for epinephrine devices.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover at least 2 medically necessary epinephrine devices per covered person; limit a covered person's cost-sharing amount to $100 annually; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to exempt the epinephrine device coverage requirement from being suspended under state law due to the triggering of federal cost defrayment requirements; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans offered by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the epinephrine device coverage requirement; provide that various sections apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Department of Insurance to determine whether the epinephrine devices coverage requirement would be in addition to essential health benefits required under federal law; require the Department of Insurance to obtain federal approval, if necessary; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval, if necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB32/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb32.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2066350,"bill_number":"SB26","title":"AN ACT relating to discrimination in educational settings and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; prohibit a school district, public school, or cooperative board from providing differential treatment or benefits on the basis of an individual's religion, race, sex, color, or national origin; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education, a school district, a public school, or a cooperative board from expending any resources on diversity, equity, and inclusion; prohibit the department, a school district, a public school, or a cooperative board from soliciting statements on an applicant's experience with or views on religion, race, sex, color, or national origin, from providing differential treatment or benefits to an individual based on the individual's participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion training, and from disseminating or profiting from any research, work product, or material that promotes or justifies discriminatory concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion; establish exclusions; authorize the Attorney General to bring an action for a writ of mandamus to compel the department, a school district, a public school or a cooperative board to comply; create a cause of action to permit a qualified individual to file a civil action against a the department, a school district, a cooperative board, or a public school for injunctive relief arising from a violation of this Act; permit recovery of monetary damages for a willful and intentional violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; prohibit retaliation; require each public school district and cooperative board to provide the State Treasurer the name, job title, duty station, and compensation information of each employee of the school district or cooperative board each month for publication; amend KRS 161.030 to require certain certification applicants to complete an approved professional development program on Kentucky education law; amend KRS 158.4416 and 158.4414 to conform; amend KRS 160.380 to remove language requiting targeted minority recruitment; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.500 and 161.165; require school districts and cooperative boards to follow designated procedures when implementing this Act including termination or transfer of certain employees; require the Kentucky Department of Education to eliminate the Division of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and follow designated procedures when implementing this Act including termination or transfer of certain employees; EFFECTIVE, in part, February 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB26/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb26.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2066353,"bill_number":"SB18","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 311.380 to define \"physician assistant,\" “podiatric assistant,” “podiatric residency,” “podiatric resident,” podiatric supervision,\" and \"supervising podiatrist\"; amend KRS 311.400 to add the scope of practice for podiatric residents and podiatric assistants; amend KRS 311.410 to conform; amend KRS 311.420 to add qualifications to acquire a license to practice podiatry; permit the board to promulgate administrative regulations for licensure of podiatric assistants and podiatric residents, podiatric residency licenses, and the approval and regulation of podiatric supervision of physician assistants; amend KRS 311.480 to include podiatric resident and podiatric assistant licenses to the licenses the Board of Podiatry can deny, refuse to renew, suspend, place on probation, or revoke; amend KRS 311.840 to define \"podiatric supervision\" and \"supervising podiatrist\"; create a new section of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 to establish requirements for podiatrists to supervise physician assistants; amend KRS 218B.010 to add podiatrist to the definition of \"medicinal cannabis practitioner\"; add the State Board of Podiatry to the definition of \"state licensing board\"; amend KRS 218B.050 to add podiatrist to those required to apply to the same state licensing board that issued his or her license for authorization to provide written certifications for the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.145 to add the State Board of Podiatry to those to be notified of qualifying medical conditions; amend KRS 311.450, 311.460, 311.470, and 311.475 to make technical changes; amend KRS 311.390, 311.490, 311.495, and 311.990 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB18/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb18.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2066357,"bill_number":"HB30","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.","description":"Amend KRS 431.073 and 431.078 to provide for expungement of offenses which were charged but later dismissed or amended; make technical corrections; amend KRS 532.080 to state that the enhancement of a sentence as a persistent felony offender does not alter the felony classification of offenses.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB30/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb30.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066361,"bill_number":"SR2","title":"A RESOLUTION adopting the Rules of Procedure for the 2026 Regular Session of the Senate.","description":"Adopt the Rules of Procedure for the 2026 Regular Session of the Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR2/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr2.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2066363,"bill_number":"SB33","title":"AN ACT relating to recovery residences.","description":"Amend KRS 222.504 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to notify local governments when a recovery residence initiates the certification process with a certifying organization, becomes certified, or receives disciplinary action from the cabinet; require the cabinet to provide the recovery residence contact information and consider recovery residence information to be public record; amend KRS 222.510 to permit local governments to maintain a registry of recovery residences and consider the information a public record.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB33/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb33.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2066368,"bill_number":"SR3","title":"A RESOLUTION extending an invitation to pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2026 Regular Session with prayer.","description":"Extend an invitation to the pastors of Frankfort churches to open sessions of the 2026 Regular Session with prayer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR3/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr3.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2066373,"bill_number":"HB27","title":"AN ACT relating to contributions made to a Kentucky Saves account.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019 to establish an individual income tax exclusion for amounts contributed to a Kentucky Saves account for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the parameters for the Kentucky Saves exclusion and to establish the Kentucky Saves tax credit; define terms; require the Department of Revenue to report annually on the exclusion and tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide ordering of the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the exclusion and tax credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB27/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb27.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2066375,"bill_number":"SB32","title":"AN ACT relating to measures to strengthen Kentucky's economic infrastructure.","description":"Amend KRS 369.130 to add and modify various definitions; create a new section of KRS 369.130 to 369.139 to prohibit the Commonwealth of Kentucky and governing authorities from issuing, recognizing as legal tender, accepting or requiring as payment, or participating in any test of central bank digital currency; create new sections of KRS 369.130 to 369.139 and KRS Chapter 393 to prohibit ownership of digital asset mining businesses by prohibited foreign parties; provide for enforcement by Attorney General and penalties for violation of prohibited foreign party prohibition; establish distribution of proceeds if digital asset mining business property is escheated due to a violation; amend KRS 45.345 to conform; amend KRS 42.500 to make technical corrections; permit the State Investment Commission to invest up to 10% of excess funds in bullion; prohibit State Investment Commission from investing in central bank digital currency; amend KRS 42.525 to make technical corrections; authorize the State Investment Commission to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out and effectuate certain authorized investments; establish Subtitle 13 of KRS Chapter 286 and create new sections thereof to regulate virtual currency kiosks; establish definitions; provide for enforcement by the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions; establish license requirements for virtual currency kiosks; require regulatory filings to be submitted to a nationwide licensing system registry; establish initial and renewal application processes and requirements, reporting, surety bond and tangible net worth, and change of control requirements for virtual currency kiosk operators; require the commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations to establish format, document submission, fee, and trade practice requirements for virtual currency kiosk operators; establish record retention requirements for persons required to be licensed as virtual currency kiosk operators; establish trade practice requirements relating to protection of resident assets, virtual currency kiosk transactions, prohibited practices, and fraud and information security compliance procedures; authorize the commissioner to conduct investigations and examinations; provide for the confidentiality of certain documents provided to the commissioner; authorize the commissioner to share, disclose, and report information and take other actions to assist in the commissioner's duties; require the commissioner to submit an annual licensing report to the Legislative Research Commission; establish due process requirements for adverse actions taken by the commissioner against licensees and other persons; establish requirements for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license; authorize the commissioner to enter cease and desist orders and emergency orders; authorize the commissioner to order civil penalties against persons that violate the subtitle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 41 to define terms; recognize gold specie and silver specie as legal tender in Kentucky; provide for use of gold specie and silver specie as legal tender; require the State Treasurer to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to designate or establish a bullion depository and authorize 1 or more electronic payment systems to facilitate electronic payment transactions; establish requirements for system participants, transaction information, and bullion deposits; require the State Treasurer to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and to implement the system within 1 year; provide that Section 32 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Transactional Gold and Silver Act; require the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions to promulgate any required emergency and ordinary administrative regulations on or before January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, in part, March 31, 2027.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB32/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb32.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2066379,"bill_number":"SR7","title":"A RESOLUTION condemning all acts of political violence and affirming the civil and peaceful exercise of democracy.","description":"Condemn political violence and affirm the peaceful exercise of democracy in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2026-01-12","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR7/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr7.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2066382,"bill_number":"HB34","title":"AN ACT relating to death benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 61.315 to include additional cancers which, when they are the cause of death of a firefighter, would make the firefighter eligible for death benefits; make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB34/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb34.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2066385,"bill_number":"SB17","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of children.","description":"Amend KRS 620.500 to add the Kentucky CASA Network to the definition of \"association\"; amend KRS 620.505 to decrease the minimum number of local CASA board members from 15 to 12; remove the provision that local CASA programs are required to comply with National CASA Association Standards for programs make technical corrections; remove \"cabinet\" and replace with \"the Department for Community Based Services\" relating to employees who are prohibited from becoming volunteers or employees of the court-appointed special advocate program; amend KRS 620.537 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 620.055 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 53)","last_action_date":"2026-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB17/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb17.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2066388,"bill_number":"SB24","title":"AN ACT relating to traffic control signal monitoring systems.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"agency,\" \"owner,\" \"recorded images,\" and \"traffic control signal monitoring system\"; establish a civil penalty of $50 if a motor vehicle is recorded failing to obey the instructions of a traffic control device; set forth forms and procedures; outline defenses for citations for failing to obey a traffic control device; mandate that the Transportation Cabinet shall suspend the registration of the motor vehicle when a person refuses to pay the civil penalty and does not appear to contest the citation; mandate that civil penalties shall not result in points against the driving record of the operator of the motor vehicle in violation; amend KRS 189.231 and 189.990 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB24/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb24.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2066391,"bill_number":"SB31","title":"AN ACT relating to Charlie Kirk Day.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate October 14 of each year as Charlie Kirk Day.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB31/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb31.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2066393,"bill_number":"SB30","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 190.058 to establish the motor vehicle commission fund; direct all license fees collected under KRS Chapter 190 to be deposited into the fund; set forth uses of the fund; provide that fund amounts not expended at the end of a fiscal year not lapse but instead be carried forward to the next fiscal year.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB30/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb30.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2067488,"bill_number":"HB177","title":"AN ACT relating to health care.","description":"Amend KRS 314.041, relating to registered nurse licensure, and KRS 314.051, relating to licensed practical nurse licensure, to add credential requirements; amend KRS 314.042 to require physicians collaborating with an advanced practice registered nurse to have an active and unrestricted license in Kentucky; amend KRS 314.109 to reduce the time from 90 to 30 days for a person under the jurisdiction of the board to notify the board of a conviction of certain misdemeanors or felonies; amend KRS 209.032, relating to employees of vulnerable adult service providers, to permit a state licensing board to query the cabinet for a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation against an individual under the licensing board's jurisdiction; create a new section of KRS 158.830 to 158.838 to define terms; permit health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense undesignated glucagon in the name of a school or to a trained individual; permit trained individuals to receive, possess, and administer undesignated glucagon during diabetic medical emergencies; permit schools to stock undesignated glucagon; provide for immunity from civil liability for any personal injury resulting from good-faith actions to use undesignated glucagon to treat diabetic medical emergencies; amend KRS 158.832 to add definition of \"documented medical conditions\" and medications to the definition of \"medications\"; amend KRS 158.834 to add medical conditions and medications that may be self-administered in schools with parental authorization and a prescription; amend KRS 158.836 to require students to permit bronchodilator rescue inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications in their possession or in the possession of school personnel; encourage schools to stock undesignated glucagon; and require policies and Good Samaritan protection for the good-faith administration of glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications for authorized school employees.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB177/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb177.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2067490,"bill_number":"HB172","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.015 to define \"expenditure\"; amend KRS 121.150 to prohibit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, contributing organizations, or anyone on their behalf from making an expenditure to an intermediary, including subcontractors, for the purpose of making a payment to another person; require that expenditures be made directly to the provider of goods or personal services.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB172/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb172.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2067492,"bill_number":"HB169","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for feeding or eating disorders.","description":"Create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of feeding or eating disorders; prohibit insurers from using certain standards, including body mass index, to deny, limit, or restrict coverage; authorize insurers to consider certain factors when determining medical necessity or the appropriate level of care for an individual diagnosed with a feeding or eating disorder; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health services benefit plans, limited health service organizations, Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for feeding or eating disorders; provide that various sections apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 101)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB169/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb169.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":2067495,"bill_number":"HB90","title":"AN ACT relating to educational lobbying.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define \"lobbying\" and \"public school or school district\"; prohibit a public school or school district from expending any moneys to compensate an external individual or entity to lobby; permit employees of public schools or school districts to engage in lobbying services; permit schools to compensate external individuals or entities to represent their interest before the executive or legislative branch of the federal government; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit a public postsecondary education institution from expending moneys to compensate an external individual or entity to engage in lobbying services; permit employees of public postsecondary education institutions to engage in lobbying services; permit public postsecondary education institutions to compensate external individuals or entities to represent their interest before the executive or legislative branch of the federal government.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB90/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb90.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2067497,"bill_number":"HB218","title":"AN ACT relating to membership dates in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.","description":"Amend KRS 61.510 to change the current definition of \"membership date\" in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System to remove date restrictions regarding educational contracts and allow any member who entered into an educational contract as a conditional employee of the state of Kentucky to have their system membership date, for purposes of retirement benefits determination, be based upon the earliest date of the contract.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB218/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb218.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2067499,"bill_number":"HB174","title":"AN ACT relating to child marriage.","description":"Amend KRS 402.020 to prohibit marriage with a person under 18 years of age; exclude from being prohibited and void, marriages entered into in the Commonwealth before the effective date of this Act if both parties are 18 or older and marriages entered into in another state or country if both parties are 18 at time residency is established; amend KRS 402.030 to require courts to declare any marriage void if a person is under 18 years of age at the time of the petition; amend KRS 402.080 and 402.210 to prohibit the issuance of marriage licenses to persons under 18 years of age; repeal KRS 402.205, relating to petitions to courts filed by minors aged 17 years seeking permission to marry.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB174/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb174.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2067500,"bill_number":"HB81","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky National Guard.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 38 to restrict the use of the Kentucky National Guard outside of state active duty unless Congress officially declares war or has taken official action pursuant to the Constitution of the United States and has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard; allow the Governor to deploy the National Guard under Title 32 of the United States Code to assist in border protection, for not more than 30 days, when the governor of a state or territory has declared an invasion; provide that the Act may be cited as the Defend the Guard Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB81/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb81.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067503,"bill_number":"HB198","title":"AN ACT relating to cannabis.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make possession of a personal use quantity of cannabis exempt from civil or criminal penalty; amend KRS 218A.010 to define \"cannabis,\" \"personal use quantity of cannabis,\" and \"cannabis accessory\"; redefine \"marijuana\"; amend KRS 218A.1422, regarding cannabis possession, to conform; amend KRS 218A.1423, regarding cannabis cultivation, to conform; amend KRS 218A.500, regarding drug paraphernalia, to exempt personal use cannabis accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421, regarding cannabis trafficking, to exempt personal use quantities; amend KRS 138.872 to exclude personal use quantities from the cannabis stamp tax; amend KRS 218A.276, 218A.410, and 533.030 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow expungement of certain convictions relating to cannabis and to apply expungement retroactively; RETROACTIVE, in part.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB198/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb198.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067505,"bill_number":"HB70","title":"AN ACT relating to identity documents.","description":"Amend KRS 186.4102 and 281A.170 to require the Transportation Cabinet to place a denotation on every new or renewal identity document issued after January 1, 2027, that indicates the status of the document holder as a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen authorized to be in the United States; amend KRS 186.531 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB70/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb70.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067508,"bill_number":"HB105","title":"AN ACT relating to property tax rates for emergency services.","description":"Amend KRS 75.040 to establish conditions under which a fire protection district or volunteer fire department district may exceed the maximum established tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to establish the procedure by which a fire protection district or volunteer fire department district may exceed the maximum tax rate set in KRS 75.040 by requiring a public hearing and notification to the public; establish the methods by which the public may recall the portion of the levy that increases the tax beyond the previous year's rate; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75A.050 to establish conditions under which a fire district may exceed the maximum established tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75A to establish the procedure by which a fire district may exceed the maximum tax rate set out in KRS 75A.050 by requiring a public hearing and notification to the public; establish the methods by which the public may recall the portion of the levy that increases the tax beyond the previous year's rate; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75.015 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB105/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb105.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2067510,"bill_number":"HB91","title":"AN ACT relating to health insurance coverage by out-of-state insurers.","description":"Amend KRS 304.11-020 to exempt foreign insurers from compliance with the insurance code and insurance-specific taxes, assessments, surcharges, fees, and other charges imposed by the state or a local government for an individual or group health insurance policy, certificate, plan, or contract issued or delivered in this state if certain conditions are met; amend KRS 91A.080; create a new section of KRS Chapter 136 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB91/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb91.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2067512,"bill_number":"HB157","title":"AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an eligible caregiver credit against the tax imposed in KRS 141.020; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB157/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb157.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2067514,"bill_number":"HB215","title":"AN ACT relating to state parks.","description":"Amend KRS 148.021 to establish a discount at state park lodging resorts and golf courses for Kentucky residents; provide that the Act may be cited as the J.E. Jones Kentucky Fairways Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Tourism & Outdoor Recreation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB215/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb215.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2067515,"bill_number":"HB136","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.175 to allow the use of campaign funds to pay for the reasonable costs of security measures for a state candidate, officeholder, member of his or her family, and employees of the candidate's campaign or the officeholder's office as long as the amount does not exceed $15,000 per fiscal year; define \"security measure\" and \"usual and normal charge.\"","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 25)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB136/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb136.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":2067517,"bill_number":"HB148","title":"AN ACT relating to the use of sick leave by school district personnel.","description":"Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise included on the school's calendar, provided the employee submits a personal statement verifying the observance and gives advance notice to the district.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB148/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb148.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2067520,"bill_number":"HB201","title":"AN ACT relating to the use of algorithmic devices in setting the amount of rent to be charged to a residential tenant.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to define \"algorithmic device\"; prohibit the use of algorithmic devices in setting the amount of rent to be charged to a residential tenant and provide that such use violates KRS 367.170 and 367.175 of the Consumer Protection Act; provide that the prohibition shall apply to a landlord's calculation of rent for a rental agreement executed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB201/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb201.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067522,"bill_number":"HB203","title":"AN ACT relating to accessory dwelling units.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define \"accessory dwelling unit\"; allow accessory dwelling unit as a permitted use in all residential zones; prohibit a planning unit from adopting regulations which would not allow a property owner to have 1 accessory dwelling unit on the owner's property, impose requirements on accessory dwelling units different than those placed on single-family homes, or assess additional fees on accessory dwelling units; allow a planning unit to enforce regulations that require notification of the construction of a new accessory dwelling unit, prohibit more than 1 accessory dwelling unit on a property, assess a one-time fee of $250 at the time the accessory dwelling unit is created, and prohibit the accessory dwelling unit's use as a short-term rental.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB203/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb203.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067524,"bill_number":"HB117","title":"AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices against a person.","description":"Amend KRS 344.010 to define \"protective hairstyle\" and \"race\"; amend KRS 158.148 to provide that school disciplinary codes shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of race; provide that the Act may be cited as the C.R.O.W.N. Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB117/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb117.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067528,"bill_number":"HB39","title":"AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering.","description":"Amend KRS 230.210 to redefine \"pari-mutuel wagering\" to place amounts wagered in 1 or more pari-mutuel pools from which winning wagers are paid out in proportion to the individual winning wagers; allow statutory and Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation pari-mutuel pool deductions and adjustments; make pari-mutuel pools available to all patrons on equitable terms, with no advantages given to a particular patron or class of patron.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB39/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb39.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2067531,"bill_number":"HB185","title":"AN ACT relating to employment and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 335B.010 to 335B.070 to require hiring or licensing authorities to establish an application process that gives persons convicted of a crime an opportunity to obtain a determination about whether the crime will disqualify the individual from a position of public employment or occupational license before pursuing employment or training; require hiring or licensing authorities to formulate policies and procedures for the application process by promulgating regulations no later than January 1, 2027; provide an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2027; provide that certain entities are exempted from the requirements of the application process; amend KRS 335B.020 to add criteria for hiring and licensing authorities to consider when determining if a conviction directly relates to the position of public employment or occupational license sought; amend KRS 335B.030 to require hiring or licensing authorities to evaluate information and provide written findings of fact to the applicant upon determination.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB185/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb185.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2067532,"bill_number":"HB119","title":"AN ACT relating to Black History Season.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate January 15 to April 4 of each year as Black History Season; require the Governor to proclaim Black History Season and to encourage Kentuckians to acknowledge its significance.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB119/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb119.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067534,"bill_number":"HJR11","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Kenny Brown Memorial Highway in Boone County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 338 in Boone County as the Kenny Brown Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR11/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr11.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067536,"bill_number":"HB173","title":"AN ACT relating to rabies vaccinations.","description":"Amend KRS 258.005 to define \"veterinarian\" and \"veterinary technician\"; amend KRS 258.015 to require that a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician authorized to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies be under the direct supervision of a veterinarian that is located on the premises of the facility.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB173/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb173.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2067538,"bill_number":"HB151","title":"AN ACT relating to licensed and certified professions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 335B to prohibit using a professional title, term, or abbreviation or holding oneself out as licensed or certified to practice a profession without holding a valid license or certification; provide that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB151/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb151.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2067541,"bill_number":"HB127","title":"AN ACT relating to offender reentry.","description":"Amend KRS 186.417 to require that felony offenders released from county jails and local correctional facilities be issued personal identification cards or operator's licenses under certain conditions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB127/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb127.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067543,"bill_number":"HB112","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.","description":"Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances, including as punishment for a crime; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB112/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb112.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067546,"bill_number":"HB124","title":"AN ACT relating to a living wage.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require any employer doing business in Kentucky that receives governmental incentives or subsidies to pay its employees a living wage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB124/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb124.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067548,"bill_number":"HB153","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations for medications for substance use disorder and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to find 201 KAR 9:270 and 201 KAR 20:065 deficient and void; create new sections of KRS Chapters 311, 313, 314, and 315 to establish that the State Board of Medical Licensure, Board of Dentistry, Kentucky Board of Nursing, and Kentucky Board of Pharmacy shall not promulgate administrative regulations that restrict or limit the prescribing, dispensing, or administering of buprenorphine-mono-product, buprenorphine-combined-with-naloxone, or any other Schedule III, IV, or V medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a substance use disorder; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB153/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb153.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2067550,"bill_number":"HB200","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.370 to prohibit disqualification from benefits for workers unemployed as a result of domestic violence and abuse, dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to direct the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 341.125 to require the secretary to provide training to personnel who process claims related to domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking and to report to the Legislative Research Commission annually the number of claims paid involving domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.360 to conform; amend KRS 341.530 to charge benefits to pooled account for workers displaced from employment through domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.550 to prevent benefit payments from pooled account from impacting an employer's experience rating.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB200/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb200.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067552,"bill_number":"HB87","title":"AN ACT relating to Charlie Kirk Day.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate October 14 of each year as Charlie Kirk Day.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB87/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb87.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067556,"bill_number":"HB108","title":"AN ACT relating to solid waste management.","description":"Amend KRS 224.40-315 to exclude certain waste sites or facilities from being considered a municipal solid waste disposal facility.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB108/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb108.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2067558,"bill_number":"HB60","title":"AN ACT relating to geoengineering.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the prohibition on criminal atmospheric pollution; require an arresting officer to issue a notice to any federal agency that approved the action that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB60/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb60.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067560,"bill_number":"HB44","title":"AN ACT relating to robotics.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the robotics competition fund; establish the Robotics Funding Selection Committee to award grants from the fund to eligible robotics teams competition sponsors; establish committee membership, duties, and set terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for grant applications and distribution of awards by April 1, 2027; set requirements for grant applications; require annual report by August 1 to Legislative Research Commission; provide for initial staggering of appointments; require the committee to hold its first meeting by October 15, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Advanced Manufacturing Through Robotics Education Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB44/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb44.html","sponsor":"Chris Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2067562,"bill_number":"HB71","title":"AN ACT relating to the presession filing of bills.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to allow members and members-elect of the General Assembly to prefile bills and resolutions for introduction at the next succeeding regular legislative session; require the prefiled bills and resolutions to be published on the Legislative Research Commission's website.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB71/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb71.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2067564,"bill_number":"HB102","title":"AN ACT relating to misconduct in schools and at school-sponsored activities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define \"abusive conduct\"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any disciplinary actions in the previous 12 months relating to abusive conduct and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic schools and public school districts to disclose any disciplinary actions related to abusive conduct of applicants; provide immunity for disclosures made about school employee conduct; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board (ESPB); require schools and EPSB to provide the records; require requests for information to be satisfied in 10 working days; require EPSB to create and implement procedures for information requests; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file unless the allegation is proven false; provide that certain requirements apply to public charter schools; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; make technical corrections; amend KRS 160.151 to define \"certified nonpublic school\"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to submit to a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every 5 years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a certified nonpublic school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; make technical corrections; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships for employees to undergo every 5 years; make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.151 to conform; require that an allegation of abusive conduct be reported pursuant to KRS 620.030; amend KRS 158.4431, 156.492, and 158.200 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB102/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb102.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2067566,"bill_number":"HB126","title":"AN ACT relating to background checks on the sale or transfer of firearms.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to require background checks for private firearms sales and transfers; amend KRS 237.990 to establish a penalty for violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB126/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb126.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067572,"bill_number":"HB187","title":"AN ACT relating to investment in youth vaping prevention.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to create the vaping settlement trust fund to be administered by the Office of the Attorney General; direct the deposit of certain litigation proceeds into the fund; direct the allowable use of fund moneys for certain youth prevention and cessation efforts.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB187/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb187.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2067574,"bill_number":"HB181","title":"AN ACT relating to the Interstate Massage Compact.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 309 to adopt the Interstate Massage Compact; declare the intent and purpose of the compact; define terms; establish conditions under which an individual may practice in a remote state; authorize a home state to impose adverse action against an individual's license issued by the home state; authorize a member state's licensing authority to issue subpoenas for hearings and investigations as well as cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the state; establish the Interstate Massage Compact Commission; provide immunity from suit and liability for members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission who act in accordance with the provisions of the compact; require the commission to develop and maintain a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, disciplinary action, and significant investigatory information on all licensed individuals participating in the compact; authorize the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government to enforce the provisions of the compact; establish rulemaking procedures; authorize the commission to attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states; require provisions of the compact to become effective on the date the compact is enacted into law by the seventh compact state; establish withdrawal guidelines for a member state that wishes to withdraw from the compact; provide for severability for any provision in the compact that is contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB181/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb181.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2067577,"bill_number":"HB163","title":"AN ACT relating to aggravating circumstances.","description":"Amend KRS 532.025 to include abuse of a corpse of the victim of kidnapping or murder by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact as an aggravating circumstance; provide that the Act may be cited as Angela's Law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB163/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb163.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2067580,"bill_number":"HB50","title":"AN ACT relating to the removal of persons unlawfully occupying real property.","description":"Amend KRS 383.290 to include consolidated local government law enforcement agencies and require posting in a conspicuous location.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB50/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb50.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2067582,"bill_number":"HB69","title":"AN ACT relating to housing and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A, relating to affordable housing, to define terms; require agencies that expend state or federal affordable housing funds to expend at least 90% of those funds on single-family detached housing and no more than 10% of those funds on multifamily housing in any given fiscal year; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB69/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb69.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067583,"bill_number":"HB191","title":"AN ACT relating to Constitution Day.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require that all public schools in Kentucky devote 1 class or instructional period for the observance of Constitution Day; establish Constitution Day program requirements; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and maintain a web-based resource for Constitution Day programming; provide that the Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Constitution Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB191/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb191.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2067585,"bill_number":"HB94","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.","description":"Amend KRS 164.2951 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education to develop, implement, and maintain statewide transfer pathways available between the public postsecondary education institutions in selected baccalaureate programs; require the council to publish on its website a list of the available transfer pathways; require participating postsecondary education institutions to accept transfer credit, earned or accepted at the prior institution within pathways as general education or program-specific general education credit before applying credit as elective; require the council to provide written notification to public postsecondary education institutions and coordinate credit transfer discussions upon receiving notification of an institution seeking to make changes to curricula impacting lower-division courses.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB94/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb94.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2067587,"bill_number":"HB77","title":"AN ACT relating to ex parte orders.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 237.060 to 237.090 to prohibit ex parte orders that restrict the ability of a person to possess firearms and ammunition, firearm accessories, holsters, or firearm storage devices; amend KRS 403.730 and 456.040 to prohibit emergency protective orders and temporary interpersonal protective orders that restrict the ability of a person to possess firearms and ammunition, firearm accessories, holsters, or firearm storage devices; provide that the Act may be cited as the Red Flag Repeal Act of 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB77/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb77.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067589,"bill_number":"HB220","title":"AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.","description":"Amend KRS 61.598, relating to pension spiking and the definition of \"bona fide promotion or career advancement,\" to retroactively exempt pension spiking adjustments that were due to increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or administrative body of an employer or mandated in a collective bargaining agreement approved by the legislative body of the employer for members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or State Police Retirement System who retired on or after July 1, 2022; require the Kentucky Public Pension Authority to review and make necessary adjustments to benefits payable on or after July 1, 2022, to impacted members; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189)","last_action_date":"2026-04-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB220/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb220.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2067591,"bill_number":"HB65","title":"AN ACT relating to weight limits on state roads.","description":"Amend KRS 189.2226, regarding overweight allowances for hauling of building materials for homes, to require any builder of 10 or more homes in a 1 mile radius to apply for a permit before the person may operate under the exemptions; require all persons applying for a permit issued under this section to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Transportation Cabinet; allow the Transportation Cabinet to require a bond as part of the cooperative agreement; require funds collected under a cooperative agreement to be used for maintanence of state roads covered under the cooperative agreement.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB65/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb65.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067593,"bill_number":"HJR14","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Representative Bob DeWeese Memorial Highway in Jefferson County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States Route 42 in Jefferson County as the Representative Bob DeWeese Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR14/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr14.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":2067595,"bill_number":"HB49","title":"AN ACT relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 322 to establish and grant scholarships through the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund; declare legislative intent to address engineer and land surveyor development and needs by providing Kentucky residents with postsecondary scholarships; establish the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund as a trust and agency accounts direct the engineer and land surveyor board to administer the fund and award scholarships to qualified applicants; require a written contract between the board and the recipient where the recipient agrees to obtain engineer or land surveyor licensure within 6 years of graduation and practice in Kentucky for at least 1 year for each year of scholarships granted; acquire moneys for the fund through penalties and fines, assessments from license renewals, and the board's budgeted funds; make the applicant's failure to complete the terms of the contract subject to recovery of the fund assistance, attorney's fees, and 8% annual interest; require the board to annually report its scholarship data to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB49/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb49.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2067596,"bill_number":"HB116","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define \"assault weapon,\" \"large capacity ammunition feeding device,\" and \"seller of ammunition\"; require background checks for private firearms sales; require reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses; require the safe storage of firearms; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the licensing of persons to possess handguns and assault weapons, the registration of handguns and assault weapons, and the logging of firearms and ammunition sales effective January 1, 2027; amend KRS 237.990 to establish penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish the offense of criminal purchase or transfer of a weapon as a Class D felony; amend KRS 395.250 to require an estate's inventory to list each firearm; amend KRS 403.735 to require judges, when issuing an order of protection, to consider whether a person against whom the order is entered should be prohibited from possessing a firearm; amend KRS 456.050 to require judges, when issuing an interpersonal protective order, to consider whether a person against whom the order is entered should be prohibited from possessing a firearm; amend KRS 504.030 to require judges in criminal cases where a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity to demand the surrender of the defendant's firearms; amend KRS 506.080 to add that the offense of facilitation includes assistance in providing firearms; amend KRS 508.020 to include physical injury to a minor by virtue of the intentional discharge of a firearm within the offense of assault in the second degree; amend KRS 527.040 to require that the sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm be served consecutively to any other felony sentence; amend KRS 527.070 to include postsecondary education facilities within the existing ban on firearms in schools; amend KRS 532.030 to require the judge pronouncing a defendant guilty but mentally ill to demand the surrender of the person's firearms; amend KRS 65.1591, 237.104, 237.115, and 532.025 to conform; repeal KRS 65.870, relating to the prohibition of local firearm control ordinances; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB116/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb116.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067599,"bill_number":"HB110","title":"AN ACT relating to adoption.","description":"Amend KRS 199.470 to prohibit an unmarried couple from jointly adopting any child; amend KRS 199.520 to provide that an adoption of a child shall not terminate the legal relationship between the adopted child and the biological parent when the adopting parent is the legally married spouse of the biological parent.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB110/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb110.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2067603,"bill_number":"HB141","title":"AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop Type 1 diabetes informational materials for parents and guardians of students; require each local board of education and public charter school board of directors to annually provide the informational materials to the parent or guardian of students in preschool through twelfth grade.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB141/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb141.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2067605,"bill_number":"HB162","title":"AN ACT relating to identity documents.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish the circuit clerk as the representative of the Transportation Cabinet for accepting applications for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards and issuing temporary credentials; establish duties of the circuit clerks; amend KRS 186.531 to set forth the distribution of fees for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards; amend various sections of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to conform; amend KRS 27A.052, 116.0452, 116.0455, 116.085, 186.010, 186.014, and 189A.340 and various sections of KRS Chapter 281A to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB162/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb162.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2067607,"bill_number":"HB138","title":"AN ACT relating to the compensation of coroners.","description":"Amend KRS 64.185 to establish a salary schedule for coroners; require the Department for Local Government to certify the population group within the salary schedule and the years of service for each coroner assuming office; provide for adjustments to compensation based on the consumer price index; allow additional compensation for training courses completed; require all coroners to be considered full-time and prevent any reduction of salary based on hours worked; EFFECTIVE January 4, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB138/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb138.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2067609,"bill_number":"HB214","title":"AN ACT relating to disabled veterans.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to define terms; create the Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program for funding the construction and installation of accessibility ramps on residences of disabled veterans; establish the Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program grant fund to be used for the program and administered by the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB214/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb214.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":2067615,"bill_number":"HB123","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal histories of job applicants.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 344.030 to 344.110 to prohibit employers from considering or requiring disclosure of prior criminal history as part of the initial job application; provide that the Act may be cited as the Ban the Box - The Criminal Record Employment Discrimination Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB123/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb123.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067616,"bill_number":"HB83","title":"AN ACT relating to open meetings.","description":"Amend KRS 61.848 to establish that any formal action of a public agency is voidable by a court if there was not substantial compliance with statutes regarding video teleconferencing of meetings, recording of minutes, and conditions for attendance.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB83/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb83.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067618,"bill_number":"SR20","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Leonard \"Len\" Marion Spalding, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Leonard \"Len\" Marion Spalding, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR20/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr20.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2067620,"bill_number":"HB122","title":"AN ACT relating to historical instruction.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require African history instruction in certain middle and high school world history and civilization courses; require Native American history instruction in certain middle and high school United States history courses; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the required historical instructions; require superintendents to adopt curricula for required instruction; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Center for African-American Heritage and the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to develop recommended curricula and instruction guidelines for the required historical instruction, elective high school course offerings in African history and Native American history, and relevant professional development materials.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB122/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb122.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067623,"bill_number":"HB189","title":"AN ACT relating to pedestrians.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; prohibit a person from remaining on any portion of a state-maintained right-of-way that is not designated for pedestrian use; provide exemptions and authorize local governmental exceptions; allow local governments to enact ordinances to authorize limited exceptions to the prohibition; allow the Transportation Cbinet to promulgate administrative regulations to define minimum standards for state-maintained rights-of-way; amend KRS 189.570 to conform.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-05","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 32)","last_action_date":"2026-04-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB189/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb189.html","sponsor":"Kevin Jackson"},
{"bill_id":2067625,"bill_number":"HB209","title":"AN ACT relating to certified living wage.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics to establish a certified living wage based on occupation type and geographic area utilizing data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program if the employer receives certain financial incentives from local, state, or federal agencies; amend KRS 151B.133 to require the Office of Kentucky Center for Statistics to establish a certified living wage by July 1, 2027, and every year thereafter; amend KRS 337.990 to establish civil penalties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB209/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb209.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067628,"bill_number":"HB76","title":"AN ACT relating to pretrial release.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to define terms; provide that a person shall not be eligible for pretrial release until he or she can provide proof of citizenship or that he or she is lawfully permitted to be in the United States; provide that a person shall not be held for longer than 48 hours due to his or her inability to provide proof of citizenship or permission to be in the United States; require a law enforcement agency, jail, or regional jail that has custody of a person who cannot provide proof of citizenship or that he or she is lawfully permitted to be in the United States to immediately notify the United States Department of Homeland Security to determine if the person is a citizen, lawfully permitted to be in the United States, or subject to a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer; provide that the lack of proof of citizenship or permission to be in the United States shall be considered when completing a pretrial risk assessment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB76/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb76.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067631,"bill_number":"HB183","title":"AN ACT relating to the taxation of retirement distributions.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019 to increase the retirement distribution exclusion from $31,110 to $41,110 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB183/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb183.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2067632,"bill_number":"HB129","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to voting rights.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights 5 years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB129/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb129.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067635,"bill_number":"HJR12","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway in Boone County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 18 in Boone County as the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR12/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr12.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067637,"bill_number":"HB202","title":"AN ACT relating to rights and obligations of landlords and tenants to a residential lease.","description":"Repeal and reenact various sections of KRS Chapter 383 to amend the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to conform; amend KRS 383.240 to conform; repeal KRS 383.300, 303.302, 383.500, 383.505, 383.515, 383.525, 383.540, 383.580, 383.620, and 383.665; apply to a lease made on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB202/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb202.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067640,"bill_number":"HB61","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps (KEV Corps); establish KEV Corps eligibility, supervision, training requirements, uniform details, and prohibitions; create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps fund; amend KRS 39B.030 to permit the local emergency management director to use the KEV Corps during a local disaster or emergency; amend KRS 39B.050 to include the KEV Corps as a part of the local disaster and emergency services organization; amend KRS 39B.070 to permit each city, urban-county government, or charter county government the use of the KEV Corps; amend KRS 39C.110 to include KEV Corps protections relating to limited liability.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB61/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb61.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067642,"bill_number":"HB85","title":"AN ACT relating to sanitation districts.","description":"Amend KRS 220.510 to establish controls for sanitation districts when charging fees, taxes, or other charges to property owners or to other persons for the provision of services; affirm a cause of action when a person is charged for sewer services, but has not received service within 5 years of the plan approval date; provide that the Act may be cited as the Ensuring Fair Sewer Charges Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB85/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb85.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067644,"bill_number":"HB109","title":"AN ACT relating to the dissolution of marriage.","description":"Amend KRS 403.044 to establish that the 60-day waiting period for the presentation of testimony in a divorce proceeding involving minor children shall not apply where the parties have completed the collaborative law process or family mediation that has resulted in a final agreement that is filed with the court.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB109/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb109.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2067646,"bill_number":"HB159","title":"AN ACT relating to an accessible home income tax credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the accessible home credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB159/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb159.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2067648,"bill_number":"HB142","title":"AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 150.170 to require the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to issue a minimum of 5 deer destruction permits to any landowner, spouse, dependent child, or their designee whose lands or personal property have been damaged by wildlife; establish provisions for the renewal of deer destruction permits; require the department to issue a deer permit for the taking of 1 additional antlered deer during a hunting season to any requesting individual; amend KRS 150.390 to allow any licensed or permitted person to take antlerless deer for a period of 10 days following the conclusion of a muzzle-loading gun season; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 174)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB142/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb142.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":2067651,"bill_number":"HB210","title":"AN ACT relating to wage transparency.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to define \"job posting\" and \"wage range\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require all employers to include the wages or wage range for the advertised position in any job posting; amend KRS 95A.250 and 337.020 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB210/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb210.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067653,"bill_number":"HB99","title":"AN ACT relating to independent school districts.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process for the creation of new independent school districts; define terms; establish a petition process for voters of a qualifying city to place the question of creating a new independent district and local board of education on the ballot; specify the requirements for the question and the board of education provisional election; establish the initial terms of office for the interim board of education; establish the transition of authorities from the originating district board of education to the boards of both the altered originating district and the new independent district; require the Kentucky Department of Education to calculate assets and liabilities of the originating district for division to the altered originating district and the new independent district; authorize the altered originating district to maintain control and use of assets until the scheduled transfer to the new independent district and authorize the continued payments of debts; establish a negotiation process between the altered originating district and the new independent district to resolve the division of the originating district's assets and liabilities; establish a deadline for the negotiation to conclude; provide a process for resolution of disagreements; establish a deadline for the transfer of all assets and debts; authorize the altered originating district to continue to assess and collect taxes for both districts until the close of the tax year in which the new independent district is fully operational; provide for the distribution of collected taxes during the transition period; require the mayor of the city to call the newly elected interim board of new independent district to meet; allow the interim board to request assistance from the Kentucky Department of Education; establish the transition process for the new independent district to become fully functional; allow the interim board to submit a waiver request for a statute or administrative regulation to the Kentucky Board of Education; authorize the interim board to enter into service contracts with another school district during the transition; establish a process for the interim board to vote to terminate the establishment of the new independent district due to financial nonviability during the transition; establish the transition from an interim board to a fully functional board of the new independent district; require the continued collection of taxes restricted to the payment of debt or interest; waive the requirement for school-based decision making for the first year of operations of the new independent district; require the interim board of the new independent district to develop a transition plan and establish the requirements of the plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157, relating to state formula funding calculations, to establish a projection model for the first year of full operations of the new independent district and the altered originating district.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB99/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb99.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2067655,"bill_number":"HB150","title":"AN ACT relating to roofing contractors.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; establish licensing for roofing contractors under the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; prohibit any persons not licensed under the department from holding himself or herself out as a roofing contractor; allow the department to issue roofing contractor licenses, promulgate administrative regulations, and implement disciplinary actions; establish applicant requirements and fee limitations; establish a fine and potential misdemeanor incarceration for violations; create the roofing contractors fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB150/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb150.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2067664,"bill_number":"HR8","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of the victims of the United Parcel Service Airlines Flight 2976, and commending those who responded to the incident.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the victims of UPS Airlines Flight 2976, and recognize the efforts of first responders and other agencies that responded to the crash.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2026-01-08","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR8/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr8.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2067666,"bill_number":"SB40","title":"AN ACT relating to public library district boards of trustees.","description":"Amend KRS 173.490 and 173.730 to allow a county judge/executive to fill vacancies on a library board, with the approval of the fiscal court, without being required to consider recommendations made the board or the state librarian if the county has adopted an alternative appointment process.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-02","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 13)","last_action_date":"2026-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB40/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb40.html","sponsor":"Gary Boswell"},
{"bill_id":2067667,"bill_number":"HB184","title":"AN ACT relating to health savings account-qualified insurance plans.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 1 of KRS Chapter 304 to limit the application of cost-sharing requirements that would result in a health insurance policy, certificate, plan, or contract losing its health savings account-qualified status under federal law; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to subject cost-sharing requirements in that chapter to applicability limitation; provide that applicability limitation applies to policies, certificates, plans, and contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; provide purpose of Section 1 of the Act; state the that Section 1 of the Act may be cited as the Health Savings Account State-Federal Regulatory Coordination Model Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 27)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB184/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb184.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2067669,"bill_number":"HB51","title":"AN ACT relating to family impact statements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to require the Legislative Research Commission to prepare a family impact statement for every bill or resolution introduced during a regular or extraordinary session of the Kentucky General Assembly; define terms; establish procedures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB51/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb51.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2067671,"bill_number":"HB111","title":"AN ACT relating to on-farm animal health.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 257 to allow the determination and implementation of an on-farm animal health care or animal health production practice to be made solely by a farmer and his or her veterinarian.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 24)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB111/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb111.html","sponsor":"Ryan Bivens"},
{"bill_id":2067673,"bill_number":"HR7","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the guiding principles of elections in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize the guiding principles of elections in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR7/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr7.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067675,"bill_number":"HB164","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to modify the definition of \"hearing aid\"; increase the coverage amount for hearing aids from $1,400 to $2,500; establish network adequacy requirements relating to the provision of hearing aids and related services that are required to be covered; amend KRS 18A.225 to increase the cap on hearing aids and hearing aid-related services under the state employee health plan from $1,400 to $2,500; direct that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 26)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB164/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb164.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2067678,"bill_number":"HB86","title":"AN ACT relating to the use of tax dollars by the Governor for international travel.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11 to require the Governor to request permission from the State Treasurer to use tax dollars for international travel; prohibit the use of tax dollars for international travel by the Governor without approval.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB86/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb86.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067681,"bill_number":"HB56","title":"AN ACT relating to programs administered by the Department of Agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 247.234 to require amusement rides and attractions business registrants and insurance carriers to notify the Department of Agriculture of each intended operating site that is open to the public and specify that the tag issued upon inspection will be valid for 1 year from the date of issue; amend KRS 251.355 establish a process for the Department of Agriculture to issue violation notice and assess civil fines before the suspension or revocation of a grain dealer's license; permits a licensee to contest the violation notice with the Department of Agriculture prior to appeal to either the Franklin Circuit Court or to the respondent's local circuit court; amend KRS 260.600 to update the expiration of an egg dealer license to January 31, in accordance with similar licenses issued by the Department of Agriculture; amend KRS 246.220 and 260.540 to conform; repeal KRS 248.005, 248.010, 248.015, 248.025, 248.035, 248.280, 248.290, 248.300, 248.310, 248.320, 248.330, 248.340, 248.350, 248.353, 248.355, 248.370, 248.380, 248.391, 248.400, 248.410, 248.420, 248.430, 248.440, 248.450, 248.460, 248.990, relating to tobacco; repeal KRS 260.570, relating to the Egg Marketing Board.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 23)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB56/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb56.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":2067683,"bill_number":"HB188","title":"AN ACT relating to public safety.","description":"Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a healthcare provider in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention facility; amend KRS 65.1591 to add jailers, deputy jailers, and correctional officers employed by a local detention center, local correctional facility, or regional jail to the list of public safety employees eligible to participate in a peer support counseling program.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 28)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB188/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb188.html","sponsor":"Kevin Jackson"},
{"bill_id":2067685,"bill_number":"HB125","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms possession by domestic abusers.","description":"Amend KRS 527.010 to define \"domestic abuse offense,\" \"domestic violence protective order,\" and \"physical force\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; require the surrender of firearm by individuals subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic violence order or an interpersonal protective order of the firearm possession prohibition.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB125/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb125.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067687,"bill_number":"HB54","title":"AN ACT relating to election districts.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Advisory Redistricting Commission, which shall be composed of members appointed by the General Assembly and members of the public at large; define terms; establish commissioner pay, conditions, powers, and duties; provide that commissioners' terms correlate with obligations of each census cycle; establish the conditions, powers, and duties of the commission; require the commission to draft redistricting plans for legislative and congressional districts, with parameters prescribed; establish standards to be followed by the commission for commissioners who develop plans; require the commission to submit its redistricting plans to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; require the General Assembly to consider the commission's plans as approved by the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; allow the General Assembly to enact or reject the plans of the commission by a date certain or to return to the commission for adjustment; provide that if the General Assembly does not enact the plans, the plans shall be returned to the commission, which may incorporate changes requested by the General Assembly, but shall not be required to incorporate changes; require the commission to submit to the General Assembly new redistricting plans for enactment at a date certain; allow General Assembly to enact its own redistricting plans after a date certain; establish a $20,000 fine upon conviction of persons attempting to influence, or commissioners accepting influence, relating to the duties of the commission; amend KRS 5.005 to remove the Secretary of State as being named as a defendant in any action challenging the constitutionality of any legislative district and replace with the Advisory Redistricting Commission; provide that the Act may be cited as the Fair Maps Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB54/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb54.html","sponsor":"Anne Donworth"},
{"bill_id":2067690,"bill_number":"HB186","title":"AN ACT relating to qualifications for elected office.","description":"Amend KRS 67.060, 83A.040, 160.180, and 262.240, to require a candidate for county commissioner, city mayor, city legislative body member, board of education member, and soil and water conservation district supervisor to be a natural born citizen of the United States and no other country and a national of only the United States in order to hold each respective office.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB186/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb186.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2067692,"bill_number":"HB192","title":"AN ACT relating to nurses.","description":"Amend KRS 314.011 to define \"dispense\" or \"dispensing\" if prescribed, as receiving and distributing nonscheduled legend drugs; include receiving and distributing nonscheduled legend drug samples from pharmaceutical manufacturers; define \"dispense\" or \"dispensing\" for an advanced practice registered nurse as the same as in KRS 315.010.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB192/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb192.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2067694,"bill_number":"SB41","title":"AN ACT relating to the levy of an ad valorem tax rate.","description":"Amend KRS 132.017, relating to the process for a recall of a local ad valorem tax rate, to define \"school nickel tax rate\"; require a petition process for recalling the levy of a school nickel tax rate; remove other taxes levied by local governmental entities from the petition process requirements; require an ad valorem tax levied by a local governmental entity and a general tax rate levied by a local board of education to be voted upon by the voters if the tax rate produces more than 4% in revenues over the revenues produced by the compensating tax rate; require the suspension of the ordinance, order, resolution, or motion levying the tax rate until after the required election; allow a local governmental entity or a local board of education to cancel a required recall election by reconsidering the levy and instead levying a tax rate that produces no more than 4% in revenues over the revenues produced by the compensating tax rate; specify ballot and public notification requirements for the election; provide that if a tax rate is recalled, the compensating tax rate shall be levied; amend KRS 68.245, 75A.050, 132.018, 132.023, 132.027, and 160.470 to conform; make technical changes; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB41/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb41.html","sponsor":"Gary Boswell"},
{"bill_id":2067696,"bill_number":"HB190","title":"AN ACT relating to licensed child-care centers and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 199.896 to establish square footage requirements for child-care centers.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB190/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb190.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2067697,"bill_number":"HB55","title":"AN ACT relating to the rights of parents.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to define \"child\" and \"parent\"; establish specific fundamental rights of parents relating to care, custody, and control of their children, including the right and duty to make decisions regarding a child's use of cellular phones; provide a cause of action against the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions for violations of a parent's fundamental rights.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB55/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb55.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":2067700,"bill_number":"HB193","title":"AN ACT relating to state symbols.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate as the official pets of Kentucky domestic cats and dogs that reside in or have been adopted from Kentucky animal shelters or rescue organizations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB193/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb193.html","sponsor":"Erika Hancock"},
{"bill_id":2067702,"bill_number":"HB225","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteer firefighters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow confidential tax return information to be shared with the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB225/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb225.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2067706,"bill_number":"HB131","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for Kentucky Educational Savings Plan Trust account contributions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a nonrefundable credit against the tax imposed under KRS 141.020 for qualifying contributions made to a Kentucky Educational Savings Plan trust account in accordance with the guidelines in 26 U.S.C. sec. 529; for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the department to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB131/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb131.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2067708,"bill_number":"HB158","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for qualified home modifications.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the qualified home modification credit against the tax imposed in KRS 141.020; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB158/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb158.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2067710,"bill_number":"HB36","title":"AN ACT relating to interstate licensure compacts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314A to enact and enter into the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; establish participation requirements; recognize a licensure privilege and establish requirements; designate home state licensure for active military members; establish penalties and adverse actions against a licensee; establish the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; create membership rules, establish voting requirements, and permit the commission to establish rules and perform duties; require the compact commission to create a data system and outline the requirements; permit the executive and judicial branches within each state to enforce the compact; establish dispute resolution and outline termination procedures.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-06","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)","last_action_date":"2026-04-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB36/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb36.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2067712,"bill_number":"HB195","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 247 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative to promote farming to youth in urban counties with a pilot program in at least 1 University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service office by September 1, 2026; set each program term to 1 year in duration, beginning each January; establish guidelines and participant eligibility.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB195/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb195.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067714,"bill_number":"HB228","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for renters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable qualified rent payment credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031, in the amount of 25% of the qualified rent payments made during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB228/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb228.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2067716,"bill_number":"SB36","title":"AN ACT relating to parentage fraud.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 530 to establish the crime of parentage fraud as a Class B misdemeanor.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-07","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB36/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb36.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":2067719,"bill_number":"HB120","title":"AN ACT relating to cosmetology.","description":"Amend KRS 317A.010 to allow fixed or mobile beauty salons, esthetic salons, nail salons, and limited beauty salons; amend KRS 317A.020 and 317A.145 to consider any type of mobile salon a \"facility\" and a \"premises\"; amend KRS 317A.060 to require the Board of Cosmetology to set the standards for mobile and fixed salons and establish inspection schedules; direct any administrative regulations to balance licensee and public interests; amend KRS 317A.050 and 317A.155 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB120/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb120.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067721,"bill_number":"HB147","title":"AN ACT relating to inheritance and estate tax.","description":"Amend KRS 140.160, relating to the inheritance and estate taxes, to extend the deadline for filing a tax return from 18 months to 36 months for deaths on or after August 1, 2026; amend KRS 140.210 to correspondingly extend the due date for payment of tax and discount; amend KRS 140.222 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB147/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb147.html","sponsor":"Peyton Griffee"},
{"bill_id":2067725,"bill_number":"HB206","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to permit less than 6 stories of Residential Group R-2 occupancy to be served by a single exit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB206/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb206.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067727,"bill_number":"HB178","title":"AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 304.17A-660 to 304.17A-669 to define \"psychiatric collaborative care model\"; require the commissioner of insurance to promulgate and maintain an administrative regulation to list alterations and additions to relevant billing codes; require health benefit plans that provide coverage for treatment of a mental health condition to provide reimbursement for those benefits that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model; authorize insurers to deny any benefit billed under a covered billing code on grounds of medical necessity if certain conditions are met; apply requirement to health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Department of Insurance to seek a federal waiver if cost defrayal is determined.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB178/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb178.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2067730,"bill_number":"HB100","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the homestead exemption to $100,000; require the homestead exemption amount to be indexed every year; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; apply to property assessments beginning on or after January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB100/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb100.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2067731,"bill_number":"HB43","title":"AN ACT relating to deputy coroner training.","description":"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.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 20)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB43/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb43.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2067733,"bill_number":"HCR9","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to reinstate the able-bodied adults without dependents time limits exemption for veterans under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.","description":"Urge the United States Congress to reinstate veterans' exempt status from the able-bodied adults without dependents work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR9/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr9.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2067735,"bill_number":"HB208","title":"AN ACT relating to workplace safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to require employers to develop emergency action plans for the workplace; establish minimum requirements for the plans.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB208/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb208.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067737,"bill_number":"HB227","title":"AN ACT relating to addictive online platforms.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish requirements to protect minors from AI companion platforms and social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require AI companion platforms and social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit AI companion platforms or social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by AI companion platforms or social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB227/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb227.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":2067739,"bill_number":"HB137","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide homeowners who are 65 years of age or older with an exemption from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB137/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb137.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":2067741,"bill_number":"HB74","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limits on government spending and taxation.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to create spending limits and restrictions on imposing new taxes, tax rate increases, fees, or extension of expiring taxes; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB74/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb74.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067751,"bill_number":"HB88","title":"AN ACT relating to the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit program; designate the Auditor of Public Accounts as the officer to submit the Commonwealth's election and list of scholarship granting organizations to the United States Secretary of the Treasury; require the Auditor to maintain the Commonwealth's list of scholarship granting organizations and maintain certain information on the Auditor's website; authorize the Auditor to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to establish the list; and authorize the Auditor to enter into agreements to assist with implementing the section.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB88/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb88.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067752,"bill_number":"HB104","title":"AN ACT relating to school cooperation with patriotic organizations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"organization\" as a federally recognized patriotic civic service organization that consists of or serves youths; permit an organization to request and require superintendents to provide an opportunity to provide information to students on school property during a school day.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB104/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb104.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2067754,"bill_number":"HB75","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide citizens of the Commonwealth the right to exempt from property taxation a property owned and maintained solely as their primary residence and a motor vehicle owned and maintained solely as their primary vehicle after calendar year 2028; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB75/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb75.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067757,"bill_number":"HB38","title":"AN ACT relating to alcohol licensure.","description":"Amend KRS 243.042 to authorize a qualified historic site licensee to sell alcoholic beverages by the package in a jurisdiction that has authorized the sale of distilled spirits and wine by the package; amend KRS 243.238 to allow a qualified historic site license to be added to the list of approved licenses that are eligible for obtaining a special permit to sell limited barrel picks; amend KRS 243.110 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB38/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb38.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2067759,"bill_number":"HB41","title":"AN ACT relating to public notices.","description":"Amend KRS 424.260 to make a technical correction and to increase the expenditure threshold for the advertising requirement from $40,000 to $60,000; exempt vehicles and installed vehicle equipment from the bidding requirement; allow an alternative publication procedure for the advertisement; amend KRS 424.145 to remove the population restriction and allow any city, county, special district, school district, or special purpose governmental entity to use the alternative publication procedures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB41/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb41.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2067761,"bill_number":"HB180","title":"AN ACT relating to dependent, neglected, or abused children.","description":"Amend KRS 620.140 to expand the ability for a dependent, neglected, or abused youth to request to have his or her commitment extended or reinstated beyond the age of 18.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB180/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb180.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2067763,"bill_number":"SJR23","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.","description":"Declare Kentucky to be a Food is Medicine state and direct state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 124)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR23/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr23.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2067765,"bill_number":"HB194","title":"AN ACT relating to cigar bars.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define \"cigar bar\" and \"local government\"; allow the operation of cigar bars in areas where establishments holding valid quota retail drink licenses are held and allow certain local government controls on the establishment of cigar bars, including permits, controls for smoke, smoke-free deliver spaces, notice of the presence of smoke, and prohibition of other types of smoking contrivances; allow a local government to permit the operation of cigar bars without holding a valid quota retail drink license.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB194/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb194.html","sponsor":"Chris Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2067766,"bill_number":"HR13","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring and expressing support for law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the United States.","description":"Honor and support law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the United States.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-07","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR13/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr13.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2067769,"bill_number":"HB212","title":"AN ACT relating to rabies vaccinations.","description":"Amend KRS 258.005 to define \"veterinarian\" and \"veterinary technician\"; amend KRS 258.015 to authorize a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies; require that a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician authorized to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies be under the direct supervision of a veterinarian that is located on the premises of the facility.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 104)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB212/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb212.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":2067772,"bill_number":"HB222","title":"AN ACT relating to railroad operations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to define \"light engine\"; require a crew of at least 2 persons during operation of a train or light engine; amend KRS 277.990 to include penalties on railroad companies for crews of less than 2 persons.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB222/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb222.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2067775,"bill_number":"HB59","title":"AN ACT relating to health care billing practices.","description":"Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 216B.250 as a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require health facilities and other health care providers to provide itemized health care statements in certain circumstances; specify the contents of the health care statements; require that health care statements contain information about price classifications and claims made with third-party payors; prohibit health facilities and providers from charging for the health care statements; establish means by which patients may request a health care statement to be furnished; require health facilities and providers to make public postings and have appropriate staff available to respond to questions and resolve disputes; make conforming amendments; prohibit health facilities and other providers from requesting or accepting a total payment for health care services that exceeds an agreed-upon price or the amount the facility or provider is entitled to receive under state or federal law; authorize the Attorney General to enforce certain state and federal laws regulating health care prices; allow a violation to be cured for good-faith errors; establish causes of action and penalties for violation of health care billing requirements; authorize the Attorney General to enforce health care billing requirements; specify that remedies and penalties are cumulative; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations to effectuate or aid in the effectuation of health care billing requirements; amend KRS 304.14-410, 304.32-1551, 214.556, 216B.990, and 216B.300 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB59/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb59.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067777,"bill_number":"HB221","title":"AN ACT relating to severe weather emergency alerts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to establish the Kentucky Severe Weather Alert System; specify purpose and allowable uses of the system.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB221/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb221.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2067780,"bill_number":"HB145","title":"AN ACT relating to state personnel.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to allow the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Attorney General to employ persons exempt from approval requirements of the classified service as deemed necessary or advisable to make and carry out policy; permit the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Attorney General to increase, by administrative order, the salary of any classified employee with status up to the midpoint of the grade of the employee's classification.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB145/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb145.html","sponsor":"Peyton Griffee"},
{"bill_id":2067783,"bill_number":"HB207","title":"AN ACT relating to a deduction for union dues.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define \"professional membership dues\" and \"union dues\"; allow a deduction from gross income for union dues and professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031, and require the Department of Revenue to annually report information about this deduction to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the department to report on the exclusion.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB207/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb207.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067784,"bill_number":"HB135","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for breast examinations.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17-316 to define \"breast examination\"; provide for annual mammogram coverage for persons ages 40 to 49 years; eliminate cost sharing for any covered breast examination; provide for construction of section; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage of preventive screenings for the detection of breast cancer for certain individuals; establish requirements for coverage; provide for construction of section; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans and the state employee health plan to comply with breast examination coverage requirements; apply sections to health insurance policies, plans, certificates, and contracts issued, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB135/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb135.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2067786,"bill_number":"HB213","title":"AN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers.","description":"Amend KRS 70.292, 70.293, and 95.022, regarding city and county programs to reemploy retired police officers without incurring employer retirement contributions, to reduce the required service of the officer or sheriff before retirement from 20 years to 15 years and to allow retired officers to take health insurance coverage through the employing city or county; amend KRS 61.702 and 78.5536 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB213/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb213.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2067789,"bill_number":"HB170","title":"AN ACT relating to restoring religious liberty.","description":"Amend KRS 446.350 to define terms; outline appropriate relief if a government substantially burdens a person's sincerely held religious belief; apply to laws adopted before or after the effective date; include severability clause; waive sovereign and governmental immunity.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB170/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb170.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067792,"bill_number":"HB57","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.","description":"Amend KRS 139.480, relating to the sales and use taxes, to exempt bees used in a commercial enterprise for the production of honey or wax for sale or for the pollination of crops, and certain items used in that pursuit; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB57/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb57.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":2067796,"bill_number":"HB217","title":"AN ACT relating to designating income tax refunds to the animal control and care fund.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide taxpayers the option of having all or a portion of their individual income tax refund be contributed to the animal control and care fund created in KRS 258.119; establish requirements for administering the designation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB217/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb217.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2067798,"bill_number":"HB45","title":"AN ACT relating to the licensure of certified public accountants.","description":"Amend KRS 325.261 to include additional optional requirements to be considered for licensure; amend KRS 325.282 to allow practice privileges to a person who does not have an office located in the state and holds a valid license in good standing from another state if certain conditions are met; amend KRS 325.280 to conform; repeal KRS 325.263.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 21)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB45/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb45.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2067801,"bill_number":"HB42","title":"AN ACT relating to intercollegiate athletics in the Commonwealth.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to declare findings; set mandated annual varsity athletic game requirements for the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, and Western Kentucky University in various sports; ensure existing contracts of public postsecondary institutions are not violated.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB42/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb42.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2067802,"bill_number":"HB73","title":"AN ACT relating to interest on medical debt.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 360 to define \"medical debt\"; establish a maximum interest rate of 3% on medical debt; amend KRS 360.020 to expand the civil penalty for excessive interest on medical debt; amend KRS 360.040 to establish a maximum interest rate of 3% on judgments rendered in an action to collect medical debt; make technical amendments; amend KRS 216B.250 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB73/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb73.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2067805,"bill_number":"HB103","title":"AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.","description":"Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies; provide that a governing body, a member or employee of a governing body, or any public or private entity that may be held liable for the actions of a governing body that makes any decision regarding its participation in an optional water fluoridation program shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for acts carried out reasonably and in good faith regarding its decision of whether to participate in the water fluoridation program.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB103/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb103.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2067807,"bill_number":"HB80","title":"AN ACT relating to federal firearm restrictions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to declare legislative intent; define \"federal firearm restriction\"; provide that if a federal firearm restriction is repealed or declared unconstitutional, the Commonwealth shall not enact or enforce a law, rule, or regulation that mirrors, replaces, or imposes a restriction similar to that federal firearm restriction; prohibit prosecutions, fines, or other penalties for activities that were regulated or prohibited by a federal firearm restriction that is repealed or declared unconstitutional; prohibit specified persons and organizations from enforcing repealed or unconstitutional federal firearm restrictions; create a civil cause of action against a person or organization that violates the prohibitions; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; provide penalties for any person who violates the prohibition on enforcing a repealed or unconstitutional federal firearm restriction; allow manufacturers of firearms or federally licensed firearms dealers to manufacture, sell, or possess firearms and accessories no longer restricted under federal law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB80/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb80.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067809,"bill_number":"HB144","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles.","description":"Amend KRS 186A.295 to exclude the cost of parts and labor to make cosmetic repairs to a motor vehicle from the cost of repair calculation for the required surrender of the certificate of title for a motor vehicle or trailer that has been destroyed; require a motor vehicle that is exempt from title surrender to be issued a salvage title; amend KRS 186A.190 and 186A.520 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 100)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB144/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb144.html","sponsor":"Thomas Huff"},
{"bill_id":2067812,"bill_number":"SB46","title":"AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 156.153 to permit schools to use non-school bus passenger vehicles designed for 10, instead of 9, or fewer passengers; limit statewide driver qualification, training, and drug testing requirements to drivers of non-school bus passenger vehicles along regular bus routes and permit local school boards to adopt district policies on the use of those vehicles to and from approved school activities; exclude parents transporting students to and from school pursuant to a compensation agreement from the requirements of the section; amend KRS 160.380 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 7)","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB46/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb46.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2067814,"bill_number":"HB167","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax deduction for theft losses.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019 to allow a deduction for theft losses in accordance with Section 165(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB167/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb167.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":2067817,"bill_number":"HB149","title":"AN ACT relating to trade practices.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to define “prohibited advertisement” and “solicit”; prohibit a person from soliciting residential property owners with a prohibited advertisement, offering value in exchange for inspecting residential property owner's roof, offering value in exchange for making an insurance claim for damage to the residential property owner's roof, and providing an agreement authorizing repairs to a residential property owner's roof pursuant to a property insurance claim without providing a good-faith estimate of itemized and detailed cost of services.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB149/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb149.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2067818,"bill_number":"SB42","title":"AN ACT relating to missing persons.","description":"Amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to have written policies on referring missing persons case information to the Department of Kentucky State Police for submission into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; amend KRS 15.512 to conform.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB42/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb42.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2067820,"bill_number":"SB43","title":"AN ACT relating to energy planning.","description":"Amend KRS 164.2807 to require that, as part of its annual report to the Legislative Research Commission, the Governor, and the Public Service Commission, the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission include a current inventory of the Commonwealth's existing electric generation and transmission resources, a forecast of changes in demand for those resources, and recommendations for how to address discrepancies between the current electric resource inventory and forecasted future demand.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-07","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB43/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb43.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2067823,"bill_number":"HB98","title":"AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.","description":"Amend KRS 61.702, relating to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the State Police Retirement System, to increase the nonhazardous and hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $40 and $50 per month for each year of service, respectively, for those members who meet the \"career threshold\" who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and who are eligible for a fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy not tied to the premium; extend the employee contribution used to fund retiree health benefits to include members who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and increase the current hazardous employee contribution rate to 2% of pay for those eligible for the fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy; make technical amendments regarding the retiree health premium reimbursement program to conform to current policy; provide that the amendments to the employee contributions shall be effective July 1, 2027; for calculation of the retiree health subsidy increase, provide that the change shall apply to service earned prior to the effective date of this Act by eligible members, including retirees, and shall prospectively be adjusted annually by the 1.5% increase currently provided in statute; provide that subsidies payable to impacted retirees shall begin on or after January 1, 2027, to coincide with the next health plan year; direct the Public Pension Oversight Board to continue to review the retiree health fund actuarial data and evaluate potential legislative options to address any future continued improvements in the funds; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB98/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb98.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2067825,"bill_number":"HB115","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions for menstrual discharge collection devices.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010, relating to the sales and use taxes, to define \"menstrual discharge collection devices\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of menstrual discharge collection devices; apply to sales or purchases made on or after August 1, 2026, but before August 1, 2030; require the Department of Revenue to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the total exemptions claimed for the previous fiscal year; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB115/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb115.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067827,"bill_number":"HB211","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; impose a duty on peace officers to intervene to prevent or stop another officer from using physical force that will cause unlawful serious physical injury, death, or deprivation of civil rights; impose a duty to provide or obtain emergency medical assistance; require reporting of intervention; provide administrative and legal protections; amend KRS 15.330 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to prescribe minimum standards for use of force by officer, an officer's duty to intervene, and reporting of police officer misconduct; amend KRS 413.115 to require that an action for retaliatory personnel actions to be commenced within 3 years.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB211/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb211.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067829,"bill_number":"HB146","title":"AN ACT relating to qualifications of victim advocates.","description":"Amend KRS 15.760 to allow Commonwealth's attorneys to employ as victim advocates individuals with a bachelor's degree in any field or a high school diploma and 2 years of experience; require victim advocates to enroll in training provided by the Attorney General's Office of Victims Advocacy within 30 days of hire; amend KRS 69.350 to allow county attorneys to employ as victim advocates individuals with a bachelor's degree in any field or a high school diploma and 2 years of experience; require victim advocates to enroll in training provided by the Attorney General's Office of Victims Advocacy within 30 days of hire.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB146/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb146.html","sponsor":"Peyton Griffee"},
{"bill_id":2067831,"bill_number":"HB219","title":"AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.","description":"Amend KRS 61.702, relating to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the State Police Retirement System, to increase the nonhazardous and hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $40 and $50 per month for each year of service, respectively, for those members who meet the \"career threshold\" who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and who are eligible for a fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy not tied to the premium; extend the employee contribution used to fund retiree health benefits to include members who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and increase the current hazardous employee contribution rate to 2% of pay for those eligible for the fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy; make technical amendments regarding the retiree health premium reimbursement program to conform to current policy; provide that the amendments to the employee contributions shall be effective July 1, 2027; for calculation of the retiree health subsidy increase, provide that the change shall apply to service earned prior to the effective date of this Act by eligible members, including retirees, and shall prospectively be adjusted annually by the 1.5% increase currently provided in statute; provide that subsidies payable to impacted retirees shall begin on or after January 1, 2027, to coincide with the next health plan year; direct the Public Pension Oversight Board to continue to review the retiree health fund actuarial data and evaluate potential legislative options to address any future continued improvements in the funds; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB219/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb219.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2067832,"bill_number":"SB37","title":"AN ACT relating to state symbols.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Treeing Walker Coonhound as the official state dog of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 200)","last_action_date":"2026-04-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB37/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb37.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2067834,"bill_number":"HB205","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; allow multi-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments as permitted uses in commercial zones; prohibit a planning unit from adopting or enforcing regulations that do not allow multi-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments in commercial zones, impose requirements on multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments more restrictive than other uses in a zone, or require certain parking restrictions on multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB205/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb205.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067841,"bill_number":"SB45","title":"AN ACT relating to agritourism.","description":"Amend KRS 247.801 to amend the definition of \"agritourism activity\"; define \"working animal\"; create a new section of KRS 247.800 to 247.810 to prohibit a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth from restricting a person from engaging in an agritourism activity; require that an agritourism activity comply with public health and safety requirements and any existing law enforceable by police powers of local government.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB45/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb45.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2067843,"bill_number":"HB171","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.015 to define \"campaign consultant\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to establish the registration process for campaign consultants; set penalty for failure to register; require employers of campaign consultants to pay a registration fee.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB171/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb171.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2067845,"bill_number":"HB89","title":"AN ACT relating to medical imaging and radiation therapy licensure.","description":"Amend KRS 311B.020 to define and redefine terms; amend KRS 311B.030 to add a magnetic resonance imaging technologist and a diagnostic medical sonographer to the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy; amend KRS 311B.050 to grant the board the authority to recognize and enforce rules and standards of the recognized national professional organizations and certifying bodies and issue advisory opinions; amend KRS 311B.090 to add nonionizing radiation to practices requiring licensure, and exempt ultrasounds for therapeutic, nonmedical, or keepsake purposes from licensure requirements; amend KRS 311B.100 to provide for licensure of magnetic resonance imaging technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to permit licensure of magnetic resonance imaging technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers who are not credentialed by a national organization recognized by the board prior to January 1, 2028; amend KRS 311B.110 to add magnetic resonance imaging technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers to application requirement; require all applicants for any form of licensure by the board to submit to national and state criminal background checks; amend KRS 311B.120 to add magnetic resonance imaging technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers to fee and penalty requirements; delete reference to duplicate licenses and home study courses; amend KRS 311B.150 to conform; amend KRS 311B.160 to set forth penalties for violations; amend KRS 311.727 to make technical corrections; repeal KRS 311B.080, 311B.180, and 311B.190.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB89/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb89.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":2067848,"bill_number":"HB226","title":"AN ACT relating to special license plates.","description":"Amend KRS 186.162, relating to special license plates, to establish that a portion of the initial and renewal fee for a Kentucky National Guard plate is dedicated to the National Guard Association of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB226/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb226.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2067849,"bill_number":"HB92","title":"AN ACT relating to dietitians.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 310 to enact and enter into the Dietitian Licensure Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; establish participation requirements; recognize licensure privilege and establish requirements; set requirements for transferring a home state license; designate home state licensure for active members of the military; establish penalties and adverse actions against a licensee; establish a joint government agency, create membership rules, establish voting requirements, and permit the government agency to establish rules and perform duties; require the compact commission to create a data system and outline the requirements; permit the executive and judicial branches within each state to enforce the compact; establish dispute resolution and outline termination procedures.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB92/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb92.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2067851,"bill_number":"HB143","title":"AN ACT relating to fiduciary bonds.","description":"Amend KRS 395.140 to establish that a fiduciary bond shall be subscribed to before a notary; remove the requirement that the bond be attested by the clerk of the court; and make technical changes.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB143/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb143.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":2067853,"bill_number":"HB58","title":"AN ACT relating to privacy protection.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms related to automated license plate readers; restrict use of automated license plate readers; establish limitations on use and sale of data captured by automated license plate readers; provide that captured license plate data may be retained longer than 90 days only if it is being used in a criminal or insurance investigation or has become subject to a preservation of evidence notification; require law enforcement agencies to adopt and make public a written policy governing use of automated license plate readers; provide that any recorded images or data captured by an automated license plate reader may be made available to the National Insurance Crime Bureau or its successor organization; require the Transportation Cabinet to establish a permit process for installation of automated license plate readers on highway rights-of-way and to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalty for violation.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 71)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB58/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb58.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067855,"bill_number":"HB113","title":"AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.","description":"Amend KRS 527.010, relating to firearms, to define \"securely locked container\" and make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit unlawful storage of a firearm; establish elements of the crime as recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that an affirmative defense exists if a minor obtained the firearm through the minor's unlawful entry; provide that the Act may be cited as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB113/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb113.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067857,"bill_number":"HB134","title":"AN ACT relating to sexual assault nurse examiners.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to employ a health professional as a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) coordinator; establish requirements for the description, essential duties, and responsibilities of the SANE coordinator position; require the cabinet to collaborate with others to develop a statewide strategic plan that utilizes a regional model to ensure SANE coverage for all Kentucky hospitals; require the cabinet to develop a state registry of SANEs that is accessible from the cabinet's website by December 1, 2026; amend KRS 314.142 to require the board to notify newly registered SANEs of the state SANE registry on the cabinet's website.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB134/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb134.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2067859,"bill_number":"HB166","title":"AN ACT relating to disaster resiliency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to establish the position of chief resiliency officer, appointed by the Governor, to lead disaster preparedness and resiliency efforts; amend KRS 39A.070 to include cooperation with chief resiliency officer in the powers, responsibility, and duties of the director of the Division of Emergency Management.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB166/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb166.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2067861,"bill_number":"HB78","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms liability protections and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish liability protections for manufacturers and sellers of firearms against specified legal actions arising from criminal or unlawful use of firearms or ammunition; establish criteria for proceedings including timelines and burden of proof; establish a civil cause of action for violation of the extended protections for manufacturers and sellers and delineate available damages; provide the Attorney General with enforcement authority; provide that the Act may be cited as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms (PLCAA) Clarification Act of 2026; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 177)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB78/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb78.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067862,"bill_number":"HB53","title":"AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.","description":"Amend KRS 6.691 to increase the maximum penalty that may be imposed by the Legislative Ethics Commission from $2,000 to $10,000.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB53/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb53.html","sponsor":"Anne Donworth"},
{"bill_id":2067864,"bill_number":"HB139","title":"AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 116.112 to allow the State Board of Elections to enter into intergovernmental agreements with other governmental agencies to exchange data to assist in investigating violations of election offenses; amend KRS 117.125 to require voting systems and equipment meet or exceed a standard approved by the Election Assistance Commission; amend KRS 117.145 to require that county clerks provide voting equipment with the necessary supplies for write-in votes on the day before any in-person voting occurs; amend KRS 117.265 to change the date a person running for President or Vice President must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate to the same deadline as the certification of candidates; amend KRS 117.355 to require county boards of elections to deliver signature rosters and precinct results to the State Board of Elections within 10 days after any primary or general election; amend KRS 117.379 to require voting systems meet a previously established Election Assistance Commission standard; amend KRS 117.389 to require county clerks to test automatic tabulating equipment after any petitions for local option elections have been filed; amend KRS 118.015 to change the definition of \"political party\"; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the notification and declaration be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.129 to allow a contraction as an acceptable form of a candidate's name; amend KRS 118.165 to require that candidates for Commonwealth's Attorney file nomination papers with the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.315 to require that the form of petition be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.367 to specify that candidates for a special election or election for an unexpired term shall not be required to file a statement-of-candidacy form; require that the statement-of-candidacy form be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118A.060 to require that the petition for nomination be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 119.015 to remove the term \"falsely\"; amend KRS 119.165, relating to the penalty of a Class B misdemeanor regarding voters who vote at a regular or special election before being a citizen; make technical corrections; amend KRS 132.017 to require that questions as to whether the property tax rate shall be levied shall be submitted to voters in a common school election not less than 50 days nor more than 60 days from the date the signatures are validated; require the school district holding the election to post bond with the Circuit Court to cover the costs of the election within 5 days after the petition is found to be sufficient; amend KRS 160.210 to prohibit changes in the boundary of any division after June 1 in the year in which a school board member is to be elected; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 118.551, relating to the definition of political party; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 175)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB139/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb139.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2067867,"bill_number":"HB130","title":"AN ACT relating to scholarships.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7879 to require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to annually adjust the Kentucky education excellence scholarship (KEES) based on the Consumer Price Index; permit the authority to annually adjust KEES supplemental awards based on the Consumer Price Index; require that KEES award adjustments be paid at the most recent calculation for the academic term in which a student utilizes their award; prohibit decrease in KEES awards; amend various statutes to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB130/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb130.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2067869,"bill_number":"HB156","title":"AN ACT relating to intranasal epinephrine.","description":"Amend KRS 158.832 to include intranasal epinephrine to list of medications used to treat anaphylaxis; amend KRS 158.836 to include intranasal epinephrine as permissible for schools to keep.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB156/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb156.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2067872,"bill_number":"HB114","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions for baby and personal care products.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010, relating to the sales and use taxes, to define terms; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of baby bottles, baby wipes, breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, breast pump kits, diapers, incontinence products, and menstrual discharge collection devices; apply to sales or purchases made on or after August 1, 2026, but before August 1, 2030; require the Department of Revenue to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the total exemptions claimed for the previous fiscal year; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB114/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb114.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067874,"bill_number":"HB62","title":"AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 434 to define \"unauthorized alien\"; establish the crime of unlawful employment as a Class A misdemeanor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"reassigned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB62/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb62.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067876,"bill_number":"HB97","title":"AN ACT relating to the sports wagering administration fund.","description":"Amend KRS 230.817 to redirect a portion of the amount deposited in the sports wagering administration fund from the permanent pension fund to the Kentucky lottery trust account.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB97/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb97.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2067881,"bill_number":"HB199","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the possession of cannabis.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to guarantee the right of an individual 21 years of age or older to possess, use, buy, or sell 1 ounce or less of cannabis and to cultivate, harvest, and store up to 5 cannabis plants for personal use; grant the General Assembly control over the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and cannabis-derived products; designate the ballot question; direct the Secretary of State to publish the proposed amendment in a newspaper of general circulation; direct the Secretary of State to certify the proposed amendment to the county clerk of each county.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB199/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb199.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067883,"bill_number":"HB37","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for state and county employees in hazardous positions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 16.505 to 16.652 to change the retirement benefits for members participating in the State Police Retirement System (SPRS) or in a hazardous position in either the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) or County Employees Retirement System (CERS) who are hired after January 1, 2014, but before January 1, 2027, so that, in lieu of continued participation in the hybrid cash balance plan (Tier 3 benefits), these members receive the benefits provided to members in a hazardous position who began participating immediately prior to January 1, 2014 (Tier 2 benefits); for those eligible hazardous employees, create a presumption that service credit in a hazardous position earned after January 1, 2014, is service credit earned immediately prior to January 1, 2014; for eligible hazardous members transitioning to Tier 2, require that accumulated contributions in the hybrid cash balance plan remain in the member’s account, but any employer credit be transferred to the retirement allowance account; allow a member in a hazardous position subject to a change from Tier 3 to Tier 2 benefits to make a one-time election to opt out of the change of benefits within 30 days; establish exclusions; amend KRS 16.576, 16.577, 16.578, 16.582, 61.546, 61.552, 61.597, 61.615, 78.5512, 78.5514, 78.5524, 78.5528, and 78.616 to grant to members in a hazardous position who begin participating after January 1, 2027, or whose participation is presumed under Section 1 of this Act to begin immediately prior to January 1, 2014, the same benefits provided to members whose participation began immediately prior to January 1, 2014 (Tier 2 benefits), including death and disability benefits, benefit factors and service credit that includes service credit for unused sick leave, and eligibility for early retirement and service purchases; make technical corrections; amend KRS 16.583 and 78.5516 to limit the hybrid cash balance plan (Tier 3 benefits) only to members participating in SPRS or in hazardous positions in KERS or CERS who make an election to opt out of Tier 2 benefits under Section 1 of this Act or who make an election, prior to the effective date of the Act, under KRS 61.5955; amend KRS 61.5955 to provide that only a member in a nonhazardous position who began participating in KERS or CERS as a Tier 2 member may elect to receive Tier 3 benefits in the hybrid cash balance plan in lieu of Tier 2 benefits; amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to amend definitions of various terms to conform and make technical changes; amend KRS 16.560, 61.575, and 78.640 to allow interest credited on the accounts of members participating in SPRS or in a hazardous position in KERS or CERS to be adjusted to conform; amend KRS 61.592 and 78.5520 to exempt only hazardous members who opt out of receiving Tier 2 benefits from eligibility for an employer payment to convert nonhazardous service to hazardous service; amend KRS 61.680 to require that a member who is eligible under Section 1 of this Act and who has nonhazardous service credit as a Tier 3 member of either KERS or CERS to have his or her nonhazardous and hazardous service consolidated to determine eligibility and benefits; amend KRS 78.545 to add Section 1 of this Act as one of the provisions that shall be administered for the CERS in the same manner as for the KERS.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB37/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb37.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2067885,"bill_number":"HB197","title":"AN ACT relating to soil conservation.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 262 to establish the Healthy Soils Program and the Healthy Soils Program fund in the Department for Natural Resources, Division of Conservation; require the department to provide technical advice and assistance and to assist with soil health assessments and soil health plans; require the commissioner to approve applications for grants and other types of financial assistance under the Healthy Soils Program; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the Healthy Soils Program and the Healthy Soils Program fund; amend KRS 146.100 to require the director of the Division of Conservation to have experience in healthy soil practices; amend KRS 224.71-110 to require the Agriculture Water Quality Authority to promote soil restoration and include an organic agriculture organization among appointments to the authority and add healthy soil practices as a committee; amend KRS 262.010 to define \"healthy soil practices,\" \"soil health,\" \"soil health assessment,\" and \"watershed health\"; amend KRS 262.020 to add restoration, biological diversity, watershed health, and healthy soil practices to the purpose of soil and water conservation districts; amend KRS 262.748 and 262.778 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB197/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb197.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067887,"bill_number":"HB101","title":"AN ACT relating to an exemption from sales and use tax for religious institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 139.495 to define \"educational or charitable institution\" and \"religious institution\"; exempt purchases and sales of tangible personal property, digital property, or services made by qualifying religious institutions from state sales and use taxes; make technical changes.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB101/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb101.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2067889,"bill_number":"HB168","title":"AN ACT relating to boating under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 235.240 to require that when a motorboat or vessel is involved in an accident that results in a fatality or serious physical injury, the investigating law enforcement officer shall seek a search warrant for blood testing of the operator of the motorboat or vessel unless the test has already been done by consent; apply the penalties for driving under the influence to boating under the influence; require that in addition to all other penalties, a person found guilty of boating under the influence shall complete a safe-boating course and pay $100 to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to cover the costs of materials and instruction for the course; amend KRS 235.990 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require a public safety telecommunicator who receives a report of an accident involving a motorboat or vessel on any waters of the Commonwealth to report the accident to the Kentucky State Police post covering where the accident occurred; provide that the Act may be cited as Keegan's Law.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB168/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb168.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":2067893,"bill_number":"HB140","title":"AN ACT relating to highway pavement markings.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require the Transportation Cabinet conduct a quality assurance check 6 months after each highway pavement marking or other highway paint application; require the Transportation Cabinet repair or reapply the highway pavement markings within 30 days of a failed quality assurance check.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB140/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb140.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2067896,"bill_number":"HB152","title":"AN ACT relating to the individual income tax rate.","description":"Amend KRS 141.020, relating to the individual income tax, to establish graduated individual income tax rates for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027; remove provisions relating to tax rate reduction procedures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB152/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb152.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2067897,"bill_number":"HB182","title":"AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 61.621 to allow a member of a state-administered retirement system who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position and who receives a duty-related injury to be eligible for the same minimum retirement benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 61.702 to allow Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 78.5536 to allow County Employees Retirement System (CERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the Act to apply for benefits; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB182/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb182.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2067899,"bill_number":"HB132","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.12-210 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to maintain and disseminate information relating to Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy programs to enterprises interested in locating or operating within the Commonwealth; amend KRS 154.12-213 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to promote Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy programs; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to submit a monthly report to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 154.20-010 to add the Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy as an ex officio member of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB132/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb132.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2067902,"bill_number":"SR21","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dixie P. Hibbs.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dixie P. Hibbs.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR21/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr21.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2067904,"bill_number":"SB44","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 95A.020 to increase the Kentucky Fire Commission to 18 members by transferring the 4 ex officio members to full member status and provide for terms of office of the non-appointive members; amend KRS 95A.262 to specify that the cancer screening reimbursements can be made from revenues allocated to the Firefighters Foundation Program fund pursuant to KRS 42.190 and 136.392; make an appropriation of $3,924,000 to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System for various projects for the commission; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB44/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb44.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2067907,"bill_number":"HB204","title":"AN ACT relating to duplexes.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define \"duplex\"; allow duplexes as a permitted use in all residential zones; prohibit a planning unit from adopting or enforcing regulations that would exclude duplexes in residential zones or impose requirements or fees on duplexes different than those for single-family homes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB204/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb204.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067909,"bill_number":"HB52","title":"AN ACT relating to school curriculum.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"Success Sequence\"; require all students to receive instruction on the Success Sequence during grades 7 and 10 beginning with the 2027-2028 school year; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish academic standards for instruction on the Success Sequence; require the Department of Education to develop guidelines for implementing Success Sequence instruction; permit superintendents to partner with Kentucky-based nonprofits to develop required curriculum.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB52/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb52.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2067911,"bill_number":"HB216","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit persons adjudged mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction from voting; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB216/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb216.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2067912,"bill_number":"HB223","title":"AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 186.763 to prohibit a school district from operating a fully autonomous vehicle as a school bus or for transporting students; prohibit the operation of a fully autonomous vehicle if that vehicle requires an operator with a commercial driver's license; amend KRS 281.764 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB223/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb223.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2067914,"bill_number":"SB47","title":"AN ACT relating to in the line of duty death benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 61.315 to define \"rescue squad personnel\"; expand eligibility for in the line of duty death benefits to rescue squad personnel; require the Division of Emergency Management to promulgate administrative regulations establishing necessary criteria and procedures; amend KRS 164.2841 to define \"rescue squad personnel\"; expand eligibility for tuition and fee exemption to dependents of rescue squad personnel who died in the line of duty; amend KRS 342.316 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB47/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb47.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2067917,"bill_number":"HB95","title":"AN ACT relating to the provision of menstrual products in schools, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require each public school that includes any of grades 6 through 12 to provide free menstrual products to students; require each local board of education to adopt policies for the distribution of free menstrual products; define \"menstrual products\"; appropriate to the Learning and Results Services budget unit with the Department of Education $2,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to provide menstrual products to students; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB95/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb95.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2067919,"bill_number":"HB196","title":"AN ACT relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish a PFAS Working Group; establish membership and duties; create new sections of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define terms; establish a reporting requirement for manufacturers that intentionally added PFAS in products manufactured for sale or distribution in the Commonwealth; establish a reporting requirement for PFAS released in the Commonwealth by manufacturers that intentionally include PFAS in manufactured products; amend KRS 224.99-030 to establish penalty for noncompliance with reporting requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB196/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb196.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2067925,"bill_number":"HB48","title":"AN ACT relating to physical therapy.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 327, relating to the practice and regulation of physical therapy, to state legislative findings; require a practitioner or employer to report a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor; require potential board members to not have been under any disciplinary action in the past 5 years; permit the Board of Physical Therapy to purchase professional liability insurance; authorize the board to convene committees and task forces to review and advise the board on pertinent issues; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish fee amounts, issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings related to this chapter, and issue a license to a physical therapist assistant applicant; prohibit physical therapists and physical therapist assistants from engaging in sexual contact with any active patient of record or parent or legal guardian of an active patient of record; require the board to develop guidelines to follow upon receipt of an allegation of sexual misconduct by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; allow the board to receive periodic education on issues affecting the practice of physical therapy and public protection; allow the board to determine which disciplinary records may be expunged; authorize the board to establish the amounts, limits, or ranges for any fines imposed; repeal and reenact KRS 327.010 to define terms; repeal and reenact KRS 327.080 to deposit to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the board; require all expenses of the board to be paid from the revolving fund.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 36)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB48/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb48.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":2067927,"bill_number":"HB96","title":"AN ACT relating to the postsecondary education working group and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 164.092 to change the membership of the postsecondary education working group of the Council on Postsecondary Education; require the working group to convene on a calendar year basis rather than a fiscal year basis; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 176)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB96/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb96.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2067930,"bill_number":"HB79","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions for firearm-related items.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010, relating to sales and use taxes, to define \"ammunition,\" \"antique firearm,\" \"body armor,\" firearm,\" \"firearm muffler or silencer,\" \"firearm-related accessory,\" \"firearm safety course,\" \"firearm safety device,\" and \"firearm storage device\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt ammunition, antique firearms, body armor, firearms, firearm-related accessories, firearm safety courses, firearm safety devices, firearm storage devices, noise cancelling ear protection, and admissions or program fees related to certain firearm-related activities; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB79/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb79.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067931,"bill_number":"HB230","title":"AN ACT relating to health care price transparency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require hospitals to disclose prices for certain items and services provided by hospitals; require hospitals to make public a digital list of all standard charges and a consumer-friendly list of charges for a set of shoppable services; require hospitals to provide descriptions of different services and standard charges of those services; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a template for each hospital; require the cabinet to monitor each facility's compliance; provide for administrative penalties; require health care providers to provide patients with written pricing sheets for health care services provided except in an emergency; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a template for the written pricing sheets; require the cabinet or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary to comply with KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB230/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb230.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":2067933,"bill_number":"SB39","title":"AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt a bona fide private landowner from any fishing restrictions imposed in KRS Chapter 150 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder relating to creel, possession, size, or method of take; allow a private landowner to extend the same rights and privileges relating to fishing in lakes or ponds located on the landowner's property to any person in written or electronic form; allow the stocking of certain largemouth bass in private lakes and ponds without restriction; exempt a bona fide private landowner from any lake or pond stocking restrictions except with regard to prohibitions on the stocking of invasive fish.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 93)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB39/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb39.html","sponsor":"Gary Boswell"},
{"bill_id":2067935,"bill_number":"HB165","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to Medicaid expansion.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to enshrine Medicaid expansion coverage; direct the Secretary of State to advertise the proposed constitutional amendment prior to a general election vote; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB165/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb165.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2067939,"bill_number":"HB229","title":"AN ACT relating to housing, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to create the affordable housing loan pool fund to be administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation to provide rehabilitation and construction loans to eligible entities; specify terms and process; amend KRS 198A.080 to modify criteria for housing development loan fund, require notice of eligible funds, and allow expenditure of funds for technical and administrative costs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to establish parameters by which the Kentucky Housing Corporation shall review and approve the affordable housing credit; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the affordable housing credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credits; appropriate $102,000,000 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account for various affordable housing initiatives; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB229/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb229.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2067943,"bill_number":"HB66","title":"AN ACT relating to public agencies.","description":"Amend KRS 12.070 to permit a board, commission, or similar administrative body to conduct video teleconference meetings to allow public participation; allow members of a board, commission, or similar administrative body to attend meetings virtually unless a decision implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, affects private rights or procedures available to the public, or administers or awards funds; prohibit members who participate virtually from receiving reimbursement for travel expenses; amend KRS 61.826 to prohibit a member of a public agency that attends a meeting through video teleconference from receiving reimbursement of travel expenses; amend KRS 164.004 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB66/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb66.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067945,"bill_number":"HCR10","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION condemning all forms of political violence and supporting freedom in the Commonwealth.","description":"Condemn political violence and affirm protection of freedom in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR10/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr10.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2067948,"bill_number":"HR15","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month.","description":"Recognize May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR15/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr15.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2067950,"bill_number":"HB133","title":"AN ACT relating to severance taxes.","description":"Amend KRS 143A.030 to remove fluorspar from the severance tax exemption and make it taxable as a natural resource; amend KRS 143A.010 to add fluorspar to the definition of \"natural resources.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB133/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb133.html","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":2067952,"bill_number":"SB48","title":"AN ACT relating to mandatory reentry supervision.","description":"Amend KRS 439.3406 to prohibit an inmate from qualifying for mandatory reentry supervision if the inmate has previously been convicted of 2 or more offenses that would classify him or her as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401 or has been recommitted to prison for a violation of probation, shock probation, parole, or conditional discharge; require the Department of Corrections to produce an annual report on the results of the mandatory reentry supervision program by February 1 of each year.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB48/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb48.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2067954,"bill_number":"HB118","title":"AN ACT relating to state holidays.","description":"Amend KRS 2.110 to add the nineteenth day of June as a state holiday commemorating Juneteenth National Freedom Day.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB118/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb118.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067957,"bill_number":"HB154","title":"AN ACT relating to childhood sexual assault or abuse.","description":"Amend KRS 413.249 to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB154/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb154.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2067960,"bill_number":"SB38","title":"AN ACT relating to reimbursements for pharmacist services.","description":"Amend KRS 205.522 and 205.6485 to require Medicaid and KCHIP to comply with pharmacy reimbursement requirements established in KRS 304.12-237; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB38/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb38.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2067962,"bill_number":"HB106","title":"AN ACT relating to emergency medical services.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311A to create the EMS Professionals Foundation Program fund; specify the ambulance services and EMS professionals that are eligible to share in the distribution of the fund; provide that the Board of Emergency Medical Services shall administer the fund and may promulgate administrative regulations to facilitate its administration; authorize reimbursement for an EMS professional's out-of-pocket costs for mental health treatment for a diagnosed post-traumatic stress injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; provide for annual supplements to ambulance providers for each EMS professional it employs; amend KRS 42.190 and 136.392 to include the EMS Professionals Foundation Program fund to the premium surcharge; amend KRS 61.315 to include eligibility for in the line of duty death benefits to specified ambulance service providers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB106/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb106.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2067964,"bill_number":"HB179","title":"AN ACT relating to children's health and welfare fiscal impact statements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish a children's health and welfare fiscal impact statement to evaluate the potential costs that would be incurred by the state or a local government by passing certain legislation; specify the requirements and components of the statement; require state agencies and local governments to respond to requests for information relating to the statements; require the Attorney General to certify, upon request, if a proposal constitutes a state mandate; authorize the director of the Legislative Research Commission to implement policies and procedures necessary to produce the statements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB179/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb179.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2067965,"bill_number":"HB224","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of a grant database.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to define terms; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to establish a grant database that will be a central repository for information on all available state or local government grants; require state and local agencies to report grant opportunities to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for inclusion in the grant database.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB224/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb224.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2067969,"bill_number":"HB46","title":"AN ACT relating to inheritance tax exemptions.","description":"Amend KRS 140.080 to exempt Class B beneficiaries from inheritance taxation when receiving property from a decedent who died on or after January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB46/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb46.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2067973,"bill_number":"HB107","title":"AN ACT relating to hospital emergency departments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require hospitals that offer emergency medical services to have at least 1 licensed board certified or board eligible emergency medicine physician on site and on duty who is responsible for the emergency department at all times the emergency department is open.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB107/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb107.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2067975,"bill_number":"HB63","title":"AN ACT relating to privacy protection.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms, establish limitations on disseminating \"deep fakes,\" and specify exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish a statute of limitations for an action filed for the unlawful dissemination of a deep fake; create a new section of KRS Chapter 519 to establish a criminal penalty for illegally disseminating a deep fake.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB63/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb63.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2067977,"bill_number":"HB160","title":"AN ACT relating to public charter schools.","description":"Amend various statutes to remove references to public charter schools; repeal various sections of KRS Chapter 160 and KRS 161.141 relating to public charter schools.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB160/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb160.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2067979,"bill_number":"HB84","title":"AN ACT relating to legal liability for local governments and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 411.100, relating to a city's liability for damage done during the course of a riot, to provide that any form of local government shall be liable for damage done during the course of a riot if they could have prevented the damage.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB84/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb84.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067981,"bill_number":"HB72","title":"AN ACT relating to hazardous duty retirement for code enforcement personnel of a consolidated local government.","description":"Amend KRS 78.5520 to redefine \"hazardous position\" to include code enforcement and zoning inspection personnel employed by a consolidated local government for the purposes of benefits of the County Employees Retirement System.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB72/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb72.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2067982,"bill_number":"HB121","title":"AN ACT relating to the destruction of confiscated firearms.","description":"Amend KRS 16.220 to require the destruction of confiscated firearms; amend KRS 45.777, 147A.002, 500.090, 500.093, and 514.065 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB121/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb121.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067984,"bill_number":"HB128","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of recovery residences and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 222.504 and 222.506 to require that recovery residences be inspected at least annually by state or local officials capable of ensuring compliance with all state and local zoning, building code, and fire safety laws, administrative regulations, and ordinances and establish maximum occupancy standards for recovery residences; amend KRS 222.510 to permit local governments to require an individual or entity seeking to establish a recovery residence to provide notice up to 6 months in advance to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the property on which the recovery residence will be located; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB128/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb128.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2067987,"bill_number":"HB82","title":"AN ACT relating to the sale or exchange of currency or bullion.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019 and 141.039 to ignore capital gains and capital losses from the sale or exchange of currency or bullion.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB82/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb82.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2067989,"bill_number":"HB176","title":"AN ACT relating to prior authorization.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 304.17A-600 to 304.17A-633 to define terms; prohibit insurers of health benefit plans from requiring prior authorization for a health care service for which the provider has an exemption; require insurers of health benefit plans to establish a program under which participating providers may qualify for exemptions from prior authorization; establish mandatory and permitted provisions of an insurer's prior authorization exemption program; establish requirements for sending forms and notices; require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to submit an annual report relating to prior authorization, provide a detailed briefing upon request, and promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 304.17A-605 to conform; amend KRS 304.17A-611 to prohibit conducting a retrospective review that is based solely on a participating provider having a prior authorization exemption; provide that certain utilization review time frames do not apply to retrospective reviews conducted for the purposes of determining eligibility for a prior authorization exemption; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the commissioner of the Department for Medicaid Services to submit an annual report relating to prior authorization, provide a detailed briefing upon request, and promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 205.536 to conform; apply the provisions to contracts delivered, entered, renewed, extended, or amended on or after January 1, 2028; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 102)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB176/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb176.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2067992,"bill_number":"HB161","title":"AN ACT relating to public school facilities.","description":"Amend KRS 165.055 to define terms; require school districts to permit public members of the community to access all running tracks on school property; establish the terms of the access; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to ensure implementation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to define terms; make the intentional or negligent damaging of a school district running track or bringing a pet onto a running track or its immediate surrounding area unlawful; require school districts to report incidents of violations; amend KRS 162.990 to establish criminal and civil penalties for violations; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB161/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb161.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2067995,"bill_number":"SR22","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay Hatt.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay Hatt.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR22/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr22.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2067997,"bill_number":"HB175","title":"AN ACT relating to a sales and use tax holiday and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to define terms; establish a 3-day sales and use tax holiday during the first Friday through Sunday in August each year exempting eligible property, which includes tangible personal property, with certain exceptions, not to exceed $3,000, and clothing or clothing accessories or equipment if the price of the item does not exceed $200; direct that the first sales tax holiday will occur from August 7 to August 9, 2026; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB175/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb175.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2067998,"bill_number":"SB49","title":"AN ACT relating to battery stewardship.","description":"Create new sections of Subchapter 50 of KRS Chapter 224 to define terms; prohibit the disposal of covered batteries in solid waste disposal or recycling containers; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to establish the Covered Battery Stewardship Program; provide for the purposes of the program, including fostering the creation of voluntary battery stewardship organizations; provide for the collaboration with stakeholders in establishing the Covered Battery Stewardship Program; require the cabinet to maintain on its website a list of covered battery collection sites and contact information for transporters of covered batteries; establish the registration process and requirements for voluntary battery stewardship organizations; establish minimum requirements for voluntary battery stewardship plans to be submitted to the cabinet for approval; require each voluntary battery stewardship organization to submit an annual report to the cabinet detailing its covered battery collection, recovery, and educational outreach efforts beginning June 30, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 87)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB49/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb49.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2068000,"bill_number":"HB64","title":"AN ACT relating to identification devices.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish limitations on the introduction of identification devices on or within the human body; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish a statute of limitations for an action filed for introduction of an identification device; amend KRS 508.152, relating to the unlawful use of tracking devices, to include the installation of a tracking device on the person or property of another without their consent and exempt parental tracking of minors from the prohibition.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB64/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb64.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2068002,"bill_number":"HB155","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the exemption of state and local excise, sales, and use taxes from food, food ingredients, prescription drugs, and residential and on-farm utilities.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt from state and local excise, sales, and use taxes food, food ingredients, prescription drugs, residential utilities, and on-farm utilities; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB155/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb155.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2068004,"bill_number":"HB68","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 100.401 to 100.419 to specify that if a land use development plan or subdivision plan is for a proposed development adjacent to a county not part of the planning unit and the development would have a substantial impact on the infrastructure of that county, then the planning unit shall require as a binding element of the plan application an agreement from the other county approving the plan.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB68/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb68.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2068006,"bill_number":"HB40","title":"AN ACT relating to providing free feminine hygiene products to elementary and secondary students.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"feminine hygiene product\"; require each public school and public charter school that includes any of grades 4 through 12 to provide free feminine hygiene products to female students; require each local board of education and public charter school board of directors to adopt policies relating to the distribution of free feminine hygiene products.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB40/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb40.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2068008,"bill_number":"HB93","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Park.","description":"Amend KRS 148.280 to allow the Kentucky Horse Park Commission, through its president, to eject or exclude any person whose participation in Olympic, Paralympic, or equestrian sports or activities has been restricted by the United States Center for SafeSport and any person who engages or has engaged in conduct that would negatively impact the safety and security of park attendees; allow the commission to promulgate administrative regulations regarding ejections and exclusions from park property.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB93/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb93.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2068009,"bill_number":"HB35","title":"AN ACT relating to scholarship eligibility for proprietary schools.","description":"Amend KRS 164.786 to include a proprietary school in the definition of \"participating institution\" for the purpose of the Dual Credit Scholarship Program; amend KRS 164.787 to include a proprietary school in the definition of \"eligible institution\" for the purpose of the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-07","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB35/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb35.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2068890,"bill_number":"HB281","title":"AN ACT relating to the donation of food.","description":"Amend KRS 217.127 to define \"charitable food donor\" as a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or home-based processor, which produces food for distribution to a homeless shelter or to individuals displaced due to a declared natural disaster; exempt a charitable food donor from the licensing requirements of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 and application of State Plumbing Code requirements; amend KRS 217.218 to conform; amend KRS 411.241 to exempt a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a home-based processor from civil or criminal liability arising from the production or donation of food to a homeless shelter or to individuals displaced due to a declared natural disaster.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 30)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB281/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb281.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2068892,"bill_number":"HB258","title":"AN ACT relating to the transportation of milk.","description":"Amend KRS 189.222 to allow vehicles with a gross weight of up to 90,000 pounds transporting fluid milk from a farm to the first market to operate on any state highway; allow for a 10% weight tolerance; provide exceptions and limitations; amend KRS 189.221 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Agriculture (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB258/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb258.html","sponsor":"J.T. Payne"},
{"bill_id":2068894,"bill_number":"HB274","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to require persons seeking to receive compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits claims to provide a signed disclosure document stating these services may be provided for free from other entities.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB274/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb274.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2068897,"bill_number":"HB241","title":"AN ACT relating to the exemption of certain animal services from sales and use tax.","description":"Amend KRS 139.470 to exempt from sales and use tax pet adoption fees and certain small veterinarian service fees charged by local government animal shelters and nonprofit animal welfare organizations; apply to transactions on or after August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB241/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb241.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2068901,"bill_number":"HB266","title":"AN ACT relating to healthcare credentials eligible for the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund.","description":"Amend KRS 164.0401 to add a speech-language pathology or audiology license to the definition of \"eligible healthcare credential\" for the purpose of the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 29)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB266/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb266.html","sponsor":"Peyton Griffee"},
{"bill_id":2068904,"bill_number":"SR30","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of John William \"Willie\" Ellery.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of John William \"Willie\" Ellery.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR30/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr30.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2068908,"bill_number":"HB254","title":"AN ACT relating to temporary structures.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.050 to exempt certain temporary structures from state building code compliance if erected by or for a state or government agency, city, or municipality; require a temporary structure to be inspected and brought into compliance or removed after 6 months; exempt portable or temporary shower or toilet units from state building code compliance if intended to be used for less than 6 months; require a portable or temporary shower or toilet unit to be inspected and brought into compliance or removed after 6 months.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB254/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb254.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":2068911,"bill_number":"SR24","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Myra Friend-Ellis.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Myra Friend-Ellis.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR24/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr24.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2068917,"bill_number":"HB249","title":"AN ACT relating to involuntary commitment.","description":"Amend KRS 202C.010 to include a violation of sexual abuse in the first degree to the definition of \"qualifying offense\"; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB249/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb249.html","sponsor":"Mitch Whitaker"},
{"bill_id":2068919,"bill_number":"HB255","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to allow evidence relevant to sentencing to be introduced by the Commonwealth and evidence in mitigation or support of leniency to be introduced by the defendant during sentencing hearings in non-felony cases.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB255/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb255.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":2068923,"bill_number":"SJR26","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to unconstitutional acts that would undermine the rights of Kentucky citizens and the sovereignty of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Reaffirm the sovereignty of Kentucky; affirm the sovereign right of Kentucky to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government; direct the Attorney General to challenge all unconstitutional acts of the federal government that usurp or diminish the sovereignty of Kentucky; provide that the General Assembly may enact legislation nullifying unconstitutional acts that undermine Kentucky's sovereignty.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-08","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR26/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr26.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2068930,"bill_number":"HB235","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt homeowners who are 65 years of age or older from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB235/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb235.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2068937,"bill_number":"SB93","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to Medicaid expansion.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to enshrine Medicaid expansion coverage; direct the Secretary of State to advertise the proposed constitutional amendment prior to a general election vote; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-08","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB93/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb93.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2068940,"bill_number":"HB237","title":"AN ACT relating to the employer student loan repayment credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the employer student loan repayment credit, equal to 50% of the amount paid by an employer on an eligible student loan of a qualified employee effective for taxable years beginning January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2030; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB237/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb237.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2068944,"bill_number":"HB279","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for mental health or substance use disorders.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-660 to specify classifications to be included in the term \"classification of benefits\"; specify requirements, standards, and methodologies to be included in the term \"nonquantitative treatment limitation\"; change the definition of \"mental health condition\" to the definition of \"mental health or substance use disorder condition\"; amend KRS 304.17A-661 to require an insurer's mental health parity analysis to include an evaluation of standards relating to network composition, out-of-network utilization rates, and medical management techniques; require insurers to submit a remediation plan for the commissioner's approval if its mental health parity analysis indicates noncompliance; require insurer's annual mental health parity report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission; delete language applying remedies under Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to violations; authorize the Attorney General to enforce the mental health parity law; establish duties, remedies, and penalties for enforcement by the Attorney General; authorize a private cause of action by any person directly injured by a violation or likely violation of the mental health parity law; establish duties, remedies, and penalties for a private right of action under the mental health parity law; establish construction clauses; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations for proper enforcement of mental health parity law; create new sections of KRS 304.17A-660 to 304.17A-669 to define \"health care professional\"; require insurers to comply with KRS 304.17A-700 to 304.17A-730 for claims submitted by health care professionals for the diagnosis or treatment of mental health or substance use disorder conditions; authorize the Attorney General to enforce the requirement to comply with KRS 304.17A-700 to 304.17A-730; create the Advisory Council on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity; establish duties and membership; amend KRS 304.17A-665 to require the commissioner of insurance to publish a summary of each insurer's mental health parity report and report findings to specified legislative committees; amend KRS 304.17A-669 to conform; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with KRS 304.17A-660 to 304.17A-669; provide terms for initial appointment of members of the Advisory Council on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity; provide that certain sections apply to contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB279/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb279.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2068946,"bill_number":"HB248","title":"AN ACT relating to hospital police departments.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to allow certain hospitals licensed under that chapter to establish hospital police departments; provide each hospital police officer with full general police powers, including the power to arrest, in performing his or her duties; specify the qualifications each officer shall have at the time of his or her employment; provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades of the department; prohibit persons from falsely representing themselves to be an officer; establish a citizen complaint and investigation process for complaints against an officer alleging misconduct.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB248/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb248.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":2068953,"bill_number":"HB232","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of minors on digital platforms.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; prohibit social media platforms from providing minors an addictive feed and sending push notifications to minors between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. without permission from a parent or legal guardian; require social media platforms to determine a user's age upon account creation and establish guidelines for handling the information; require social media platforms to develop and implement a proactive strategy to prevent a minor from exposure to harmful material; grant enforcement power to the Office of the Attorney General and provide a private right of action to parents and legal guardians; provide that the Act may be cited as the Youth Online Safety Act, include severability clause. EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB232/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb232.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2068956,"bill_number":"SB96","title":"AN ACT relating to sickle cell disease.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require each hospital licensed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish policies and procedures to improve care for sickle cell disease patients, develop programs to prevent and address addiction risks for sickle cell disease patients, and provide patients with education and resources by January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-08","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB96/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb96.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2068961,"bill_number":"HB238","title":"AN ACT relating to an apprenticeship tax credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an income tax credit for employers that maintain an apprenticeship program and hire apprentices; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB238/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb238.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2068965,"bill_number":"HB239","title":"AN ACT relating to abandoned property.","description":"Amend KRS 383.020 to include duties of a landlord with respect to abandoned personal property.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB239/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb239.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2068970,"bill_number":"HB262","title":"AN ACT relating to an exemption of sales and use tax for aircraft.","description":"Amend KRS 139.470 to exempt gross receipts derived from aircraft sold and delivered in this state to a resident of another state from sales and use tax; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB262/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb262.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2068973,"bill_number":"HB270","title":"AN ACT relating to wages.","description":"Amend KRS 337.275 to raise the minimum wage for employers to $9.50 an hour beginning on the effective date of this Act and incrementally thereafter to $15 an hour beginning on July 1, 2030; raise the state minimum wage for tipped employees to $5 an hour beginning on the effective date of this Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB270/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb270.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2068978,"bill_number":"HB271","title":"AN ACT relating to affordable housing.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to establish the abandoned home pool fund to be administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation to purchase and improve vacant and abandoned homes for rental to eligible individuals and families; specify application process and eligibility criteria.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB271/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb271.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2068986,"bill_number":"SB92","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for palliative care.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require Medicaid coverage for palliative care services; establish eligibility criteria and service requirements; require the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-08","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB92/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb92.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2068990,"bill_number":"HB246","title":"AN ACT relating to animal control officers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to require animal control officers to receive training on recognizing child abuse; provide that the Act may be cited as Kyan's Law.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB246/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb246.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":2068993,"bill_number":"HB236","title":"AN ACT relating to medical services.","description":"Amend KRS 165A.310 to exclude institutions licensed or approved by the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services from the definition of \"proprietary school\" under the Kentucky Commission for Proprietary Education; amend KRS 311A.020 to specify that the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services has authority to oversee the licensure and relicensure of emergency medical services training or educational institutions; amend KRS 311A.015, 311A.024, 311A.025, 311A.030, and 164.945 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 105)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB236/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb236.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2068996,"bill_number":"HB263","title":"AN ACT relating to undesignated glucagon.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; permit health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense undesignated glucagon in the name of a school; permit authorized entities to receive, possess, and administer undesignated glucagon to a student during diabetic medical emergencies; permit schools to stock undesignated glucagon; provide for immunity from civil liability for any personal injury resulting from good-faith actions to use undesignated glucagon to treat diabetic medical emergencies; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consult the American Diabetes Association when promulgating administrative regulations related to the administration of undesignated glucagon in schools.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB263/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb263.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2069000,"bill_number":"HCR16","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION continuing the work of the Air Mobility and Aviation Economic Development Task Force by establishing the Aviation Economic Development Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Aviation Economic Development Task Force and direct it to study and make recommendations; establish membership and meetings; direct the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR16/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr16.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2069003,"bill_number":"HB247","title":"AN ACT relating to disabled veteran benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 164.515 to allow the spouse or a child under the age of 26 of a disabled veteran free tuition at public universities, colleges, or vocational traiing institutions for up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB247/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb247.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":2069007,"bill_number":"HB250","title":"AN ACT relating to school lunches.","description":"Amend KRS 160.345 to require a school council to adopt a policy requiring students to be assigned a lunch period of at least 30 minutes in length; amend KRS 158.153 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB250/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb250.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2069012,"bill_number":"HB244","title":"AN ACT relating to the Ten Commandments in public schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.195 to allow the reading or posting of the Ten Commandments in a public school building, classroom, or event.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB244/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb244.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2069017,"bill_number":"HB276","title":"AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define \"backyard chicken\"; allow a person to keep 6 or fewer backyard chickens on residential property in cities and certain other local governments; establish requirements and restrictions on local regulatory authority.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB276/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb276.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2069024,"bill_number":"HB264","title":"AN ACT relating to theft by deception.","description":"Amend KRS 514.040, relating to theft by deception, to establish a presumption that a person creates or reinforces a false impression when the person lists or advertises residential or commercial real property for sale, lease, or rent without legal title or authority.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB264/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb264.html","sponsor":"Marianne Proctor"},
{"bill_id":2069027,"bill_number":"HB231","title":"AN ACT relating to the reporting of medical debt.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; prohibit a health care professional from furnishing medical debt to a consumer reporting agency; require a contract between a health care professional and collection entity to include a provision prohibiting the reporting of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency; provide that medical debt that is reported in violation of the section is void and unenforceable; make a violation of the section an unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice in violation of KRS 367.170; establish remedies for a violation of the section; provide that section shall not be construed to limit or restrict any powers, duties, remedies, or penalties available; direct that provisions apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB231/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb231.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2069030,"bill_number":"SR25","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the service of Donna Sue Baker to her community and the Commonwealth.","description":"Honor Donna Sue Baker for her service to her community and the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR25/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr25.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2069039,"bill_number":"HB275","title":"AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7874 to define \"eligible noncertified school graduate\"; amend definitions of \"KEES award,\" \"KEES award maximum,\" and \"KEES base amount\" for an eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7881 and 164.7884 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB275/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb275.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2069042,"bill_number":"HB257","title":"AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; permit local school districts to develop and implement a local accountability system; require data publication on the local accountability system; require the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to provide technical assistance in the development of local accountability; permit KDE to incentivize local accountability; set the time frame for requiring local accountability in all local school districts; authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 158.6453 to update terminology regarding academic standards; remove specific writing and editing and mechanics as required summative assessments; require KDE to incorporate a writing program into academic standards and professional development; require school-based decision making councils to adopt a writing program policy and publish it on the school's website; remove requirement for KDE to establish recommendations on using preliminary assessment data to identify students for advanced coursework; amend KRS 158.6455 to add individual student growth metric and student engagement as state indicators in the accountability system, remove quality of school climate and safety as state indicator, remove \"status\" and \"change\" metrics from state accountability system; amend KRS 158.6459, 164.7874, and 157.069 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 138)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB257/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb257.html","sponsor":"J.T. Payne"},
{"bill_id":2069044,"bill_number":"HB252","title":"AN ACT relating to in line of duty disability benefits and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 61.702 and 78.5536 to provide full hospital and medical insurance benefits for a member, their spouse, and their dependents if the member becomes disabled in line of duty with a hazardous disability; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB252/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb252.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2069050,"bill_number":"HB282","title":"AN ACT relating to vehicle lights.","description":"Amend KRS 189.920 to allow wreckers to be equipped with a flashing, rotating, or oscillating blue light, to be used only when the wrecker is stationary and while removing a vehicle or debris from the highway; prohibit a wrecker from using a blue light when towing a vehicle; this Act may be cited as Troy's Law.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB282/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb282.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2069055,"bill_number":"HB234","title":"AN ACT relating to the posting of veterans' benefits and services.","description":"Amend KRS 337.327 to require employers to keep copies of a veterans' benefits and services document in a conspicuous and accessible place.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB234/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb234.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2069060,"bill_number":"HB233","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 172B of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 172B of the Constitution of Kentucky to expand the freeze on an assessment or reassessment moratorium to include the development of property and to remove the 5-year expiration date for the moratorium; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB233/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb233.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2069063,"bill_number":"HB242","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt from taxation a portion of the assessed value of real property maintained as the permanent residence of an owner who is a veteran or first responder; require an owner to meet the disability requirements under Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky; allow real property maintained as the permanent residence of the surviving spouse of a veteran or first responder to receive an exemption based on the qualifiers of the veteran or first responder prior to his or her death; allow the General Assembly to set qualification requirements by law; prohibit a property from receiving more than 1 exemption under this new section of the Constitution of Kentucky; allow the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky; provide that the exemptions supersede contrary provisions of Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemptions to property assessed on or after January 1, 2028; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB242/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb242.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2069067,"bill_number":"SR28","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Charles William Kennedy.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles William \"Mickey\" Kennedy.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR28/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr28.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2069071,"bill_number":"HB243","title":"AN ACT relating to high school graduation requirements.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to require any course meeting the health requirement for high school graduation include information on direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to organ donation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB243/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb243.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2069075,"bill_number":"HB269","title":"AN ACT relating to allowing the Freedom Flag to be flown as a Flag of Remembrance each September 11, which is known as Patriot Day.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to allow the Freedom Flag to be flown as a Flag of Remembrance each September 11.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB269/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb269.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2069078,"bill_number":"HB272","title":"AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.","description":"Amend KRS 6.661 to establish that the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission may employ an executive director of the Legislative Ethics Commission, as well as other necessary staff and contract personnel; require the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission to fix the compensation of staff and contract personnel of the Legislative Ethics Commission; establish that members of the staff of the Legislative Ethics Commission are subject to removal by the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission at any time; amend KRS 6.686 to allow the Legislative Ethics Commission to impose sanctions on persons who file a complaint that is determined to be frivolous, was filed for an improper purpose, or contains factual allegations lacking evidentiary support; provide that sanctions apply retroactively to January 2, 2026; RETROACTIVE, in part.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"returned to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB272/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb272.html","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":2069081,"bill_number":"SB95","title":"AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 156.153 to permit schools to use non-school bus passenger vehicles designed for 10, instead of 9, or fewer passengers; limit statewide driver qualification, training, and drug testing requirements to drivers of non-school bus passenger vehicles along regular bus routes; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB95/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb95.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2069089,"bill_number":"HB256","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.","description":"Amend KRS 23A.080 to allow appeals to be taken to the Circuit Court by the state in criminal cases from an adverse decision or ruling of the District Court.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB256/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb256.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":2069094,"bill_number":"HB267","title":"AN ACT relating to welcome centers and rest areas.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 177 to define \"acknowledgment sign\" and \"sponsorship agreement\"; allow the Transportation Cabinet to enter into sponsorship agreements with private entities to sponsor welcome centers or rest areas on the interstate and state highway system; direct that all contributions shall be used on maintenance and upkeep of the welcome center or rest area; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a sponsorship policy and process to enter into sponsorship agreements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB267/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb267.html","sponsor":"Peyton Griffee"},
{"bill_id":2069097,"bill_number":"HB278","title":"AN ACT relating to hospital price transparency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require hospitals to maintain a publicly available chargemaster of all standard charges, in dollar amounts, and descriptions for all standard facility items or services; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a template for each facility to use to create the chargemaster, monitor each facility's compliance, and provide administrative penalties; prohibit collective action of debt for noncompliant facilities.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB278/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb278.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2069100,"bill_number":"SB94","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.","description":"Amend KRS 190.046 to define \"parts,\" \"qualifying repair,\" \"qualifying repair order,\" \"repair order,\" \"warranty,\" and \"warranty work\"; establish requirements for dealer performance of warranty work, including time allowances, labor rates, parts markups, and payment procedures and terms.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB94/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb94.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2069104,"bill_number":"SJR27","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Les Leatherman Memorial Bridge in Laurel County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 363 in Laurel County as the Les Leatherman Memorial Bridge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR27/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr27.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2069108,"bill_number":"HB253","title":"AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an approved list of reading curriculum and interventions that do not use a three-cueing system; prohibit school districts from using any curriculum or program that employs a three-cueing system; prohibit the use of a three-cueing system in teacher professional development; require the Educational Professional Standards Board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing curriculum for each approved educator preparation program; amend KRS 158.307 to require rather than allow local boards of education to develop a policy on dyslexia; require rather than allow the policy to include listed items; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia by the 2027-2028 school year, rather than the instruction being contingent on funding availability; amend KRS 164.306 to specify that educator preparation programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system; amend KRS 161.028 to require the board to include in the standards set for teacher preparation programs that the programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 74)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB253/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb253.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2069111,"bill_number":"HB240","title":"AN ACT relating to residency as defined by the Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Amend KRS 164.020 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education to consider individuals born in Kentucky as Kentucky residents when determining residency for tuition and admission purposes in the state postsecondary education system; provide that the Act may be cited as the Welcome Back to My Old Kentucky Home Initiative.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB240/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb240.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2069118,"bill_number":"HJR17","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Cerulean Veterans Memorial Bridge in Trigg County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge located on Kentucky Route 124 in Trigg County as the Cerulean Veterans Memorial Bridge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR17/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr17.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2069121,"bill_number":"SB91","title":"AN ACT relating to standardizing real property tax bills.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 134 to require use of a standardized form for all real property tax bills; require the Department of Revenue to prescribe the form and make it available to all taxing districts that levy a property tax on real property; specify provisions to be included on the form; exempt certificates of delinquency and third-party purchasers from the form requirements.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-08","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB91/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb91.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2069124,"bill_number":"HB251","title":"AN ACT relating to hazardous duty coverage in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.","description":"Amend KRS 61.592 to redefine \"hazardous position\" to include Department of Kentucky State Police forensic lab and crime scene personnel.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB251/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb251.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2069127,"bill_number":"HB260","title":"AN ACT relating to nationally certified student support personnel.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require a salary supplement for school social workers who have been nationally certified by the School Social Work Association of America and are employed by local boards of education if funding is provided for such purpose, permit local boards of education to provide a supplement from other resources if funding is not provided, and require inclusion of the supplement for Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System calculations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require a salary supplement for school psychologists who have been nationally certified by the National Association of School Psychologists and are employed by local boards of education if funding is provided for such purpose, permit local boards of education to provide a supplement from other resources if funding is not provided, and require inclusion of the supplement for Teachers’ Retirement System calculations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB260/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb260.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2069133,"bill_number":"HB277","title":"AN ACT relating to school nutrition.","description":"Amend KRS 158.850 to define terms; ban schools from selling or providing ultra-processed foods during the school day.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB277/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb277.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2069139,"bill_number":"HB265","title":"AN ACT relating to regulatory authorizations by the commissioner of insurance.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 299 to establish procedures and authorization by the commissioner of insurance for the voluntary dissolution of certain companies transacting the business of insurance upon the cooperative or assessment plan; amend KRS 304.50-010 to prohibit the commissioner from authorizing additional workers' compensation self-insured groups on and after the effective date of the Act; amend KRS 342.350 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 84)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB265/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb265.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2069144,"bill_number":"SB10","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences.","description":"Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 60 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 12)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB10/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb10.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":2069146,"bill_number":"HB268","title":"AN ACT relating to the Green Star flag.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to adopt the Green Star flag as the Commonwealth's symbol of continued awareness of military service member and veteran suicide and commitment to recognize and resolve military service member and veteran suicide.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB268/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb268.html","sponsor":"Peyton Griffee"},
{"bill_id":2069151,"bill_number":"HJR18","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Elmer Carmon Milliner and PFC Clarence Ozbert Milliner Memorial Bridges in Grayson County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate 2 bridges on Kentucky Route 920 in Grayson County as the Elmer Carmon Milliner Memorial Bridge and the PFC Clarence Ozbert Milliner Memorial Bridge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR18/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr18.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2069155,"bill_number":"SR29","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Edward Todd, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Edward Todd, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR29/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr29.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2069159,"bill_number":"HB259","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 32, 72, 91, 100, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizenship requirements of state and local elected officials.","description":"Propose to amend Sections 32, 72, 91, 100, and 122 of the Constitution of Kentucky to require candidates for the General Assembly, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Commissioner of Agriculture, Secretary of State, Attorney General, county clerk, Circuit Court clerk, Commonwealth’s attorney, county attorney, District Judge, Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals Judge, and Justice of the Supreme Court to be a natural born citizen of the United States and a national of only the United States in order to hold each respective office; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB259/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb259.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2069161,"bill_number":"HB245","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the homestead exemption to $75,000; require the homestead exemption amount to be indexed every year; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; apply to property assessments beginning on or after January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB245/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb245.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2069166,"bill_number":"HB261","title":"AN ACT relating to the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to enact and enter into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact; declare purpose; define terms; set requirements for member states and for school psychologists to participate in the compact; establish provisions for active duty military members or their spouses; designate procedures for adverse actions against a school psychologist; create the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission and establish its internal procedures; provide for the commission to facilitate the exchange of information; establish rulemaking procedures, oversight, financing, dispute resolution, and enforcement provisions of the compact; create member state compact withdrawal procedures; provide for amendments to the compact; specify applicability of the compact to certain Kentucky state law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-08","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB261/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb261.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2069168,"bill_number":"HB273","title":"AN ACT relating to barbering.","description":"Amend KRS 317.430, relating to the Kentucky Board of Barbering, to add the executive director of the board as a nonvoting member; amend KRS 317.450 to remove language regarding good moral character and temperate habit requirements; reduce length of experience from 3 years to 1 year for certain out-of-state applicants; amend KRS 317.470 to change the title of \"administrator\" to \"executive director\"; amend KRS 317.540, relating to barber schools to reduce the number of required hours of course instruction from 1,500 to 1,200; increase the maximum number of hours allowed per day from 8 to 10 hours; make technical changes.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB273/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb273.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2069171,"bill_number":"HB280","title":"AN ACT relating to health care and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 314.041, relating to registered nurse licensure, and KRS 314.051, relating to licensed practical nurse licensure, to add credential requirements; amend KRS 314.042 to require physicians collaborating with an advanced practice registered nurse to have an active and unrestricted license in Kentucky; amend KRS 314.109 to reduce the time from 90 to 30 days for a person under the jurisdiction of the board to notify the board of a conviction of certain misdemeanors or felonies; amend KRS 209.032, relating to employees of vulnerable adult service providers, to permit a state licensing board to query the cabinet for a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation against an individual under the licensing board's jurisdiction; create a new section of KRS 158.830 to 158.838 to define terms; permit health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense undesignated glucagon in the name of a school or to a trained individual; permit trained individuals to receive, possess, and administer undesignated glucagon during diabetic medical emergencies; permit schools to stock undesignated glucagon; provide for immunity from civil liability for any personal injury resulting from good-faith actions to use undesignated glucagon to treat diabetic medical emergencies; amend KRS 158.832 to add definition of \"documented medical conditions\" and medications to the definition of \"medications\"; amend KRS 158.834 to add medical conditions and medications that may be self-administered in schools with parental authorization and a prescription; amend KRS 158.836 to require students to permit bronchodilator rescue inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications in their possession or in the possession of school personnel; encourage schools to stock undesignated glucagon; and require policies and Good Samaritan protection for the good-faith administration of glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications for authorized school employees; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 75)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB280/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb280.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2069525,"bill_number":"HB288","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of members of the General Assembly.","description":"Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prevent Senators from serving more than 4 terms of office, not including partial terms of 2 years or less, and to prevent members of the House of Representatives from serving more than 6 terms of office, not including partial terms of 2 years or less, beginning with those elected in November 2028; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB288/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb288.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2069532,"bill_number":"SB57","title":"AN ACT relating to nuclear energy development.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program; define terms; require the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (authority) to annually submit recommendations to the General Assembly for awarding grant funding to eligible applicants for up to 1/3 of the actual costs incurred in applying for and procuring an early site permit, construction permit, or combined operating license from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, not to exceed $25,000,000; establish eligibility requirements and scoring criteria for applications; require the authority to make eligibility determinations and objectively score grant applications; require that applicants procure a surety bond or other similar security to guarantee the repayment of the grant amounts in the event of forfeiture for eligibility; provide for forfeiture and repayment of grant funding if certain permitting, licensure, or commencement of construction timelines are not met; establish the Kentucky nuclear reactor site readiness pilot program fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to allow a regulated utility to apply to the Public Service Commission for the recovery of costs not covered in its existing rates incurred in applying for and procuring an early site permit, construction permit, or combined operating license from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission; prohibit the recovery of costs for any amounts that have been offset by grant funding from the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program; amend KRS 164.2802 to require 12 hours of nuclear-related training for new and existing at-large voting members of the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority; allow the director or the chair of the authority to waive the training requirement for any member who can demonstrate adequate knowledge of nuclear-related issues; require that the authority include its evaluations, scores, and funding recommendations for the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program with its annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 164.2803 to allow fusion-related nuclear energy projects to be eligible for grant funding from the Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56)","last_action_date":"2026-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB57/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb57.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2069541,"bill_number":"SB55","title":"AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs.","description":"Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies; provide that a governing body, a member or employee of a governing body, or any public or private entity that may be held liable for the actions of a governing body that makes any decision regarding its participation in an optional water fluoridation program shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for acts carried out reasonably and in good faith regarding its decision of whether to participate in the water fluoridation program.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB55/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb55.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2069552,"bill_number":"HB301","title":"AN ACT relating to service credit for the Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 161.500 to allow members of the Teachers' Retirement System to recover up to 10 unpaid days that were missed to observe religious holidays; include the recovered days in count of days worked for service credit; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB301/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb301.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2069561,"bill_number":"HB284","title":"AN ACT relating to cultured meat products.","description":"Amend KRS 217.035 to remove meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue from the list of foods deemed misbranded; amend KRS 217.175 to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or exchange of meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB284/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb284.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2069571,"bill_number":"HB300","title":"AN ACT relating to contractors.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; establish licensing for contractors under the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; prohibit any persons not licensed by the department from holding himself or herself out as a contractor; allow the department to issue contractor licenses, promulgate administrative regulations, and implement disciplinary actions; establish applicant requirements and fee limitations; provide for injunctive relief; create the contractors fund; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; direct that a person may cancel a real estate goods and services contract within 5 business days; establish additional items a contractor must furnish a person prior to entering into a real estate goods or services contract with a person; prohibit additional practices by contractors; provide that this Act applies to contracts entered on or after the effective date of this Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB300/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb300.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2069582,"bill_number":"HB290","title":"AN ACT relating to the provision of legal research resources.","description":"Amend KRS 172.100 and 172.200, relating to county law libraries, to ensure that law library funds can be expended for subscriptions to computer-assisted legal research, internet access, and computers and related equipment.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB290/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb290.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2069592,"bill_number":"HR20","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and celebrating Hindu holidays and the resilience of the Hindu people.","description":"Recognize and celebrate Hindu holidays and the resilience of the Hindu people.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR20/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr20.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2069603,"bill_number":"SR32","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Tatum Elizabeth Dale.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Tatum Elizabeth Dale.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR32/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr32.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2069612,"bill_number":"SB60","title":"AN ACT relating to waste tires.","description":"Amend KRS 224.50-854 to remove the exemption for a person who stores waste tires for resale from the requirements of the waste tire program; amend KRS 224.50-856 to allow a person making retail sales of used motor vehicles tires to be eligible for the same accumulator registration exemption as sellers of new motor vehicle tires; amend KRS 224.50-858 to require nonexempt sellers of new or used motor vehicle tires to register and be subject to the requirements of the waste tire program.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB60/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb60.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2069621,"bill_number":"HB303","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"The Governor's recommended Transportation Cabinet Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, Funds Transfer; detail Part IV, Transportation Cabinet Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB303/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb303.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2069632,"bill_number":"HB286","title":"AN ACT relating to veteran entrepreneurs.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to create the Veteran Entrepreneur Program to be administered by the Office of Entrepreneurship; establish requirements and program details; amend KRS 154.12-277 and 154.12-278 to include the Veteran Entrepreneur Program; and amend KRS 154.12-330 to give preference to veterans in the issuance of small business loans.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB286/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb286.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2069641,"bill_number":"HR21","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of the victims of the United Parcel Service Airlines Flight 2976, and commending those who responded to the incident.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the victims of UPS Airlines Flight 2976, and recognize the efforts of first responders and other agencies that responded to the crash.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR21/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr21.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2069650,"bill_number":"SB58","title":"AN ACT relating to diaper access programs.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Diaper Access Board and its functions related to the development of a state plan for the distribution of funds from the Kentucky diaper access trust fund; establish the Kentucky diaper access trust fund and the purposes for which funds are disbursed to diaper access programs in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB58/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb58.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2069664,"bill_number":"HB287","title":"AN ACT relating to plastic waste.","description":"Amend KRS 224.50-585 to define terms; prohibit the intentional release of more than 25 plastic balloons; establish a ban on plastic, single-use carryout bags by July 1, 2031; establish a ban on the provision of single-use plastic straws and Styrofoam food and beverage containers by retail food and beverage establishments by July 1, 2029; establish civil penalty of $100 per day for violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB287/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb287.html","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":2069674,"bill_number":"HB304","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.","description":"The Governor's recommended State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; detail Part XII, Appropriations from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB304/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb304.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2069685,"bill_number":"SB51","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt homeowners who are 65 years of age or older from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB51/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb51.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2069694,"bill_number":"HB296","title":"AN ACT relating to psychotropic drugs.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; require Medicaid-enrolled providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children to provide an FDA Medication Guide to parents or legal guardians; require medical care providers prescribing psychotropic drugs to children covered by Medicaid to obtain signed informed consent from a parent or guardian; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and maintain an adverse drug reaction online reporting system; require the cabinet to compile and submit an annual report of the adverse drug reaction online reporting system to the Legislative Research Commission; require the cabinet to submit an annual report summarizing the implementation efforts and compliance statistics of Medicaid-enrolled providers; establish penalties; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the system.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB296/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb296.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2069703,"bill_number":"SB59","title":"AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources.","description":"Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggrieved by a violation of the prohibition; establish a statute of limitations to commence suit and the appropriate venue; provide when the suit accrues; specify damages recoverable per violation; allow for class action; include a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person held civilly liable; amend KRS 48.025 and 132.017 to conform.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 155)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB59/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb59.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2069714,"bill_number":"HB292","title":"AN ACT relating to special purpose governmental entities.","description":"Amend KRS 65A.030, relating to special purpose governmental entities, to increase the audit and financial statement responsibility thresholds; amend KRS 65A.010 to include 911 emergency services within examples of public services provided by special purpose governmental entities and to raise the fire department audit and financial statement responsibility thresholds; amend KRS 95A.055 to raise the fire department audit and financial statement responsibility thresholds; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB292/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb292.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2069724,"bill_number":"HB291","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 116.035 to provide that a voter shall be deemed a resident of a city within the county of his or her habitation if the voter has at least 50% ownership in real property located within the city precinct.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB291/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb291.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2069735,"bill_number":"HB294","title":"AN ACT relating to delinquent tax liens.","description":"Amend KRS 134.490 to modify notification requirements for third-party purchasers of delinquent taxes; amend KRS 134.504 to require notice of the homestead exemption application process.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB294/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb294.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2069744,"bill_number":"HB295","title":"AN ACT relating to the screening of residential tenants.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to prohibit landlords from charging screening fees without notice to the applicant; require screening criteria from landlords; require landlords to provide notice of denial to applicants; allow applicants to view the property before a security deposit is paid.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB295/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb295.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2069753,"bill_number":"HB297","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officers.","description":"Amend KRS 15.420, relating to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund, to include in the definition of \"police officer\" a Kentucky State Fair Board special police officer.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB297/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb297.html","sponsor":"Chris Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2069764,"bill_number":"HB302","title":"AN ACT relating to diaper access programs.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Diaper Access Board and its functions related to the development of a state plan for the distribution of funds from the Kentucky diaper access trust fund; establish the Kentucky diaper access trust fund and the purposes for which funds are disbursed to diaper access programs in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB302/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb302.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2069774,"bill_number":"HB285","title":"AN ACT relating to a property tax homestead exemption for disabled veterans.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132, relating to state and local property taxes, to establish a homestead exemption in an amount up to $100,000 for veterans with a 50% or greater service-connected disability; establish requirements for the exemption; allow the permanent residence of a veteran's surviving spouse to continue to receive the exemption; require the Department of Revenue to prescribe forms and an application process for the exemption; apply the exemption to state, county, city, and special district taxes; allow mobile homes, manufactured houses, recreational homes, and modular homes to qualify for the exemption; require title transfers on property receiving the exemption to be reported to the property valuation administrator; allow the exemption to apply to the value of the property that is assessable to the owner or proportioned to his or her interest when the property is jointly owned or owned through a stock or membership corporation; allow partial or full refunds if an overpayment occurs upon application of the exemption; apply to property assessed on or after January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB285/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb285.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2069783,"bill_number":"SR31","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Senate.","description":"Recognize Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day; and honor those impacted by cancer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR31/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr31.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2069796,"bill_number":"SB56","title":"AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to prohibit the Department for Medicaid Services, any Medicaid managed care organization contracted by the department, and the Medicaid state pharmacy benefit manager from denying coverage for a nonopioid analgesic in favor of opioid analgesic or establishing more restrictive or more extensive utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls for any opioid or narcotic analgesic; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"passed over and retained for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB56/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb56.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2069805,"bill_number":"SB101","title":"AN ACT relating to children.","description":"Amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student for at least 12 months if the student intentionally causes physical injury to educational personnel at a school or school function; amend KRS 158.155 to require that school employees report attempted assault of any school employee to law enforcement; amend KRS 158.990 to provide for penalties for any person who intentionally violates KRS 158.155; amend KRS 610.200 to provide that a peace officer is not required to retain custody of a child for a felony violation of assault in the third degree; amend KRS 635.020 to provide that a child 14 years of age or older who is charged with a felony violation of assault in the third degree may be tried as an adult.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 50)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB101/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb101.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2069816,"bill_number":"SB52","title":"AN ACT relating to ensuring fair permitting and licensing practices.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit public agencies from denying permits or licenses for reasons not specified by law; implement a 30-day time frame for ruling on applications for a permit or license if no time frame is otherwise specified by law; establish procedures for applications for a permit or license which are not ruled upon during the applicable time frame or are denied; for appeal process.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB52/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb52.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2069825,"bill_number":"SB61","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7879 to increase the Kentucky educational excellence scholarship base amount for each eligible grade point average; increase the supplemental award amounts; require a supplemental award for eligible Cambridge Advanced International scores; amend KRS 164.7882 to increase the award amount for an eligible student enrolled in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program; amend KRS 164.7874, 164.7881, 164.7884, and 164.7885 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB61/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb61.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2069834,"bill_number":"HB299","title":"AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to define \"machine gun\"; establish the offense of possession of a machine gun conversion device as a Class C felony.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB299/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb299.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2069844,"bill_number":"HR19","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 2026 as Kentucky Mentorship Month.","description":"Recognize January 2026 as Kentucky Mentorship Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR19/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr19.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2069855,"bill_number":"HB298","title":"AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7874, relating to KEES awards, to define terms; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish the use of a specified equivalent grade point average for eligible graduates of certain private, parochial, or church schools based on the Advanced Placement exam score, dual credit courses grade point average, or a combination of both; amend KRS 164.7881 and 164.7884 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB298/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb298.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2069866,"bill_number":"SB53","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Amend KRS 100.275 to affirm that planning units and commissions and boards thereof may hold public hearings and accept public comments concerning the approval of subdivision plats and development plans.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB53/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb53.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2069876,"bill_number":"HB293","title":"AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require vehicles operating on a highway with an iron, steel, or wooden wheel to be equipped with a rubberized strip on the portion of the wheel that is in contact with the highway; provide an exception for certain animal-drawn vehicles; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalty for violation at $20 to $100 for each offense.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB293/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb293.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2069885,"bill_number":"HB283","title":"AN ACT relating to adversarial foreign transactions in the Commonwealth.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39G to define \"center,\" \"executive director,\" \"foreign enterprise,\" and \"resident of the Commonwealth\"; prohibit a resident of the Commonwealth from engaging in a transaction with a foreign enterprise if the transaction would result in foreign control of intellectual property, infrastructure, technology, or assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth, obstruction of counter-intelligence efforts, or would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center to review and investigate a transaction between a foreign enterprise and a resident of the Commonwealth; require the center to notify the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security once it has determined that a transaction would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the center to refer the matter to the appropriate federal authorities if a transaction would compromise the security of the United States; allow the center to contact other state and local agencies and access state and local databases if necessary in pursuit of a review or an investigation; require the center to assess whether the transaction between a foreign enterprise and a resident of the Commonwealth would pose a threat to the security of the Commonwealth, the level of threat the transaction would pose, whether that threat has been mitigated, whether the transaction is with or on behalf of a foreign government, and whether a foreign entity may obtain control of critical infrastructure, technology, or assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the center to refer the matter to the Attorney General and notify the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security if it determines that the transaction would pose as a threat to the Commonwealth and the threat cannot be mitigated; require the center to meet with the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee at least twice a year to discuss any findings in its review or investigations that would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; allow either co-chair of the Legislative Investigations and Oversight Committee to compel additional meetings; require the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to have required security clearance before meeting with the center; prohibit the center from meeting with the co-chairs if neither have obtained the required security clearance; exempt the meeting between the center and the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee from the Kentucky Open Meetings Act and exempt any records produced in the meeting from the Kentucky Open Records Act; require center to submit an annual report to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee; exempt certain data from the report from the Kentucky Open Records Act; exempt certain data from the report from the Kentucky Open Meetings Act; direct that the first report to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee be issued by July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB283/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb283.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2069896,"bill_number":"HB289","title":"AN ACT relating to students.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to require a local school district to enroll a student on a part-time basis for courses or programs in a school, subject to standard enrollment policies and procedures; permit part-time enrollment in a local school district to partially satisfy compulsory attendance; prohibit part-time enrollee participation in interscholastic athletics; amend KRS 158.120 to specify that a nonresident pupil policy shall not discriminate on certain factors; prohibit a local school district from charging tuition to a parent or guardian; require school districts to determine and publish nonresident enrollment capacity; require the Kentucky Board of Education to create nonresident pupil enrollment application forms and specify the application process; require reporting by school districts and the Kentucky Department of Education on nonresident enrollment; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; create a formula for distribution of any state appropriated funds to eligible school districts for nonresident students; amend KRS 156.070 and KRS 157.350 to conform; require each school district to report on nonresident pupils and tuition charged during the 2026-2027 school year; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a compiled report to the Legislative Research Commission; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2028.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB289/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb289.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2069906,"bill_number":"SB54","title":"AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; allow local governments to regulate short-term rentals.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB54/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb54.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2071526,"bill_number":"HB307","title":"AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; establish a proactive postsecondary admissions program to be managed by the Council on Postsecondary Education; require each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky to establish the minimum academic qualification for prospective admission to the institution and implement the common online application approved by the council by July 1, 2027; require the Kentucky Department of Education and each certified nonpublic school to submit a compiled list with designated information of all high school students who most recently completed their junior year to the council and the Kentucky Center for Statistics on or before September 1 of each year; require the KHEAA to submit the KEES award amounts of public and certified nonpublic high school students to the council on or before September 1 of each year; direct the council to send a personalized prospective admissions letter notifying each eligible high school student of each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky where the recipient qualifies for prospective admissions, provides instructions for the recipient to apply for full admission, and of the student's KEES scholarship amount; provide that the personalized letter shall not constitute a guarantee of admission; retain the right for public postsecondary education institutions to perform a comprehensive reviews of all admissions applications internally; create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to direct the Kentucky Center for Statistics to collaborate with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Education to publish annual data on academic and workforce outcomes; amend KRS 164.020 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish a common online application and maintain a website for students to apply to Kentucky public postsecondary institutions through the common online application.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB307/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb307.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2071535,"bill_number":"HB310","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary funding.","description":"Amend KRS 164.092 to remove the definition of \"equilibrium\" and all references to equilibrium; require that university resources shall be allocated without weighting; require the postsecondary working group to meet every odd year; make technical amendments.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB310/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb310.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2071544,"bill_number":"SB64","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 154.15-010 to remove the definition of \"executive director\" of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA); amend KRS 154.15-020 to administratively attach the KCNA to the Finance and Administration Cabinet; remove references to the executive director and the advisory group of the KCNA; abolish the KCNA advisory group; remove references to KCNA staff and require the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) to assign COT personnel to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the KCNA; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Treasurer, and the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology serve as ex officio members on the board of directors for any nonprofit organization incorporated to carry out activities associated with the responsibilities of the KCNA or its board; amend KRS 154.15-030 to remove all current members of the KCNA board except for the representative designated by the Center for Rural Development and replace them with the chief information officer of the Department of Education, who shall serve as chair, the Attorney General, the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Secretary of State, and the Treasurer, or their designees; amend KRS 42.726 to add carrying out the functions and responsibilities of the KCNA to the roles and duties of the COT; amend KRS 42.732 to remove the executive director of the KCNA from the Kentucky Information Technology Advisory Council; amend KRS 12.020, 12.023, and 42.014 to conform; require that on the effective date of the Act, all functions and responsibilities previously undertaken by KCNA personnel shall be transferred to existing COT personnel; require all records, files, or documents previously maintained by KCNA personnel to be transferred to the COT; require that the position of executive director of the KCNA shall be terminated on the effective date of the Act; allow the executive director of COT to determine on or before June 30,2026, which staff previous employed by KCNA shall be retained and employed by COT; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB64/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb64.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2071553,"bill_number":"HB309","title":"AN ACT relating to cultured meat products.","description":"Amend KRS 217.035 to remove meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue from the list of foods deemed misbranded; amend KRS 217.175 to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or exchange of meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB309/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb309.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":2071562,"bill_number":"HB328","title":"AN ACT relating to child-care centers.","description":"Amend KRS 199.896 to establish licensure requirements for child-care centers; amend KRS 199.8962 to establish operational standards for child-care centers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB328/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb328.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2071572,"bill_number":"HJR24","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw all waiver applications that have been submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish a community engagement program, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw the 1115(a) demonstration waiver application that was submitted on June 25, 2025, to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement a mandatory community engagement program; EMERGENCY","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 151)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR24/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr24.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":2071581,"bill_number":"HB311","title":"AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require each railroad company to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation at intersections with public roads or highways; direct the Transportation Cabinet or local government to remove obstructive vegetation if the railroad company fails to do so after receiving written notice from the cabinet or local government; establish procedures for reimbursement by the railroad company for the vegetation removal.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 195)","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB311/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb311.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2071590,"bill_number":"HB330","title":"AN ACT relating to jurisdiction of contractor disputes involving real property.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish exclusive jurisdiction for contractor dispute actions involving real property located in this state.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB330/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb330.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2071599,"bill_number":"HB324","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officer training.","description":"Amend KRS 15.334 to require law enforcement training on crisis intervention and de-escalation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB324/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb324.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2071607,"bill_number":"SR33","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Robert E. \"Bob\" Purnell, Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Robert E. \"Bob\" Purnell, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR33/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr33.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2071618,"bill_number":"SB69","title":"AN ACT relating to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow a contribution to be made to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund through an income tax refund designation effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026; require the designation to be printed on the face of the individual income tax form; require a description of the trust fund in the individual income tax return instructions; require the Department of Revenue to transfer the funds designated to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to create the autism spectrum disorder trust fund; amend KRS194A.624 to require the Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders to administer the trust fund; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission and to promulgate administrative regulations; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB69/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb69.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2071628,"bill_number":"HB315","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms.","description":"Amend KRS 527.010 to define \"assault weapon,\" \"bump stock,\" and \"machine gun\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish the offense of possession of an assault weapon as a Class D felony; provide exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish the offense of possession of a machine gun; provide exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to allow a person who lawfully owns an assault weapon before the effective date of the Act to apply to the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police for a certificate of possession; amend KRS 237.104 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB315/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb315.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2071637,"bill_number":"SB66","title":"AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to expand the list of controlled substances to include clonazepam, cyclobenzaprine, and fentanyl; amend KRS 189A.105 to provide a person shall be informed at the time blood test is requested that the fact of a refusal to submit to the blood test will result in suspension of his or her driver's license and if the person is convicted of a violation of KRS 189A.010, his or her license will be suspended; amend KRS 186.018 to require the Transportation Cabinet to destroy records of moving traffic convictions that are more than 10 years old.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 193)","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB66/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb66.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2071646,"bill_number":"HB329","title":"AN ACT relating to child welfare investigations.","description":"Amend KRS 620.030 to establish record keeping and process requirements for reports of alleged child dependency, neglect, or abuse.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB329/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb329.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2071655,"bill_number":"HB326","title":"AN ACT relating to residential safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 227.200 to 227.400 to require an owner, seller, or lessor to have functional smoke detectors in all existing single-family and multifamily residential units; require a seller or lessor to verify compliance in an affidavit prior to transfer or tenancy of property; direct that seller or landlord may be subject to a civil penalty for violation; exempt real estate licensees from liability.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB326/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb326.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2071665,"bill_number":"HB313","title":"AN ACT relating to city franchises.","description":"Amend KRS 69.010 to change the time period that a city has to provide for the sale of a new franchise before the expiration of the current utility franchise from 18 months to 6 months.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 108)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB313/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb313.html","sponsor":"Ryan Bivens"},
{"bill_id":2071675,"bill_number":"SB72","title":"AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against health care professionals who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant health care professionals the right not to participate in services that violate their conscience; exempt health care professionals from liability for exercising these rights; prohibit hiring or licensing authorities from reprimanding health care professionals; require hiring or licensing authorities to provide complaints it has received to health care professionals; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations; provide that the Act may be cited as the Health Care Heroes Recruitment and Retention Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB72/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb72.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":2071684,"bill_number":"HJR25","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.","description":"Declare Kentucky to be a Food is Medicine state and direct state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR25/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr25.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2071693,"bill_number":"HB323","title":"AN ACT relating to government social media accounts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define \"public agency,\" \"harassment,\" \"obscene,\" and \"social media platform\"; prohibit a public agency, or individual acting on behalf of a public agency, from disabling, deleting, blocking, hiding, or otherwise preventing a person or entity from commenting on a social media platform designated by the public agency to communicate government business or on an account of an individual with the authority to speak on behalf of the public agency acting on its behalf on his or her personal account; permit a public agency, or individual acting on behalf of a public agency, to disable or delete comments that are libelous or slanderous, obscene, would be considered harassment, or would pose an imminent threat to public safety as determined by a court; allow a person or entity to bring forth an action against a public agency, or an individual acting on behalf of a public agency, for any violation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define \"official electronic school communication\"; prohibit a public school, school district, or individual acting in his or her capacity on behalf of a public school or school district from directly or indirectly publishing an official electronic school communication to advocate for or against a political topic, party, candidate, or question; prohibit a public school, school district, or individual acting in his or her official capacity on behalf of a public school or school district from restricting lawful public commentary on a political topic, party, or question if the public school, school district, or person acting in his or her official capacity on behalf of a public school or school district directly or indirectly publishes such commentary on an official electronic school communication.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB323/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb323.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2071703,"bill_number":"HB322","title":"AN ACT relating to child-care providers on a military installation or facility.","description":"Amend KRS 199.8982 to establish an exemption from the state certification requirements for a child-care provider on a military installation or military facility that is licensed or certified as a family child-care provider by the United States Department of Defense, any branch of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or reserve component thereof.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB322/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb322.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2071712,"bill_number":"HB305","title":"AN ACT relating to grand jury service.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to establish that a person present at any part of a grand jury proceeding shall not knowingly record the proceeding or disclose any information gathered while present during a proceeding; amend KRS 29A.990 to establish the penalty for knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding as a Class A misdemeanor unless the person is a public servant as defined in KRS 519.010, in which case it is a Class D felony; amend KRS 500.050 to provide that a misdemeanor violation of knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding shall be prosecuted within 10 years after the act is committed.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB305/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb305.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2071723,"bill_number":"HB318","title":"AN ACT relating to property rights in name, voice, and likeness.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to define terms; establish property rights in every individual's name, voice, and likeness; establish how the property rights may be transferred or terminated; establish a civil cause of action and damages for unauthorized use of an individual's name, voice, or likeness; provide exceptions; require that an action commence within 4 years of discovery of the violation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB318/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb318.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2071733,"bill_number":"HB312","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define \"provisional license\" and \"standard license\"; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) to issue provisional licenses to carry concealed firearms and other deadly weapons to persons who are 18 to 20 years of age; require KSP to provide notice of expiration of provisional licenses and an application to switch from a provisional license to a standard license; allow the provisional license holder to apply by paper to his or her sheriff or online to KSP for a standard license; allow KSP to promulgate administrative regulations to administer provisional and standard license issuance.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 173)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB312/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb312.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2071742,"bill_number":"SB63","title":"AN ACT relating to student journalist freedom.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to state legislative findings; define terms; establish additional free speech protections for student journalists; place limitations on additional protections; establish protections for student media advisors; require each local school board to adopt a written policy for time, place, and manner restrictions and for an appeals procedure; provide that student speech not be considered school speech; allow for a student journalist or student media advisor to seek injunctive relief; provide that the Act may be cited as the New Voices Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB63/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb63.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2071752,"bill_number":"SB68","title":"AN ACT relating to executive branch agencies.","description":"Amend KRS 148.280 to allow the Kentucky Horse Park Commission, through its president, to eject or exclude any person whose participation in Olympic, Paralympic, or equestrian sports or activities has been restricted by the United States Center for SafeSport and any person who engages or has engaged in conduct that would negatively impact the safety and security of park attendees; allow the commission to promulgate administrative regulations regarding ejections and exclusions from park property.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 121)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB68/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb68.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2071761,"bill_number":"HB327","title":"AN ACT relating to pretrial release.","description":"Amend KRS 431.066 to limit the use of money bail to certain high-risk defendants and create a preventive detention process for defendants of select risk levels and charge types; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a preventive detention hearing process and define the limited circumstances in which money bail may be imposed; amend various other sections to conform; repeal KRS 431.021, relating to guaranteed arrest bond certificates.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB327/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb327.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2071772,"bill_number":"HB317","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt homeowners who are 65 years of age or older from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption only to increases occurring until the assessed value of the property is $500,000; prohibit exempting increases occurring after the real property is assessed above $500,000; require the $500,000 to be indexed every 2 years; require any portion of the assessed value previously exempted under this section to retain its exempt status as long as the real property continues to be maintained as the permanent residence of the owner who is 65 years of age or older; require the exemption to be notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB317/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb317.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2071782,"bill_number":"SB71","title":"AN ACT relating to training requirements for local boards of education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.180 to require all local school board members to receive 6 hours of in-service finance training every 2 years.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB71/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb71.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2071790,"bill_number":"SB62","title":"AN ACT relating to evictions during extreme weather conditions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 383.200 to 383.285 to prohibit evictions of residential tenants during extreme weather conditions; amend KRS 383.245 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB62/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb62.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2071799,"bill_number":"HB331","title":"AN ACT relating to real property purchased at a master commissioner's sale.","description":"Amend KRS 91.514 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 426 to establish that any residential property that is purchased at a master commissioner's sale or other court-ordered sale in a county that has a land bank authority and was occupied at any time within the 2 years prior to the sale must undergo renovations within 6 months of obtaining the title to the property and must be returned to a state of occupancy within specified time periods; define terms; establish a fine of $100 per day payable to the local government for noncompliance.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB331/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb331.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2071808,"bill_number":"HB308","title":"AN ACT relating to sex crimes.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide that any person who has been convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered an Alford plea to a sex crime in which the victim was under the age of 12 shall undergo medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment; provide that treatment shall begin no later than 1 month before the person is released from custody; provide that treatment shall continue until the person is released from probation, parole, or postincarceration supervision; provide that the person shall be evaluated by a licensed physician prior to treatment to determine if the person is an appropriate candidate for treatment; provide that the Department of Corrections shall administer the treatment; authorize the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB308/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb308.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":2071818,"bill_number":"HCR23","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Property Taxation Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Property Taxation Task Force to study, review, and provide policy recommendations on how to address local property taxation increases; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 legislative interim; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR23/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr23.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2071828,"bill_number":"HB316","title":"AN ACT relating to local firearms control ordinances.","description":"Repeal and reenact KRS 65.870 to allow local governments to enact ordinances regulating firearms, ammunition, components of firearms and ammunition, and firearms accessories; amend KRS 65.1591 and 237.115 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB316/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb316.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2071836,"bill_number":"HB321","title":"AN ACT relating to child care.","description":"Amend KRS 199.894 to define terms; apply definitions to Section 2 of the Act; amend KRS 199.8982 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services allow certified family child-care home providers and licensed type II child-care centers to participate in the Child Care Assistance Program and establish requirements related to a provider's children in the program and other nonrelative children of the provider that are served in the program.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"floor amendment (1) filed","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB321/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb321.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2071846,"bill_number":"HB320","title":"AN ACT relating to combating human trafficking.","description":"Amend KRS 529.110 to enhance the penalty for promoting human trafficking to a Class B felony unless the victim is a minor, in which case it is a Class A felony.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB320/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb320.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2071855,"bill_number":"HB319","title":"AN ACT relating to landlords and tenants.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to establish a civil cause of action for a tenant against a landlord who receives a citation for a violation of a local housing code and does not remedy the violation within 90 days; provide that if the cost of the repair exceeds 12 months' rent, the landlord may refund rent and obtain possession of the property within 30 days; establish procedure for determining cost of repair; specify recoverable damages; establish procedure for maintaining a forcible detainer action during the pendency of the tenant's civil action; require rent due during pendency of civil action to be paid into court; declare a waiver of rights to be unenforceable; provide that the Act may be cited as the Make Our Landlords Diligent (M.O.L.D) Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB319/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb319.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2071864,"bill_number":"HB314","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 154.15-010 to remove the definition of \"executive director\" of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA); amend KRS 154.15-020 to administratively attach the KCNA to the Finance and Administration Cabinet; remove references to the executive director and the advisory group of the KCNA; abolish the KCNA advisory group; remove references to KCNA staff and require the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) to assign COT personnel to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the KCNA; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Treasurer, and the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology serve as ex officio members on the board of directors for any nonprofit organization incorporated to carry out activities associated with the responsibilities of the KCNA or its board; amend KRS 154.15-030 to remove all current members of the KCNA board except for the representative designated by the Center for Rural Development and replace them with the chief information officer of the Department of Education, who shall serve as chair, the Attorney General, the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Secretary of State, and the Treasurer, or their designees; amend KRS 42.726 to add carrying out the functions and responsibilities of the KCNA to the roles and duties of the COT; amend KRS 42.732 to remove the executive director of the KCNA from the Kentucky Information Technology Advisory Council; amend KRS 12.020, 12.023, and 42.014 to conform; require that on the effective date of the Act, all functions and responsibilities previously undertaken by KCNA personnel shall be transferred to existing COT personnel; require all records, files, or documents previously maintained by KCNA personnel to be transferred to the COT; require that the position of executive director of the KCNA shall be terminated on the effective date of the Act; allow the executive director of COT to determine on or before June 30,2026, which staff previous employed by KCNA shall be retained and employed by COT; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 2)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB314/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb314.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":2071875,"bill_number":"HJR22","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to study the efficacy of planting mint along highways to mitigate motor vehicle collisions with wildlife.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet study the efficacy and potential drawbacks of planting mint along highways to mitigate motor vehicle collisions with deer and other wildlife and report the results of its study to the Legislative Research Commission by October 31, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR22/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr22.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2071883,"bill_number":"HB306","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal trespass.","description":"Amend KRS 511.010 to define terms; amend KRS 511.070 to expand the elements of criminal trespass in the second degree to include knowingly entering or remaining in a workplace while engaging in disruptive or threatening behavior where notice against trespass is given; establish that a second or subsequent criminal trespass in the second degree offense within 3 years is a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 511.080 to establish that a second or subsequent criminal trespass in the third degree offense within 3 years is a Class B misdemeanor.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB306/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb306.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2071893,"bill_number":"SR34","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life and accomplishments of former Kentucky Governor Martha Layne Collins.","description":"Honor the life and accomplishments of former Governor Martha Layne Collins.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR34/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr34.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2071902,"bill_number":"HB325","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development incentives.","description":"Amend KRS 141.396, relating to the angel investor tax credit, to remove language relating to employee demographics for qualified small businesses from information required; amend KRS 154.20-234, relating to the Angel Investor Program, to remove language relating to employee demographics for qualified small businesses from information required; amend KRS 154.20-240 and 154.20-254 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-12","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB325/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb325.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2071912,"bill_number":"SB70","title":"AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.","description":"Amend KRS 7A.220 to amend the membership and membership qualifications of the Public Pension Oversight Board by adding the chairs or vice chairs of the Senate State & Local Government Standing Committee and House State Government Standing Committee to the board, adding the State Treasurer to the membership, removing 1 of the gubernatorial appointees from the membership, and amending \"retirement experience\" requirements for appointed members to include experience in retirement plan management or policy by a former elected official; make technical and conforming changes; amend KRS 7A.255 to require the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to annually report line of duty death benefit payments to the Public Pension Oversight Board in addition to line of duty disability benefit payments; make technical amendments; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB70/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb70.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2071920,"bill_number":"SB73","title":"AN ACT relating to animal agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 217.015 to add tallow-based cosmetic products to the definition of \"home-based processor\"; amend KRS 217.136 to allow home-based processors to produce tallow-based cosmetic products in accordance with the registration and regulation requirements set forth by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-08","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 52)","last_action_date":"2026-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB73/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb73.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2073364,"bill_number":"HR27","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the last day of February, the day connecting Black and Women's History Months, as a day to honor Black women.","description":"Recognize the last day of February, the day connecting Black and Women's History Months, as a day to honor Black women.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR27/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr27.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2073374,"bill_number":"SR37","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the tremendous skill and efficiency of the United States of America's elite Delta Force for the successful capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.","description":"Recognize the United States of America's elite Delta Force for the successful capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR37/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr37.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2073383,"bill_number":"HB346","title":"AN ACT relating to employment.","description":"Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to redefine \"labor organization\" and delete definitions of \"candidate,\" \"committee,\" \"contributing organization,\" \"contribution,\" \"election,\" \"electioneering communications,\" \"employer,\" \"fundraiser,\" \"independent expenditure,\" \"political activities,\" \"public employee,\" \"slate of candidates,\" and \"testimonial affair\"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow urban-county governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow consolidated local governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 70.262, 78.470, and 78.480 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 345.050 to allow public employers to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 336.1341 and 336.135 to conform; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB346/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb346.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2073395,"bill_number":"HB348","title":"AN ACT relating to poultry.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB348/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb348.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2073404,"bill_number":"HB359","title":"AN ACT relating to human growth and development instruction.","description":"Amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child out of instruction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB359/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb359.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":2073413,"bill_number":"SB81","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky child credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable Kentucky child credit for taxpayers with qualifying children under the age of 6; authorize a maximum credit of $1,000 per qualifying child for individuals with income below $50,000 for single taxpayers and $100,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly; provide that individuals with incomes above the specified thresholds may be eligible for a reduced child credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB81/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb81.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2073423,"bill_number":"HB338","title":"AN ACT relating to forcible entry and detainer.","description":"Create new sections of KRS 383.200 to 383.285 to provide for expungement of records in eviction proceedings that are dismissed; prohibit minors from being named in an action for forcible detainer unless the minor is a leaseholder; provide for expungement of a minor's name from an order; amend KRS 383.250 to provide for sealing of records; amend KRS 367.310 to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from maintaining information in their files relating to dismissed eviction actions; provide that the expungement of dismissed eviction actions applies to actions initiated on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB338/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb338.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":2073435,"bill_number":"HB361","title":"AN ACT relating to sanctuary policies.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define terms; prohibit state and local governmental entities from adopting sanctuary policies; require law enforcement agencies to use reasonable resources to support the enforcement of federal immigration law; prohibit policies which would restrict the sharing of information with federal immigration agencies; require compliance with federal requirements when a defendant subject to an immigration detainer has been sentenced in a criminal case; require correctional facilities to provide information regarding the date of discharge to federal immigration agencies and cooperate in the transfer of an inmate to federal custody; require completion of a sentence before an inmate may be transferred to federal custody in cases where the inmate is a violent offender; require a law enforcement agency to provide notice to a judge if a person in their custody is subject to an immigration detainer; require counties to endeavor to enter into agreements with federal immigration agencies regarding the housing of persons in county jails who are subject to immigration detainers; create a rebuttable presumption that a state or local officer who intentionally violates any of the provisions of the Act has committed malfeasance and neglect of duty and is subject to impeachment; allow the Attorney General to make findings that a local government has violated the Act; and to withhold road aid funding if the local government willfully violates the Act by refusing to cease a violation; create a private right of action against an official that has adopted a sanctuary policy; waive immunities when a person is injured by a person released as a result of a sanctuary policy; amend KRS 177.360 and 177.366 to require transfer of road aid moneys to be suspended upon notice by the Attorney General of willful violations by a local government and reinstated upon notice by the Attorney General of compliance; provide that the Act may be cited as the Lawful Immigration System Act of 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB361/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb361.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2073444,"bill_number":"HB354","title":"AN ACT relating to homelessness prevention, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to create the homelessness prevention fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for continuum of care funds; specify eligible uses and eligible entities; amend KRS 198A.027 to allow appropriations to be used for homeless initiatives; appropriate $2,000,000 from the budget reserve trust fund to the homelessness prevention fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB354/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb354.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2073454,"bill_number":"HB364","title":"AN ACT relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.","description":"Amend KRS 38.030 to define \"Commonwealth emergency response pay\" and entitle Kentucky National Guard members to receive Commonwealth emergency response pay when called to state active duty service when an emergency is declared by the Governor; amend KRS 38.010 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB364/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb364.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2073463,"bill_number":"HB339","title":"AN ACT relating to employment protections for members of the Civil Air Patrol.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 36 to define \"employee\"; and \"employer\" provide employment protections for members of the Civil Air Patrol in private businesses and local governments; amend KRS 61.394 to extend state government employment protections to members of the Civil Air Patrol.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB339/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb339.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2073473,"bill_number":"HB332","title":"AN ACT relating to the issuance of identity documents.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to define \"local governmental entity\" and \"local official\"; require the Transportation Cabinet to expand driver licensing services by setting up a system between the Transportation Cabinet and 1 local official or local governmental entity in each county to issue operator's licenses and personal identification cards; require the Transportation Cabinet to identify a local official or local governmental entity in each county that will participate in the system by July 1, 2027; allow a local offical or local governmental entity to charge a convenience fee for any document issued by a local official or local governmental entity; require the Transportation Cabinet report the number of documents issued by local officials and local governmental entities and any effect on wait times at regional licensing offices; amend KRS 186.531 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB332/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb332.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2073482,"bill_number":"HB353","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans.","description":"Amend KRS 40.050 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB353/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb353.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2073493,"bill_number":"HB336","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of minimum wages by local governments.","description":"Amend KRS 65.016 and 337.275 to allow a local government to adopt and enforce an ordinance that requires a minimum wage at a rate higher than that found in KRS 337.275 for employers located within that government's jurisdiction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB336/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb336.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2073505,"bill_number":"HB345","title":"AN ACT relating to prevailing wage.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to establish a prevailing wage law for all public works projects; amend KRS 12.020, 99.480, 227.487, 151B.015, 337.010, and 337.990 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB345/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb345.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2073516,"bill_number":"HR28","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the cultural, social, and economic contributions of the Cuban American community to the rich history of the city of Louisville and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize and honor the cultural, social, and economic contributions of the Cuban American community to the rich history of the city of Louisville and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR28/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr28.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2073527,"bill_number":"HCR26","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Infant Mortality Task Force.","description":"Establish the Infant Mortality Task Force; list duties and members of the task force; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and to submit a report by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR26/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr26.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2073535,"bill_number":"HB340","title":"AN ACT relating to termination of residential leases.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to define terms; permit a tenant to terminate a residential lease or rental agreement if he or she is seeking relocation due to a recent mental or physical health emergency; require the tenant to pay any rent due prorated to the effective date of termination; relieve the tenant from liability for any other rent or fees resulting from the termination; permit a covered tenant to terminate a lease or rental agreement upon the death of his or her spouse or cotenant; permit a tenant to terminate a residential lease or rental agreement if the landlord fails to abate a lead-hazard; relieve the tenant from liability for any other rent or fees resulting from the termination due to a lead-hazard; direct that provisions apply only to leases or rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB340/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb340.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2073547,"bill_number":"SB77","title":"AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; establish the ibogaine research and intellectual property fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of allowing the department to enter a public-private partnership with a drug developer to conduct a clinical drug development trial or trials related to the use of ibogaine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, or any other neurological or mental health condition for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy; establish requirements for the department related to how it contracts with a drug developer related to ibogaine research and intellectual property; appropriate $21 million from the opioid abatement trust fund to the ibogaine research and intellectual property development fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 and in fiscal year 2027-2028; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 158)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB77/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb77.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":2073557,"bill_number":"SR36","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 25 to 31, 2026, as Physician Anesthesiologist Week.","description":"Recognize January 25 to 31, 2026, as Physician Anesthesiologist Week.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR36/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr36.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":2073567,"bill_number":"HB352","title":"AN ACT relating to Women Veterans Appreciation Day and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate June 12 of each year as Women Veterans Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB352/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb352.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2073576,"bill_number":"HB349","title":"AN ACT relating to wages.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to incrementally raise minimum wage of hourly and tipped employees and require adherence to any future federal increase in excess of the new state wage rates; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB349/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb349.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2073586,"bill_number":"HB334","title":"AN ACT relating to sex-based classifications.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define \"boy,\" \"equal,\" \"female,\" \"girl,\" \"male,\" \"man,\" \"sex,\" and \"woman\"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated members of the opposite sex, but permit separation of the sexes if in the interest of maintaining safety, privacy, and fairness; provide a non-exhaustive list of examples of areas in which public entities may distinguish between the sexes; require any public school, public school district, state agency, department, local government, special district or any political subdivision of those entities that collects vital statistics to identify each person as either male or female; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Women's Bill of Rights.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB334/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb334.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2073597,"bill_number":"HB355","title":"AN ACT relating to real property appraisers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 324A.010 to 324A.100 to require actions against a certified or licensed real property appraiser to be brought within 1 year; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 324A to change \"real estate appraisal\" to \"real property appraisal\"; define \"evaluation,\" \"federally related transaction,\" and \"real property-related financial transaction\"; replace the Real Estate Appraisers Board with an independent agency to be known as the Real Property Appraisers Board; attach the Real Property Appraisers Board to the Department of Professional Licensing for administrative purposes; change the number of board members from 5 to 7; require 2 board members to be certified residential real property appraisers; require those employed by the board to investigate grievances to have 10 years of experience, hold a credential equal to the credential held by the appraiser under investigation, and have experience in appraising the type of property relevant to the investigation; allow the board to employ persons it deems necessary; allow the board to use hearing officers of the Attorney General's Office; allow the board or its authorized agents to give advice on best practices management; prohibit legal action arising from any advice given by the board or its agents relating to best practices management; prohibit any person not licensed or certified as a real property appraiser from providing any type of appraisal performed by a licensed or certified real property appraiser unless they are exempt; allow a licensed or certified real property appraiser to provide an evaluation; require a certificate or license holder to complete 28 hours of continuing education hours; allow hours completed for 1 USPAP update course to apply toward the continuing education requirement; require complaints to be filed with the board within 1 year after the date of transmittal of the appraisal report; establish a biennial license renewal period; increase initial application and renewal fees from $200 to $400; amend KRS 324B.045 to remove the Real Estate Appraisers Board from the Division of Real Property Boards; amend KRS 133.120 to allow a tax consultant and licensed real estate sales associate to receive compensation to represent a property owner at a conference with the property valuation administrator or in an appeal before the board; amend KRS 154.60-040, 198B.702, 324.085, 324A.035, 324A.050, 324A.088, 324A.100, 324A.150, 324A.152, 324A.158, 324A.162, 324A.164, 324B.030, 350.280, 413.140, 56.806, 56.8175, 56.823, 99.830, and 99.835 to conform.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 172)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB355/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb355.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":2073607,"bill_number":"SB79","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit persons from voting who are determined to be mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and such determination has not been set aside; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB79/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb79.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2073616,"bill_number":"SB80","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to restoration of rights.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies after completion of imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB80/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb80.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2073628,"bill_number":"HB358","title":"AN ACT relating to paramedic education.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 164.740 to 164.7891 to establish a coal county paramedic scholarship to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA); define terms; establish a fund in the State Treasury to be administered by KHEAA for providing coal county paramedic scholarships.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB358/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb358.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2073640,"bill_number":"HB360","title":"AN ACT relating to adult performances and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to define \"adult performance\"; establish the offense of engaging in an adult performance; establish penalties; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB360/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb360.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2073649,"bill_number":"HB356","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 132.380 to require the examination of candidates for the office of property valuation administrator to be offered by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS); require the Department of Revenue to provide KCTCS with examination questions and other relevant examination information; establish the examination period; require KCTCS to work with the department to promulgate administrative regulations for the examination registration and establishment of fees; require KCTCS to provide the Department of Revenue information from a candidate's examination for purposes of determining if the candidate passed the examination; establish a deadline for the Department of Revenue to issue a certificate of fitness and qualification to candidates who passed the examination; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB356/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb356.html","sponsor":"Randy Bridges"},
{"bill_id":2073661,"bill_number":"HB362","title":"AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.","description":"Amend KRS 238.545 to increase the maximum prize for an individual charity game ticket to $2,000.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB362/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb362.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2073670,"bill_number":"HB344","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define \"city,\" \"project workforce agreement,\" and \"public construction project\"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to a contractor or group of contractors registered with an apprenticeship and training program; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project workforce agreement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define \"city,\" \"prevailing wage,\" \"prevailing wage rate,\" and \"public works project\"; permit a city to enact prevailing wage ordinances; amend KRS 65.016 to grant local governments the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances that require employers in their jurisdiction to provide leave to employees and set a higher minimum wage than state and federal rates.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB344/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb344.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2073681,"bill_number":"SR35","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jerry Carol Edwards, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jerry Carol Edwards, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR35/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr35.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2073691,"bill_number":"HB365","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for the care of children.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require coverage for breastfeeding and lactation services in conjunction with the birth and without a prescription; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas; amend KRS 205.560 to conform; amend KRS 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas; provide that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval, if necessary, and to comply with notice requirements; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB365/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb365.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2073701,"bill_number":"SB7","title":"AN ACT relating to the issuance of identity documents.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to define \"local official\"; require the Transportation Cabinet to expand issuance of renewal and duplicate operator's licenses and personal identification cards in any county in which a permanent regional licensing office is not located by establishing a system between the Transportation Cabinet and a local official to issue renewal and duplicate operator's licenses and personal identification cards for a $25 convenience fee in addition to any other applicable fees; allow counties to enter into an interlocal agreement to share personnel and equipment for issuance; require the Transportation Cabinet to report to the Legislative Research Commission annually on the number of renewal and duplicate operator's licenses and personal identification cards issued under the Act and any effect on wait times at the permanent regional licensing offices; amend KRS 186.531 to remove the 4 year identity document option; amend KRS 186.410, 186.535, and 186.579 to conform; repeal KRS 186.4101, relating to license renewal and reconciliation of 4-year and 8-year license renewal periods; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB7/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb7.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2073710,"bill_number":"SB74","title":"AN ACT relating to investment in youth vaping prevention.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to create the vaping settlement trust fund to be administered by the Office of the Attorney General; direct the deposit of certain litigation proceeds into the fund; direct the allowable use of fund moneys for certain youth prevention and cessation efforts.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB74/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb74.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2073720,"bill_number":"HB342","title":"AN ACT relating to employment advertising.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from publishing job postings for ghost jobs; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB342/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb342.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2073730,"bill_number":"SB78","title":"AN ACT relating to health care provider credentialing.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; consolidate and modify existing credentialing requirements; require insurers and providers to use the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) credentialing form; prohibit insurers from requiring or otherwise requesting a provider to disclose any information that is not requested on the CAQH form or that relates to a provider's former or current health condition under certain circumstances; prohibit insurers from requiring a provider to be board certified; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with the credentialing requirements; amend KRS 205.560 to conform; amend KRS 216B.155 to conform and to prohibit health care facilities licensed under KRS Chapter 216B from requiring or otherwise requesting a provider to disclose a former or current health condition under certain circumstances; amend KRS 304.17A-545 and 311.6207 to conform; repeal KRS 304.17A-525 and 304.17A-576, relating to credentialing to consolidate provisions; direct that certain provisions apply to contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; require administrative bodies to amend any administrative regulations that conflict with the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB78/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb78.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":2073742,"bill_number":"SB84","title":"AN ACT relating to timely emergency response by coroners, making an appropriation therefor and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to require the county coroners, in consultation with the Kentucky Coroners Association, to create emergency response areas and equip each district with an emergency response trailer with necessary equipment to adequately respond to a multiple fatality event; require the Division of Emergency Management to promulgate administrative regulations; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB84/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb84.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2073751,"bill_number":"HB357","title":"AN ACT relating to jury duty.","description":"Amend KRS 29A.100 to require judges to excuse teachers from jury duty until the end of the school term if the Commonwealth is experiencing a teacher shortage.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB357/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb357.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2073762,"bill_number":"SB86","title":"AN ACT relating to state and local collaboration with federal immigration law enforcement.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define \"Jail Enforcement Model,\" \"Task Force Model,\" and \"Warrant Service Officer Model\"; require local law enforcement and the Kentucky State Police to enter into agreements with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in programs established under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. sec. 1357.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB86/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb86.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2073771,"bill_number":"HB341","title":"AN ACT relating to labor standards.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require every employer to establish a workplace policy that provides employees the right to disconnect from communications from the employer during nonworking hours; provide exceptions; amend KRS 337.990 to provide a penalty for violation of the lunch period requirements in KRS 337.355 and for violation by an employer of a right to disconnect workplace policy.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB341/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb341.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2073785,"bill_number":"HB343","title":"AN ACT relating to contributions made to a Kentucky qualified expense program.","description":"Create a new section to KRS Chapter 141 to provide employers a tax credit for contributions to an employee's Kentucky Educational Savings Plan Trust account or STABLE Kentucky account; amend KRS 141.0205 to specify ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB343/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb343.html","sponsor":"Aaron Thompson"},
{"bill_id":2073796,"bill_number":"HB335","title":"AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"anti-choking device\"; require school cafeteria personnel and other expected users of the device to be trained if a school obtains an anti-choking device; provide immunity from civil liability for rendering emergency care or treatment with an anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver at a public or private school; provide that the Act may be cited as Landon's Law.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB335/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb335.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2073805,"bill_number":"HB347","title":"AN ACT relating to wagering.","description":"Amend KRS 230.210 to redefine \"receiving track\" and \"simulcast facility\"; amend KRS 230.361 to allow wagering on races previously run at simulcast facilities; amend KRS 230.3615 to establish the minimum wager at a simulcast facility; amend KRS 230.278 to conform; amend KRS 230.380 to allow a track to transfer its ability to establish 1 simulcast facility; prohibit a simulcast facility from being established within 40 miles of a licensed track; require 13.5% of the commission at a simulcast facility to be retained by the track or person owning the simulcast facility.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB347/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb347.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":2073815,"bill_number":"HB350","title":"AN ACT relating to cemeteries.","description":"Amend KRS 381.697 to require the governing authority of a city to mandate the proper care of a burial ground.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB350/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb350.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2073824,"bill_number":"HB351","title":"AN ACT relating to military-connected educational benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 164.507 to remove degree-seeking requirement for nonremarried spouse and children of a deceased veteran when utilizing educational benefits; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver; amend KRS 164.515 to expand educational benefit to include service members with a disability rating of 50% or higher; remove degree-seeking requirement; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB351/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb351.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2073834,"bill_number":"HB47","title":"AN ACT relating to federal immigration law enforcement.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to define \"Task Force Model Program\"; require Kentucky State Police posts to enter into agreements with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in the Task Force Model Program; require Kentucky State Police officers who participate in the Task Force Model Program to complete Immigration and Customs Enforcement training; amend KRS 15.404 to provide that any peace officer who completes Immigration and Customs Enforcement training will be deemed to have completed annual in-service training; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to certify the Immigration Authority Delegation Program as an approved in-service training program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB47/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb47.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2073844,"bill_number":"SB76","title":"AN ACT relating to local occupational license fees and taxes.","description":"Amend KRS 68.180, 68.185, 160.482, and 160.607, relating to local occupational license fees, taxes, and limitations, to increase certain population thresholds from 300,000 to 500,000; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB76/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb76.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2073855,"bill_number":"SB83","title":"AN ACT relating to forcible entry and detainer.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 383.200 to 383.285 to require expungement of records in forcible detainer actions that are dismissed; allow for the expungement of the name of an unemancipated minor improperly named as a defendant in forcible detainer actions; amend KRS 383.250 to provide for sealing of records; direct that the required expungement of records of dismissed actions applies to forcible detainer actions brought on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB83/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb83.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2073865,"bill_number":"SB85","title":"AN ACT relating to designating a special needs trust to receive state-administered retirement benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to define \"special needs trust\" (SNT) for purposes of the State Police Retirement System, Kentucky Employees Retirement System, and County Employees Retirement System; amend the definition of \"beneficiary\" to include a SNT; amend KRS 16.578 to allow a SNT to receive a lifetime retirement payment if a member dies before retirement; amend KRS 61.635 to allow a person who is the beneficiary of a SNT to be designated as the beneficiary of a lifetime retirement benefit; require the trustee of a SNT to notify the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) upon the death of the beneficiary of a SNT and repay any payment not properly payable to the SNT; allow KPPA to promulgate administrative regulations to administer the SNT provisions; amend KRS 61.640 to allow a SNT to receive a lifetime retirement payment if a member dies before retirement; amend KRS 61.690 to allow a recipient or legal representative to direct retirement benefits to be paid to a SNT and clarify that it is not an assignment or transfer; amend KRS 78.5532 to allow a SNT to receive a lifetime retirement benefit if a member dies before retirement; amend KRS 161.525, relating to the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) to allow a SNT to receive a lifetime annuity if a member dies before retirement; amend KRS 161.640 to allow checks to be sent by mail to the trustee of a SNT; require the trustee to notify the TRS upon the death of the beneficiary; require any payments not properly payable to the SNT to be repaid to TRS; allow TRS to promulgate administrative regulations to administer the SNT provisions; amend KRS 161.700 to require TRS to assign annuity payments to a SNT, issue payments to the trustee, and prevent annuity payments from being used to reimburse any state for any Medicaid benefits paid on behalf of the beneficiary of a SNT; amend KRS 21.420, relating to the Judicial Retirement Plan, to allow for a SNT to be selected as a beneficiary, and define \"special needs trust\"; amend KRS 21.425 to allow a member to designate a SNT to receive lifetime survivorship benefits on behalf of a surviving spouse, dependent child, or disabled child.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 18)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB85/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb85.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2073874,"bill_number":"SB82","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations for medications for substance use disorder and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to find 201 KAR 9:270 and 201 KAR 20:065 deficient and void; create new sections of KRS Chapters 311, 313, 314, and 315 to establish that the State Board of Medical Licensure, Board of Dentistry, Kentucky Board of Nursing, and Kentucky Board of Pharmacy shall not promulgate administrative regulations that restrict or limit the prescribing, dispensing, or administering of buprenorphine-mono-product, buprenorphine-combined-with-naloxone, or any other Schedule III, IV, or V medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a substance use disorder; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-13","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB82/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb82.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2073883,"bill_number":"HB4","title":"AN ACT relating to grooming a minor.","description":"­Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to establish the offense of grooming a minor; amend KRS 510.010 to define \"course of conduct,\" \"grooming behavior,\" and \"sexual conduct\"; amend various sections to conform; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 65)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB4/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb4.html","sponsor":"Marianne Proctor"},
{"bill_id":2073895,"bill_number":"HB3","title":"AN ACT relating to reimbursements for pharmacist services.","description":"Amend KRS 205.522 and 205.6485 to require Medicaid and KCHIP to comply with pharmacy reimbursement requirements established in KRS 304.12-237; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 99)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB3/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb3.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":2073904,"bill_number":"HB337","title":"AN ACT relating to rental property.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to allow landlords to terminate rental agreements upon 3 days' notice when law enforcement or fire protection services are dispatched to a property more than 3 times in a 6-month period and set refund provisions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB337/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb337.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2073914,"bill_number":"HB333","title":"AN ACT relating to housing.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; make affordable housing developed by a religious developer a permitted use and require only a ministerial review by a planning unit for compliance with the section; include requirements that an affordable housing development must meet including that it be on property owned by a religious institution prior to January 1, 2026, exclusively contains affordable housing, be less than 24 units and be located only on a parcel in certain zones, and to have obtained all other permits; require a religious institution that does not continue to qualify to seek approval from a planning unit; allow the Kentucky Housing Corporation to advise religious developers regarding affordable housing developments; allow homeless shelters operated by a religious institution to be permitted uses in commercial or business zones.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB333/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb333.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":2073923,"bill_number":"HB363","title":"AN ACT relating to court costs.","description":"Amend KRS 454.460 under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to define term; amend KRS 454.478, relating to court costs under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to require that the court make a finding that a party acted in bad faith prior to awarding court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable litigation expenses.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB363/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb363.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2079749,"bill_number":"HB368","title":"AN ACT relating to exempting the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the observance of daylight saving time.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to exempt the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the advancement of time known as daylight saving time; require the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its political subdivisions to at all times observe the standard time of the United States; EFFECTIVE October 31, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB368/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb368.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2079774,"bill_number":"HB373","title":"AN ACT relating to victims of human trafficking.","description":"Amend KRS 529.160 to allow a person charged with or convicted of certain offenses to petition the court in which the charges were filed to vacate the judgment of conviction, expunge all records of the offense, or both, when the person's participation in the offense is determined to be the result of being a victim of human trafficking; restore voting rights to a person whose felony conviction is vacated; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB373/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb373.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2079798,"bill_number":"HR30","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.","description":"Recognize January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR30/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr30.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2079823,"bill_number":"HB379","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.","description":"Amend KRS 164.001 to remove the definition of \"committee,\" \"P-16 council,\" and \"remedial education\"; amend KRS 164.013 to conform; amend KRS 164.0211 to attach the Board of Student Body Presidents to the Council on Postsecondary Education for administration and organization purposes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to codify the existing Commonwealth Education Continuum; establish governance and membership of the continuum; establish the duties of the continuum; provide that the administrative and support staff of the continuum shall be provided by the council; direct the continuum to submit an annual report and establish the contents of the report; amend KRS 164.330 to remove requirement for board of regents meetings to be held within 30 days of an appointment; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 164.003, 164.004, 164.0285, 164.0286, 164.0287, 164.0268, and 164.033.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 171)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB379/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb379.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2079845,"bill_number":"HB382","title":"AN ACT relating to swimming pools.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to permit a private swimming pool to be constructed without a barrier or enclosure if the swimming pool will be equipped with an approved safety pool cover; require the department to incorporate this provision into the Kentucky Building Code by administrative regulation; permit the legislative body of a local government to adopt more stringent local ordinances relating to approved safety pool covers, barriers, and enclosures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB382/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb382.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2079869,"bill_number":"HB381","title":"AN ACT relating to disabled and deceased veteran benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 164.507 to allow the nonremarried spouse or a child under the age of 26 of a deceased veteran free tuition at public universities, colleges, or vocational training institutions for up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction; amend KRS 164.515 to allow the spouse or a child under the age of 26 of a disabled veteran free tuition at public universities, colleges, or vocational training institutions for up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB381/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb381.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2079893,"bill_number":"HB380","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of digital asset business.","description":"Amend various sections and create new sections of Subtitle 11 of KRS Chapter 286 to expand the scope of the subtitle to include virtual currency kiosk business; define terms; require licensure for virtual currency kiosk business in this state; require each virtual currency kiosk business location to be approved by the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions; require each application for a license to engage in virtual currency kiosk business to be accompanied by a surety bond or other similar security; establish requirements for approval to engage in virtual currency kiosk business at a location in this state; apply examination, investigation, recordkeeping, registered agent, and trade practice requirements to virtual currency kiosk operators; establish reporting, transaction, trade practice, notice, disclosure, fraud detection, and refund requirements for virtual currency kiosk operators; apply license and civil penalties to virtual currency kiosk operators; authorize the commissioner to order any virtual currency kiosk operator to provide refunds and to direct any peace officer to seize, impound, or render inoperable a virtual currency kiosk; establish the purpose of the Act; amend KRS 286.2-015 to authorize political subdivisions of this Commonwealth to enact and enforce ordinances, regulations, and resolutions pertaining to virtual currency kiosk business; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to provide that a violation of Subtitle 11 of KRS Chapter 286 by a virtual currency kiosk operator shall be deemed a violation of, and subject to the remedies and penalties of, KRS 367.170; repeal KRS 286.11-065, relating to licenses issued under former KRS Chapter 366; require the commissioner to promulgate emergency and ordinary administrative regulations to implement the Act within 30 days after the effective date of the Act; provide that persons shall not be required to comply with licensing and other provisions of the Act until certain contingencies are satisfied.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB380/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb380.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":2079917,"bill_number":"HB389","title":"AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.307 to define \"dysgraphia\"; require the department to annually update the dyslexia toolkit; require the toolkit to include guidance on dysgraphia and strategies and other resources to be used for students displaying dyslexia and dysgraphia; require universal screeners and diagnostic tools be approved by the department; require each district to use evidence-based instructional strategies to provide intervention services; require school districts to report data to the department; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs include instruction on the application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports by the 2027-2028 school year.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-18","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB389/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb389.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2079939,"bill_number":"HB375","title":"AN ACT relating to automated license plate readers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"automated license plate reader\" or \"ALPR\"; prohibit the use, deployment, and maintenance of an ALPR system; allow a person to bring a civil action for a violation and allow recovery of actual and punitive damages; make the use, deployment, and maintenance of an ALPR system a Class D felony and set a fine of $10,000.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB375/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb375.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2079964,"bill_number":"HB370","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 138.220 to set a single excise tax on gasoline and special fuels; set initial base rate at 29.6 cents per gallon (cpg); subject tax to annual adjustment; eliminate references to taxation on the average wholesale price of gasoline and the supplemental tax on gasoline and special fuels; require annual notification to motor fuel dealers of the adjusted rate of the excise tax on gasoline and special fuels for each upcoming fiscal year; amend KRS 138.660 to set the initial base rate for the heavy equipment motor carrier surtax for gasoline at 2.2 cpg for fiscal year 26-27 and 4.3 cpg for fiscal year 27-28 and set the rate for special fuels at 3.6 cpg for fiscal year 26-27 and 7.2 cpg for fiscal year 27-28; subject the surtax to annual adjustment; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define \"taxes\"; provide a mechanism for annual adjustment of the excise tax on gasoline and special fuels and the heavy equipment motor carrier surtax based on changes in the National Highway Construction Cost Index 2.0; allow these taxes to increase or decrease no more than 5% from one year to the next, subject to the statutory minimums; amend KRS 186.018 to increase the fee for a driving history record from $3 to $6; amend KRS 186.020 to eliminate the requirement to present a vehicle's registration receipt when renewing the vehicle registration and allow mail or online registration renewal with no additional fee; amend KRS 186.040 to eliminate the $30 county clerk fee for motor carrier registrations on vehicles in excess of 44,000 pounds; increase the county clerk fee for motor vehicle registrations from $6 to $8; amend KRS 186.050 to increase to state fee for motor vehicle registrations from $11.50 to $22; increase other state registration fees; provide for a $10 late charge for vehicle registrations not renewed within 30 days of expiration; make technical correction; amend KRS 186.162, 186.180, and 186.240 to conform; amend KRS 186.531 to set the reinstatement fee for a suspended operator's license at $100 and provide for distribution of funds; amend KRS 281A.150 to increase reinstatement fees for suspended CDLs from $50 to $100; amend KRS 186A.130 and 186A.245 to set the fee for an initial title at $25, the fee for a duplicate or replacement title at $10, and the fee for a speed title at $40, and adjust the distribution of fees between the Transportation Cabinet and the county clerk; amend KRS 189.574 to increase to fee for state traffic school from $15 to $50; create a new section of KRS Chapter 174 to create the multimodal transportation fund, specify allowable uses for moneys in the fund; amend KRS 177.320 and 177.365, regarding allocation of a portion of fuel tax revenue to county road aid funds and municipal road aid funds; change the revenue-sharing formula on the portion of fuel tax revenue available for revenue sharing which exceeds $825 million in any year from 18.3% to counties and 7.7% to cities to 13% for each fund; amend KRS 176.080 to establish limitations and awarding of single bid construction contracts the exceed, engineer's estimates, require reporting of such contracts; amend KRS 176.210 to prohibit the Department of Highways from revealing the identities of eligible bidders on a project until the project bid letting; amend KRS 138.210 to delete the definitions for \"average wholesale price,\" \"average wholesale floor price,\" and \"quarterly survey value\"; amend KRS 138.695, 138.270, 42.409, 234.320, 234.380, and 186A.035 to conform; repeal KRS 138.228, regarding the calculation of average wholesale price of gasoline, KRS 138.4602, regarding determination of total consideration on vehicles purchased between 2009 and 2014, and KRS 175.505, regarding the debt payment acceleration fund for turnpike authority debt; EFFECTIVE, in part, July, 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB370/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb370.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":2079987,"bill_number":"SB87","title":"AN ACT relating to the provision of financial services and products by credit unions.","description":"Amend KRS 66.480 to allow local government and school district investments in United States obligations by a repurchase agreement with a credit union and in interest-bearing accounts issued through a credit union; amend KRS 41.010 to redefine \"bank\" and \"state depository\" to include credit unions; amend KRS 41.070 to prohibit receipts from being held, used, or deposited in a personal or special credit union account; amend KRS 41.220 to allow credit unions to be designated as state depositories; amend KRS 41.240, 41.250, 41.300, 30A.120, and 30A.200 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB87/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb87.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2080011,"bill_number":"HB374","title":"AN ACT relating to licensed professionals.","description":"Amend KRS 317.450 and 317A.050 to require that all licensed barbers and Board of Cosmetology licensees receive up to 1 hour of antidomestic violence training at no cost to the applicant or licensee; require the respective board to make training available online; provide civil and criminal immunity to licensees and employers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB374/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb374.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2080035,"bill_number":"HB377","title":"AN ACT relating to utility disconnection protections.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to create winter and summer temperature standards for disconnection of service by retail electric and gas utilities; allow resumption of disconnection only after a 72-hour period during which the temperature standard is exceeded; establish a certificate of need for persons who are at risk if utility service is disconnected that can be provided by a physician, physician assistant, community-based service organization, or faith-based service organization; prohibit disconnection of service on holidays and weekends, including Fridays, and before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; allow for reconnection of service for partial payment with a payment plan; require waiver of termination fees, reconnection fees, and late fees for customers having obtained a certificate of need; require utility to make reasonable effort towards reestablishing service for a customer terminated after having obtained a certificate of need but no more than 24 hours after repayment is commenced; require separate, written notice 14 days prior to a disconnection to residential household; require that notice be distinguishable from the regular billing notices; establish font size and typeset for material to be printed on the notice; require a hardship reconnection order for persons at risk who have had service terminated by the utility after meeting specific repayment requirements; require the Public Service Commission to promulgate administrative regulations and issue an order setting forth any applicable rules and procedures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB377/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb377.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":2080058,"bill_number":"HB378","title":"AN ACT relating to the metering of electric service.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to allow a customer of an electric retail electric supplier to opt out of having a smart meter installed if the customer owns the premises where the meter will be installed; require the retail electric supplier to give the customer 30 days' notice and give the customer 30 days to respond; prohibit the retail electric supplier for charging the customer for the installation of the meter or imposing a surcharge or fee for opting out of having the smart meter installed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB378/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb378.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2080081,"bill_number":"HB369","title":"AN ACT relating to veteran treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.","description":"Amend KRS 217.930, 217.934, and 217.936 to include post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying medical condition for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 110)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB369/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb369.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2080107,"bill_number":"HB367","title":"AN ACT relating to investor-owned electric utilities.","description":"Amend KRS 278.160 to prohibit the collection of charges and fees for other governmental units by an investor-owned electric utility; prohibit the collection of certain surcharges and amounts that are not directly and exclusively related to the provision of electric service; require investor owned utilities to file new tariffs 90 days after December 30, 2026; EFFECTIVE December 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB367/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb367.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":2080130,"bill_number":"HB372","title":"AN ACT relating to circular energy facilities.","description":"Create new sections of Subchapter 40 of KRS Chapter 224 to define \"advanced recovery facility,\" \"circular energy economy,\" \"circular energy facility,\" and \"energy carriers\"; declare legislature finding regarding the landfilling of wastes as an obsolete method of waste management and promotion of a circular energy economy using circular energy facilities; create a Circular Economy and Advanced Recovery Advisory Council attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet; identify members of the council and meeting schedule; require the council to make recommendations on policies that advance a circular energy economy using advanced recovery technologies; set forth the duties of the council; require the council to prepare an annual report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 30 of each year; prohibit local governments and special districts from banning circular energy or advanced recovery facilities in their jurisdiction.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB372/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb372.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2080153,"bill_number":"HB383","title":"AN ACT relating to children of military families.","description":"Amend KRS 159.075 to require a school district to take the necessary steps to ensure that a child of a military family who has an individualized education program or section 504 plan shall receive comparable services when the child begins school; amend KRS 200.664 to require a point of entry to take the necessary steps to ensure that a child with an individualized family services plan shall receive comparable services prior to the child's arrival to their new location.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB383/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb383.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2080177,"bill_number":"HB371","title":"AN ACT relating to outdoor recreation.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry within the Cabinet for Economic Development; establish the office duties and responsibilities; amend KRS 12.020 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB371/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb371.html","sponsor":"Mitch Whitaker"},
{"bill_id":2080201,"bill_number":"HB366","title":"AN ACT relating to possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.","description":"Amend KRS 531.335, relating to possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, to provide that the sexual performance may be by a computer-generated image of a minor; provide that any person convicted of possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor shall not be released on probation or parole without serving 85% of the sentence imposed.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 109)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB366/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb366.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2080224,"bill_number":"SR38","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.","description":"Recognize January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR38/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr38.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2080250,"bill_number":"HB385","title":"AN ACT relating to state-operated mental health facilities.","description":"Amend KRS 210.040 to replace the term \"institutions\" with \"facilities\"; establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is responsible to provide care that includes emergency and other medical care provided outside of a state facility for patients in state-operated mental health facilities.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB385/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb385.html","sponsor":"Marianne Proctor"},
{"bill_id":2080273,"bill_number":"HB376","title":"AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 164.020 to prohibit the Council on Postsecondary Education from raising tuition for a postsecondary education institution more than 5% a year for Kentucky resident students and 7% a year for non-Kentucky resident students; provide a 4-year tuition freeze for an enrolled Kentucky resident student; require an institution to notify a student before expiration of a tuition freeze; require any increase in tuition or fees to be approved before March 1; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Student Tuition Protection and Accountability Act; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2029.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB376/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb376.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2080298,"bill_number":"HR29","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging Jefferson County Public Schools to name a future school in honor of José Martí.","description":"Encourage Jefferson County Public Schools to name a future school in honor of José Martí.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR29/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr29.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2080322,"bill_number":"HB387","title":"AN ACT relating to veterinarians and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.025 to remove 1 physician and 1 nurse from the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council and to add 1 livestock veterinarian and 1 equine veterinarian.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB387/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb387.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2080346,"bill_number":"HB386","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to allow perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings of an accompanying parent or legal guardian to be claimed as a service for the child as part of the early and periodic diagnostic, screening, and treatment benefit; amend KRS 205.6497 to require the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to cover perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require a health plan to cover perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings as part of a well-child or well-baby visit; suspend the coverage requirement for qualified health plans if the requirement results, or would result, in the state being required to defray the cost under federal law; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans offered by a state postsecondary education institution and the state employee health plan to comply with the perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings coverage requirement; provide that various sections apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB386/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb386.html","sponsor":"Anne Donworth"},
{"bill_id":2080368,"bill_number":"SB88","title":"AN ACT relating to protection from extreme weather conditions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms and require a utility to submit a disconnection plan to the Public Service Commission that prohibits the utility from suspending residential service during extreme weather conditions; make the disconnection plan available on both the commission and the utility's website.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-14","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB88/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb88.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2080393,"bill_number":"SR39","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 2026 as Kentucky Mentorship Month.","description":"Recognize January 2026 as Kentucky Mentorship Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR39/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr39.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2080416,"bill_number":"HB388","title":"AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.","description":"Amend KRS 205.529, 218A.172, 218A.205, and 304.17A.165 to remove references to a Schedule III controlled substance containing hydrocodone; amend KRS 218A.010 to add optometrist and physician assistant to the definition of \"practitioner\" licensed in other states; amend KRS 218A.182 to exempt charitable health care practitioners from electronic prescription requirement; amend KRS 218A.202 to require an active account with the electronic monitoring system be maintained by practitioners or pharmacists prescribing or dispensing Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.245 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to enter reciprocal agreements or contracts with any federal agency of the United States or its territories.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB388/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb388.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2080440,"bill_number":"SR40","title":"A RESOLUTION designating February 1 to 7, 2026, as Burn Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and recognizing University of Louisville Hospital's Burn Center.","description":"Designate February 1 to 7, 2026, as Burn Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; recognize the University of Louisville Hospital's Burn Center.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR40/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr40.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2080462,"bill_number":"HB384","title":"AN ACT relating to road fund receipts and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 177.320 and 177.365, relating to the allocation of a portion of motor fuel tax revenue to county road aid funds and municipal road aid funds, to change the revenue-sharing formula on the portion of revenue available for revenue sharing that exceeds $775 million in any fiscal year from 18.3% for counties and 7.7% for cities to 13% for each fund; make technical corrections; amend KRS 176.241, 178.010, 179.010, and 189.503 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB384/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb384.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2082604,"bill_number":"HB412","title":"AN ACT relating to physician continuing medical education.","description":"Amend KRS 311.601 to require physicians to receive at least 3 hours of continuing medical education every 3 years related to mental health recognition and treatment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB412/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb412.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":2082621,"bill_number":"HB392","title":"AN ACT relating to local public agency transactions.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.345, relating to local procurement, to define \"best value\" and redefine \"evaluated bid price\" as \"economic efficiency\"; amend KRS 45A.365 to require invitations for bids to state that awards be made on the best value rather than the lowest evaluated bid price; delete requirement for the inclusion of a reciprocal preference for resident bidders; require awards to the best value bid rather than the bid that is lowest evaluated bid price remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.370 to allow purchases through competitive negotiation using the best value bid rather than the lowest evaluated bid; remove references to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.375, relating to competitive negotiation to allow awards to be made upon the best value rather than lowest evaluated bid, and remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.385, relating to small purchase procedures, to increase the small purchase maximum amount to $60,000 from $40,000; index the maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to publicize the current amount; amend KRS 45A.420, relating to cooperative purchasing, to allow local public agencies to make agreements using an established discount, quote, formula, or other pricing method as established by the Commonwealth when an agreement does not establish a fixed unit price; amend KRS 82.083, relating to the disposition of property owned by a city, to amend the definition of \"independent appraisal\" as it relates to personal property for which there is no applicable nationally published valuation standard, to include a generally accepted method to determine a good-faith estimate; amend KRS 82.084 to add law enforcement vehicles and equipment to the exclusions from KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260; amend KRS 424.260 to increase the limit for making advertisements for purchases to $60,000 from $40,000; index the small purchase maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; amend KRS 157.420 and 157.440 to conform; repeal KRS 65.027, relating to reciprocal preference to resident bidders.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 39)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB392/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb392.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2082641,"bill_number":"SB75","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.","description":"Amend KRS 237.109 and 237.110 to lower the age requirement for carrying concealed deadly weapons from 21 to 18; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB75/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb75.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2082658,"bill_number":"HB410","title":"AN ACT relating to risk protection orders.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; allow enumerated persons to petition a District Court to issue an order prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm if the person is or has been diagnosed with or treated for a mental condition that causes or is likely to cause impairment in judgment, perception, or impulse control to an extent that presents an unreasonable risk to public health, safety, or welfare if the person were in possession or control of a firearm; establish that a violation of an order is a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 237.104 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as Diego's Law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB410/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb410.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2082676,"bill_number":"SB102","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky State Police and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 16.197 to allow an individual previously appointed to Trooper R Class or commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class to return to service with the Department of Kentucky State Police after 1 month of separation from service but no more than 60 months following the individual's latest separation date from service.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 63)","last_action_date":"2026-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB102/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb102.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2082694,"bill_number":"HB397","title":"AN ACT relating to trophy catfish.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to define terms; require that any permit issued to take a lower Ohio River trophy catfish shall expire on May 31, 2027; prohibit the issuance or reissuance of an any lower Ohio River trophy catfish permits after that date; after the effective date of the Act, prohibit the transfer or reissuance of any lower Ohio River trophy catfish permit; prohibit the transportation of live trophy catfish except by boat while in the course of legally fishing; amend KRS 150.990 to make a violation of the prohibition on transporting live trophy catfish a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for each subsequent offense.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB397/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb397.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2082715,"bill_number":"SR43","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Granville Reid, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Granville Reid, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR43/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr43.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2082732,"bill_number":"HR31","title":"A RESOLUTION designating February 1 to 7, 2026, as Burn Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and recognizing University of Louisville Hospital's Burn Center.","description":"Designate February 1 to 7, 2026, as Burn Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; recognize the University of Louisville Hospital's Burn Center.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR31/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr31.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2082751,"bill_number":"HB406","title":"AN ACT relating to a supplemental payment for recipients of a monthly retirement allowance from the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate $96 million from the Kentucky Permanent Pension Fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to fund 1-time supplemental payments on July 1, 2026, to recipients of a retirement allowance who have been retired for at least 12 months from the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS); allow the Board of Trustees of the County Employees Retirement System to, by board decision, provide a one-time supplemental payment to recipients of a retirement allowance who have been retired at least 12 months by increasing employer contribution rates over a one-year or two-year period; specify that the 1-time supplemental payment shall be equal to the monthly payment received by the recipient in the month of June 2026; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB406/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb406.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2082769,"bill_number":"HB418","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic violence.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to prohibit the removal from custody or the reduction in parenting time of a party solely for improvement of relationship between the child and the other party where the court has made a finding of domestic violence or abuse; require the court to make considerations of scientific validity prior to ordering therapy for reunification; require orders remediating the resistance of a child to contact with a violent or abusive parent to primarily address the behavior of that parent; amend KRS 403.270 to require a court to consider allegations of domestic violence or abuse and make written findings on the record prior to consideration of other factors relevant to determination of custody; add malicious false allegations of child abuse as a factor to be considered in custody determinations; amend KRS 403.290 to require paid visitation supervisors and parenting coordinators in custody proceedings to receive specialized training; amend KRS 403.315 to provide for a rebuttable presumption that joint custody and shared equal parenting time are not in the best interests of the child where the court finds that a party has committed 2 or more acts of domestic violence or abuse against another party; require a parent found to have committed 2 or more acts of domestic violence or abuse against another party to undergo counseling or treatment prior to being awarded custody of a child; amend KRS 403.727 to require guardians ad litem to receive specialized training for proceedings involving petitions for orders of protection for minors; allow victim advocates to attend evidentiary hearings in orders of protection proceedings involving minors; amend KRS 456.035 to require guardians ad litem to receive specialized training for proceedings involving interpersonal orders of protection for minors; allow victim advocates to attend evidentiary hearings on interpersonal orders of protection proceedings involving minors.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB418/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb418.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2082785,"bill_number":"HR32","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 17, 2026, as Profound Autism Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize March 17, 2026, as Profound Autism Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR32/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr32.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2082806,"bill_number":"HB414","title":"AN ACT relating to booking procedures in local jails.","description":"Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; define \"rapid DNA instruments\"; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; allow for collection of a second DNA sample by approved local governments to be processed via rapid DNA instruments; amend KRS 17.175 to provide that a person may request expungement of the record of his or her DNA in certain enumerated circumstances; amend KRS 64.060 to establish a $5 payment from the State Treasury to the collecting agency for each DNA sample collected.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-20","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB414/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb414.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2082824,"bill_number":"HB403","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.610 to exclude certain levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood from the presumption that an injury was caused by the introduction of certain substances into the employee's body.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB403/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb403.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2082845,"bill_number":"HB415","title":"AN ACT relating to educators.","description":"Amend KRS 161.120 to modify disclosure requirements for certain complaints; remove requirement for a conference between the staff of the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) and a certificate holder after a determination of sufficient evidence; restructure provisions concerning written admonishments by EPSB and referrals to hearings; provide a timeline for EPSB hearings; modify the right of a certificate holder to request an expedited hearing; require the hearing to be conducted before a hearing officer who is a licensed attorney secured from the Office of the Attorney General; change the timeline for a superintendent's duty to report; amend KRS 160.380 to allow a superintendent to contact a prior employers and the EPSB concerning an applicant for a certified position; establish information that shall be provided to a requesting superintendent; provide record retention requirements; grant liability protections for qualifying disclosures.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB415/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb415.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2082863,"bill_number":"SR41","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jack Melvin Miller.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jack Melvin Miller.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR41/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr41.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":2082880,"bill_number":"HB408","title":"AN ACT relating to patient-directed care at the end of life.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; establish a qualified terminally ill patient's right to voluntarily request medication to self-administer to cause death; establish conditions required to make request; permit patient to rescind request at any time; permit an attending provider to provide medication; establish requirements for attending providers to inform patients and document request; require disposal of unused medications; require report by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; establish provisions for contracts, insurance policies, and beneficiaries; prohibit applicability of provisions to ending a patient's life by lethal injection, mercy killing, or active euthanasia; establish that a health care provider is not required to provide medication to a qualified patient; permit health care providers to prohibit persons or entities from participating in a qualified patient's request during or on the premises of employment; prohibit reporting a health care provider to a licensing board for participating in a qualified patient's request; state that actions under this Act do not authorize lethal injection, mercy killing, or active euthanasia; establish that actions under this Act do not constitute suicide or homicide; create the offenses of forging or altering a request for end-of-life medications, concealing or destroying a rescession of a request for end-of-life medication, and coercing or exerting undue influence on a terminally ill patient to request or utilize end-of-life medications; create a form for a qualified patient to make a request; create a form for an interpreter for a qualified patient making a request; create a new section of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish provisions for insurance policies and beneficiaries of qualified patients; amend KRS 507.020 and 507.030 to create an affirmative defense to a charge of murder and manslaughter in the first degree; provide that the Act may be cited Rena's Law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB408/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb408.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2082898,"bill_number":"HB405","title":"AN ACT relating to occupational license fees levied by a board of education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.603, relating to occupational license taxes for schools, to require a favorable vote of the local board of education prior to taking any other action to levy or increase the tax; require publication of the meeting in which the vote is expected to occur on the local board of education's website; subject an increase in the tax rate under KRS 160.607 to publication and public hearing requirements; expand the notification requirements for the public hearing; amend KRS 160.607 to require compliance with the publication and public hearing requirements and also a favorable vote by the fiscal court prior to authorizing an increase in a tax rate above the general maximum rate for school districts in counties having 300,000 or more inhabitants; amend KRS 160.484 to require the fiscal court to vote on an increase in a tax rate above the general maximum rate for school districts in counties having 300,000 or more inhabitants; set requirements for the rate based on the outcome of the vote; amend KRS 160.485, relating to recall procedures for proposed license tax levies or rate increases, to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB405/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb405.html","sponsor":"Anne Donworth"},
{"bill_id":2082915,"bill_number":"SB89","title":"AN ACT relating to grandparent visitation.","description":"Amend KRS 405.021 to establish factors for a court to consider in determining the visitation rights of grandparents; amend KRS 620.090 to conform; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB89/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb89.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":2082935,"bill_number":"HB401","title":"AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.","description":"Amend KRS 218B.010 to add additional qualifying medical conditions for the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.025 to exempt medicinal cannabis resulting from at-home cultivation activities from possession limits and from the requirement that medicinal cannabis be kept in the original container received from a dispensary; amend KRS 218B.030 to conform; amend KRS 218B.035 to permit the use or consumption of medicinal cannabis by smoking while located on private property owned by the cardholder; amend KRS 218B.140 to remove the requirement that raw plant material packaged or sold in the state be marked or labeled as \"not intended for consumption by smoking\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218B to permit registered qualified patients who are at least 18 years of age and designated caregivers to possess, cultivate, and harvest up to 3 mature medicinal cannabis plants and 3 seedlings on private property owned by the cardholder.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB401/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb401.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2082953,"bill_number":"HB400","title":"AN ACT relating to fertility treatment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; establish fundamental rights relating to fertility treatment; prohibit the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying, burdening, or infringing on those rights unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means; prohibit the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from discriminating in the protection or enforcement of those rights; create a civil cause of action against a state or local official who violates those rights.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB400/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb400.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2082971,"bill_number":"SB99","title":"AN ACT relating to transactional precious metals.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 41 to define terms; recognize gold specie and silver specie as legal tender in Kentucky; provide for use of gold specie and silver specie as legal tender; require the State Treasurer to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to designate or establish a bullion depository and authorize 1 or more electronic payment systems to facilitate electronic payment transactions; establish requirements for system participants, transaction information, and bullion deposits; require the State Treasurer to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and to implement the system within 1 year; amend KRS 141.109 and 141.039 to exempt capital gains and losses attributable to the sale or exchange of gold specie and silver specie; provide that Section 1 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Transactional Gold and Silver Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-15","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB99/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb99.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2082992,"bill_number":"HB396","title":"AN ACT relating to public holidays.","description":"Amend KRS 2.110 to remove January 29 and June 3 as public holidays on which public offices in the Commonwealth may be closed.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB396/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb396.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2083010,"bill_number":"HB391","title":"AN ACT relating to elementary literacy and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to establish the Kids Love to Read Program; specify the program is for children in kindergarten through grade 5; require books to be sent to children's homes; require the Department for Libraries and Archives to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to administer the program; appropriate $500,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 to support the program; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB391/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb391.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2083028,"bill_number":"SB97","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for prostheses and orthoses; establish minimum requirements for the required coverage; require utilizations review decisions to be made in a nondiscriminatory manner; require an insurer or its private review agent to provide notice of certain rights of the insured; establish notice requirements for denials; establish network adequacy requirements for the provision of a prosthesis or orthosis that is required to be covered; establish reporting requirements for insurers and the commissioner of the Department of Insurance relating to the required coverage; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured group health plans offering by the governing board of state postsecondary education institutions and the state employee health plan to comply with the requirements relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses; provide that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 51)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB97/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb97.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":2083047,"bill_number":"HB398","title":"AN ACT relating to decommissioning costs for electric generating units.","description":"Amend KRS 278.264 to provide that the Public Service Commission maintains its authority to approve a utility's right to record and seek, prior to retirement authorization, the recovery of any electric generating unit's decommissioning, removal and salvage costs, and depreciation expenses through rates over the unit's estimated depreciable life.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-12","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95)","last_action_date":"2026-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB398/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb398.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":2083066,"bill_number":"HB7","title":"AN ACT relating to school bus safety.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; allow the use of camera monitoring systems on school buses operated by a school district and allow the enforcement of a civil penalty for stop arm camera violations recorded by a camera monitoring system; establish the amount of the civil penalty; require that the revenue generated from a civil penalty be retained by the school district; allow a law enforcement agency to charge a fee of $25 from every civil penalty enforced by the law enforcement agency; require specific notice for a stop arm camera violation; establish defenses to a violation; establish procedures for a contest to a violation; allow for suspension of motor vehicle registration for failure to timely pay a penalty; require a school district or law enforcement agency to notify the Transportation Cabinet of the need to release a motor vehicle registration suspension within 1 business day of payment; amend KRS 189.370 to require traffic in the opposite direction of a school or church bus to stop for the bus on a highway that is not divided by an elevated barrier or unpaved median;amend KRS 189.990 to increase the maximum fines for failing to stop for a school or church bus that is receiving or discharging passengers.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62)","last_action_date":"2026-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB7/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb7.html","sponsor":"David Hale"},
{"bill_id":2083082,"bill_number":"HB404","title":"AN ACT relating to employment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit all employers of 75 or more employees from demoting, dismissing, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee who misses work because of duties related to being a candidate, member-elect, or member of the General Assembly or legislative body of certain local governments; require an employer to grant a leave of absence if the employee requests it, not to exceed 3 terms for a member of the House of Representatives, or 2 terms for a member of the Senate or a member of a specified legislative body of a local government; amend KRS 336.990 to provide a penalty for employers who violate Section 1 of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB404/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb404.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2083103,"bill_number":"HB416","title":"AN ACT relating to educators.","description":"Amend KRS 161.028 to preclude the Education Professional Standards Board from requiring a minimum score on any assessment; require applicants to submit proof of completion of a formative basic skills assessment at the time of application; require applicants to submit results of a formative basic skills assessment prior to their first day of attendance; require the postsecondary institution provide supports for candidates aligned with their formative assessment performance; amend KRS 161.030 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to narrowly tailor content assessments to the area in which an applicant is seeking certification.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB416/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb416.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2083121,"bill_number":"HB411","title":"AN ACT relating to the affordable housing trust fund.","description":"Amend KRS 64.012 to increase and modify fees received by the county clerk; after January 1, 2027, allow recalculation using the CPI-U, with the fee increase going to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; apply to fees received by county clerks for services provided on or after August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB411/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb411.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2083138,"bill_number":"HB402","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.610 to remove the presumption that the use of an illegal substance prior to an accident caused the injury; provide that the use of an illegal substance shall be the proximate cause of the injury.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB402/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb402.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2083159,"bill_number":"SR42","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Ale-8-One on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.","description":"Honor Ale-8-One on its 100th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR42/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr42.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2083176,"bill_number":"HB407","title":"AN ACT relating to certificate of need.","description":"Amend KRS 216B.040 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services conduct public hearings on certificate of need applications as requested by applicants and by holders of certificates of need and licenses; amend KRS 216B.062 to require a final decision within 90 days; amend KRS 216B.085 to require that only the applicant may request a public hearing; require that notice of the public hearing be given only to the applicant; require that only the applicant have the right to be represented by counsel and to present evidence and arguments at the public hearing; require that the cabinet notify only the applicant of the decision and that the decision is final unless a request for reconsideration is filed by only the applicant; amend KRS 216B.090 to permit only the applicant to request a hearing for purposes of reconsideration of the cabinet; amend KRS 216B.095 to delete notice of a cabinet decision regarding a request for a nonsubstantive review to any affected party; amend KRS 216B.115 to permit an appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court by the applicant of any final decision of the cabinet regarding an application to be made.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB407/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb407.html","sponsor":"Marianne Proctor"},
{"bill_id":2083195,"bill_number":"HB390","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 161.030 to specify the Education Professional Standards Board has authority only over educators hired by public schools; amend KRS 199.894 to define \"learning pod\" and exclude learning pods from the definition of \"child-care center\" and \"family child-care home\"; amend KRS 194A.381 to exclude learning pods from certain youth camp requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB390/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb390.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2083212,"bill_number":"SB98","title":"AN ACT relating to welding safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects using structural steel welding, such as hiring a certified welder and meeting national welding standards; define terms; exempt welding projects performed or requested on the premises of a homeowner or farmer; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 201)","last_action_date":"2026-04-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB98/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb98.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2083230,"bill_number":"HR33","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, and remembering those who have been lost to cancer by declaring January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day.","description":"Recognize January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR33/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr33.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":2083250,"bill_number":"HB395","title":"AN ACT relating to curriculum.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to require public middle and high school curriculum to include instruction on the history of racism.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB395/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb395.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2083267,"bill_number":"HB393","title":"AN ACT relating to services for Alzheimer's and related dementias.","description":"Amend KRS 194A.601 to require the dementia services coordinator to prepare an annual report on the operations of the Office of Dementia Services and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council and a progress report on the Kentucky Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan to submit to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 194A.603 to increase the membership of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council from 15 to 16 by increasing the individual unpaid caregiver members by 1; change the council's annual reporting date to December 1 from July 1; require the council to develop and implement annual year-long initiative advancing a key area of the state plan; direct the council to create a provider toolkit on early detection and diagnosis as its first year-long initiative beginning December 1, 2026 to be distributed to stakeholders.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 40)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB393/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb393.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2083285,"bill_number":"HB399","title":"AN ACT relating to sexual offenses against children.","description":"Amend KRS 510.040, 510.070, and 510.110 to provide that rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and sexual abuse in the first degree shall be capital offenses when the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 532.025 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB399/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb399.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2083303,"bill_number":"HB409","title":"AN ACT relating to certificate of need.","description":"Amend KRS 216B.015 to redefine \"capital expenditure minimum\" and define \"major medical equipment expenditure minimum\"; amend KRS 216B.061 to modify conditions under which a person is prohibited from taking actions without a certificate of need.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB409/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb409.html","sponsor":"Marianne Proctor"},
{"bill_id":2083322,"bill_number":"HB394","title":"AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars.","description":"Amend KRS 65.013 to create a cause of action for violations of the use of tax dollars to advocate for or against public questions on the ballot or to lobby or participate in executive agency lobbying; establish time limitation to commence suit and appropriate venue; provide damages recoverable per violation; allow for a class action; prohibit persons held civilly liable from holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for individuals found guilty of a violation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB394/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb394.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2083339,"bill_number":"HB413","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 71 and 82 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to term limits for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.","description":"Propose to amend Sections 71 and 82 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish limits on the number of terms for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor to a maximum of 2 terms and a total of 8 years served in office; provide that an individual is ineligible as Lieutenant Governor if he or she is ineligible to become Governor; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB413/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb413.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2083356,"bill_number":"HB417","title":"AN ACT relating to the Farmland Preservation Loan Program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 247.940 to 247.978 to define \"participating lender\"; authorize the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to establish, administer, and fund a Farmland Preservation Loan Program and enter into a loan participation agreement with a qualified participating lender to purchase interests in promissory notes to allow a borrower to purchase or improve an agricultural property located within the Commonwealth; authorize the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation to promulgate administrative regulations to administer the Farmland Preservation Loan Program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-15","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB417/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb417.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2084043,"bill_number":"HR34","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 22, 2026, as Kentucky Arts Day.","description":"Recognize January 22, 2026, as Kentucky Arts Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR34/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr34.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2084084,"bill_number":"HB426","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for renters.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable qualified rent payment credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031, in the amount of 25% of the qualified rent payments made during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB426/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb426.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2084126,"bill_number":"HB419","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission.","description":"Amend KRS 95A.020 to increase the Kentucky Fire Commission to 18 members by transferring the 4 ex officio members to full member status; provide for terms of office of the members not subject to gubernatorial appointment; amend KRS 95A.262 to specify that any reimbursement to the Kentucky Career and Technical College System for administrative activities is subject to the 5% reimbursement cap in KRS 94A.240; specify that cancer screening reimbursements can be made from revenues allocated to the Firefighters Foundation Program fund pursuant to KRS 42.190 and 136.392.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 111)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB419/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb419.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":2084167,"bill_number":"SB105","title":"AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.307 to define \"dysgraphia\"; require the department to annually update the dyslexia toolkit; require the toolkit to include guidance on dysgraphia and strategies and other resources to be used for students displaying dyslexia and dysgraphia; require universal screeners and diagnostic tools be approved by the department; require each district to use evidence-based instructional strategies to provide intervention services; require school districts to report data to the department; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs include instruction on the application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports by the 2027-2028 school year.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB105/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb105.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2084209,"bill_number":"HB427","title":"AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"The LRC Director's recommended Legislative Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, General Provisions; detail Part III, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB427/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb427.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2084251,"bill_number":"HB10","title":"AN ACT relating to executive branch operations and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 15.020 to define \"entity of the executive branch\"; require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 18A.111 to require a 24-month probationary period to any person who at any time in 18 months prior to a gubernatorial inauguration is appointed to a position in the classified service and who held a position that was unclassified under KRS 18A.115; deny that person any preferences in hiring or reemployment; amend KRS 45A.095 to define \"executive branch agency\"; require any contract executed or renewed through noncompetitive negotiation within 180 days preceding a gubernatorial inauguration be certified as necessary due to an emergency condition by the State Treasurer and secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; amend KRS 171.530 to require certain records be preserved in the 12 months preceding a gubernatorial inauguration for the Governor-elect and his or her transition team; amend KRS 171.990 to find any person who violates KRS 171.530 be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; grant the Attorney General concurrent original jurisdiction to enforce.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 178)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB10/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb10.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2084293,"bill_number":"HB422","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 439.3401 to provide that a violent offender who has received a life sentence and has not been sentenced to 35 years without probation or parole or imprisonment for life without the benefit of probation or parole shall not be released on probation or parole until he or she has served at least 30 years; amend KRS 439.3406 to prohibit a person who has been convicted of a Class B felony or a person who is a violent offender who has been unanimously denied discretionary parole from qualifying for mandatory reentry supervisions; provide that the Department of Corrections shall provide an annual report on the results of the mandatory reentry supervision program to the Legislative Research Commission by February 1 of each year; amend KRS 504.150 to require a treating professional for a defendant who has received a sentence of guilty but mentally ill to file a petition for involuntary hospitalization under KRS Chapter 202A or 202B; amend KRS 532.025 to provide that if a defendant has been found guilty of intentional murder, the jury or court does not have to find any aggravating circumstance to sentence a defendant to imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole or imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole for 35 years; amend KRS 532.030 to enhance the sentence of imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole for 25 years to 35 years; amend KRS 532.110 to provide that sentences of a defendant convicted of 2 or more capital offenses, Class A felonies, Class B felonies, or a combination of those offenses or 2 or more violent offenses involving 2 or more victims shall run consecutively; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 504.020 and 504.030; provide that the Act may be cited as Logan's Law.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-02","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 14)","last_action_date":"2026-04-02","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB422/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb422.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":2084338,"bill_number":"HB428","title":"AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.","description":"The Chief Justice's recommended Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB428/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb428.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2084380,"bill_number":"HB423","title":"AN ACT relating to motorsports racing facilities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define \"area of the racing facility\" and \"racing facility\"; provide civil immunity from suit to racing facilities regarding nuisance and taking actions if the racing facility was lawfully constructed before the surrounding real property owner either purchased the real property or constructed any building in the area of the racing facility; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB423/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb423.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2084423,"bill_number":"HB425","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle racing.","description":"Amend KRS 189.993 to establish enhanced penalties for a violation of KRS 189.505, including increased fines, vehicle impoudment for up to 6 months for the first offense, and vehicle forfeiture for the second or subsequent offense; amend KRS 500.090 to provide that the proceeds from any public auction of a vehicle that has been forfeited for a second or subsequent violation of KRS 189.505 be transferred to the Crime Victims Compensation Board.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB425/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb425.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2084465,"bill_number":"HB420","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to voting rights.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide that every citizen of the United States who is at least 18 years old and who has resided in Kentucky for at least 30 days before an election shall be entitled to vote in the precinct of his or her residence; automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights 5 years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB420/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb420.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2084508,"bill_number":"HB421","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by an at-home private school student; establish criteria for participation; require a parent, guardian, or teacher of an at-home private school student participating in a public school interscholastic activity to verify the student's academic progress; declare a public school student who does not make academic progress at a public school and withdraws and enters an at-home private school program ineligible for participation in an interscholastic activity for the remainder of the school year; provide that the Act may be cited as the Play Fair Kentucky Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB421/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb421.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":2084551,"bill_number":"SB103","title":"AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define terms; prohibit insurers and administrators from requiring insureds to pay cost sharing for a prescription drug that is greater than the cash price; require insurers and administrators to count the amount paid for a covered prescription drug towards the insured's cost-sharing if certain requirements are met; establish requirements for insurers, administrators, and pharmacies for submission of cash price paid by an insured; exempt a state employee health plan from counting third-party payments unless a cash price was paid that is less than the plan's negotiated price; provide for construction of cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to apply cost-sharing requirements to limited health plans, self-insured state postsecondary education institution employer group health plans, and the state employee health plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to require pharmacies to comply with cost-sharing requirements; provide that cost-sharing requirements apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after effective date; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-16","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB103/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb103.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2084593,"bill_number":"HB424","title":"AN ACT relating to social work.","description":"Amend KRS 335.010 to exempt student interns or trainees from social work licensure requirements; direct the Kentucky Board of Social Work to promulgate administrative regulations to define standards for student involvement in clinical social work; amend KRS 335.020 to define terms; amend KRS 335.030, 335.070, 335.080, 335.090, 335.100, 335.150, and 335.158 to establish licensure standards, including use of a multistate license, criminal background checks, and telehealth; amend KRS 335.050 to require that at least 1 licensee member of the board is a teacher actively engaged in social work education; amend KRS 387.610 and 457.090 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 77)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB424/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb424.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2084634,"bill_number":"SR44","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 22, 2026, as Kentucky Arts Day.","description":"Recognize January 22, 2026, as Kentucky Arts Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR44/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr44.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2087065,"bill_number":"HB436","title":"AN ACT relating to state parks.","description":"Amend KRS 148.021 to allow PGA HOPE program graduates and 1 guest to use golf courses at state parks for golf cart rental fees only.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 41)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB436/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb436.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":2087080,"bill_number":"SR47","title":"A RESOLUTION reaffirming the authority of locally elected school boards to govern school districts through policy and procedure in accordance with state law.","description":"Reaffirm the authority of locally elected school boards.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR47/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr47.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2087095,"bill_number":"SB110","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicles and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to require that beginning July 1, 2027, lienholders and motor vehicle dealers use the electronic title application and registration system to submit title, registration, and lien documents; provide exemptions; require the Transportation Cabinet to ensure the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien management system are operational by January 1, 2027; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to provide that beginning July 1, 2027, titles will not automatically be printed and mailed to the vehicle owner, but kept electronically in the automated vehicle information system; establish procedures to obtain a printed title; amend KRS 186A.130 to set fees for obtaining a printed title; amend KRS 134.805 to allow the notices for ad valorem taxes and registration renewal to be sent by email or text message, rather than by mail; amend KRS 64.012 to establish the fee for the filing of a renewal of a security interest on a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186A.005 to define \"termination statement\"; amend KRS 186A.200 to eliminate the fee for late filing of a title lien statement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to allow county clerks to accept alternative forms of payment for motor vehicle taxes and fees; collect convenience fees on alternative payments, and transmit funds via automated clearing house debit; amend KRS 186.230 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipt to the Transportation Cabinet and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 138.464 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipts to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 186A.035 to allow joint owners of a vehicle who are not spouses to designate a transfer of ownership upon death and to conform; amend KRS 186A.060 to allow an individual to use a Kentucky personal identification card when registering a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.050 to establish that registration of a motor vehicle as a farm truck excludes the use of the vehicle in for-hire operation; amend KRS 186.077 to establish that by renewing the registration of a street-legal special purpose vehicle, the owner is certifying that the vehicle continues to meet all equipment requirements; amend KRS 186.170 to eliminate the use of a decal on the license to cover the trademark of a private corporation; amend KRS 142.010 to allow county clerks to report and remit taxes on the notation of a security interest on a certificate of title through AVIS and the Transportation Cabinet; amend KRS 186.020, 186.045, and 235.066 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB110/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb110.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2087112,"bill_number":"SB109","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 243.033 to modify alcoholic beverage caterer duties and privileges; remove caterer Sunday sales restrictions; prohibit the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from imposing or attempting to enforce minimum customer thresholds or maximum event limits for caterers; amend KRS 243.090 to require the department to approve or deny a license application within 45 days after receipt of the application; amend KRS 438.3061, 438.3063, 438.3065, 438.3067, 438.3069, 438.310, 438.312, 438.316, and 438.337 to delay the retailer tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product license requirement until February 1, 2027; make the delay RETROACTIVE to January 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB109/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb109.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2087128,"bill_number":"SR46","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating T. Gerard \"Gerry\" Bradley on his appointment as president of the University of Louisville.","description":"Recognize and congratulate T. Gerard \"Gerry\" Bradley on his appointment as president of the University of Louisville.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR46/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr46.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2087143,"bill_number":"HB444","title":"AN ACT relating to the practice of audiology.","description":"Amend KRS 334A.020 to redefine \"practice of audiology\" and define \"sound processor.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB444/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb444.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2087159,"bill_number":"HB443","title":"AN ACT relating to sex crimes.","description":"Amend KRS 510.060, relating to rape in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.090, relating to sodomy in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.110, relating to sexual abuse in the first degree, to prohibit a school employee from subjecting a student to sexual contact, engaging in masturbation in the student's presence, or engaging in masturbation while using the internet, telephone, or other electronic communication with a student who can see or hear the school employee masturbate; amend KRS 510.010 to define \"school employee\"; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform and make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB443/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb443.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2087176,"bill_number":"SB106","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7874 to include the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, or the United States Merchant Marine Academy to the definition of \"participating institution\" under the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship program if the academy enters into the necessary agreements with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB106/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb106.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2087193,"bill_number":"HB439","title":"AN ACT relating to psychologists.","description":"Amend KRS 319.020 to expand the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology from 9 members to 11 members; make 1 of the new members a doctoral-level psychologist and the other a masters-level psychologist; amend KRS 319.030 to require the board to submit its annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and post the report on its website; include both the average and modal time it takes the board to issue or deny a license and to complete the disciplinary process; amend KRS 319.050 to require an applicant to pass examinations related to mental health law and psychology practice; direct the board to schedule an examination within 30 to 60 days of accepting the examination application; allow an examinee to delay the examination for accident, illness, or injury, if approved by the board chair or the chair's designee; allow the board to suspend the applicant's temporary license for any unapproved examination delay.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB439/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb439.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":2087210,"bill_number":"HB434","title":"AN ACT relating to posthumous name changes.","description":"Amend KRS 401.010 to allow a family member of a deceased person to posthumously change the deceased person's name if the name is the result of marriage to a person arrested for or charged with committing an offense intentionally, knowingly, or wantonly, which resulted in the death of the deceased; provide that the order of priority of family members is the same as in KRS 367.93117.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB434/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb434.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2087226,"bill_number":"HB438","title":"AN ACT relating to civics education, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 158.196 to require the incorporation of instruction on the Civil Rights movement in the social studies academic standards for elementary through high school; specify minimum requirements; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB438/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb438.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2087242,"bill_number":"HB430","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to define \"large public university campus\"; require county boards of elections to conduct election day and no-excuse in-person absentee voting on large public university campuses; provide that this Act shall be known as the Right to Vote at College Campuses Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB430/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb430.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2087259,"bill_number":"SB107","title":"AN ACT relating to eminent domain for solar energy projects.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 416 to prohibit the construction of any solar electric generating or related transmission facility on any land that was acquired by eminent domain; amend KRS 416.570 to require that as part of the verified petition required to be filed prior to an exercise of eminent domain, a condemnor shall certify that the proposed condemnation will not violate the prohibition on constructing solar electric generating or transmission facilities on condemned land.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB107/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb107.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2087275,"bill_number":"SB111","title":"AN ACT relating to physical activity in schools.","description":"Amend KRS 160.345 to define \"recess\"; require each school council to develop and implement a wellness policy that includes 30 minutes of recess for students in kindergarten through grade 5 to be included as part of each full instructional day and 15 minutes of recess on each early dismissal day allows between 15 and 30 minutes of recess per instructional say for students in grades 6 through 12; allows appropriate supervised physical exercise to be used as a student discipline tool during recess; and prohibits the denial of recess unless participation poses an immediate threat to physical safety; require the wellness policy to be adopted and implemented prior to the first student attendance day of the 2026-27 school year.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB111/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb111.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2087290,"bill_number":"HB441","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizenship requirements for state and local elected officials.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to require candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, member of the General Assembly, any justice or judge of the Kentucky Court of Justice, county officer, or any other statewide, judicial, legislative, or local elected office to be a citizen of the United States, and not a citizen or national of any foreign state or country, at the time of their election or appointment for the duration of their term, and for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment, in order to hold each respective office; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB441/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb441.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2087306,"bill_number":"HB442","title":"AN ACT relating to privacy for attorneys involved in criminal actions.","description":"Amend KRS 61.7991 to add state and federal prosecutors and public defenders to the definition of \"covered person\"; authorize standing for a civil action for injunctive or declaratory relief for unauthorized disclosure; provide that the removal of information does not apply to financial disclosures required under KRS Chapter 61.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB442/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb442.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2087323,"bill_number":"HB431","title":"AN ACT relating to opioid antagonists.","description":"Amend KRS 217.186 to require each public postsecondary educational institution to provide access to opioid antagonists on campus; permit access to be provided by emergency opioid antagonist cabinets; permit application for funds from the opioid abatement trust fund and other available sources to coordinate, maintain, and supply the opioid antagonists; amend KRS 15.291 to add providing access to opioid antagonists on the campuses of public postsecondary educational institutions to the list of projects that may be provided with funding from the opioid abatement trust fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB431/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb431.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2087339,"bill_number":"HB440","title":"AN ACT relating to the Court of Justice.","description":"Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay from $5 per day to $15 per day and require that sequestered jurors be paid an additional $15 per day; amend KRS 32.011 to add local governmental units that may provide financial support for the court system and the offices of Commonwealth's attorneys serving that local community.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB440/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb440.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2087355,"bill_number":"HB437","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 341.350 to eliminate the 1 week waiting period for unemployment benefits; amend KRS 341.090 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB437/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb437.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2087369,"bill_number":"HB435","title":"AN ACT relating to inheritance tax.","description":"Amend KRS 140.070 and 140.080 to include a foster child as a Class A beneficiary and to delete language that only applies to deaths occurring prior to July 1, 1995, or between July 1, 1995, and June 30, 1998; apply to estates of decedents who die on or after August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB435/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb435.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2087386,"bill_number":"HB429","title":"AN ACT relating to nicotine products.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to require a retailer to verify that a recipient of a shipment or delivery of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products is at least 21 years old; require visual examination or use of age verification technology to verify the recipient's identity at delivery; establish penalties for a retailer or common or private carrier in violation; establish penalties for a consumer who intentionally causes an unlawful delivery; require products to be returned to the retailer if the common or private carrier cannot complete delivery.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB429/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb429.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2087403,"bill_number":"HB433","title":"AN ACT relating to birth certificates.","description":"Amend KRS 199.570 to allow the names of adopted parents and deceased biological parents to appear on a new birth certificate issued upon adoption if it is requested by the court, adopted parents, or adopted child; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create a birth certificate form that complies with this section through the promulgation of administrative regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB433/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb433.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2087419,"bill_number":"SB108","title":"AN ACT relating to conditions of employment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to require employers that mandate employee immunization to allow exceptions based on religious belief or medical contraindication; provide sample form for employee affirmation; establish which health care providers can support a medical exemption; require notice of exemptions; establish civil cause of action for violations and a claim under workers' compensation; amend KRS 344.030 to define term; amend KRS 344.040 to make it an unlawful practice for employers to require immunizations as a condition of employment from employees who hold sincere religious beliefs against immunization or for whom immunization would be harmful to his or her health; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB108/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb108.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2087434,"bill_number":"HB432","title":"AN ACT relating to local purchasing.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.380 to allow the purchase of used vehicles and used equipment through noncompetitive negotiation if the agency pays no more than 75% of the manufacturer's suggested retail price for new same or similar vehicles or equipment for the used vehicle or equipment; amend KRS 424.260 to allow local agencies to purchase used vehicles and equipment negotiation if the agency pays no more than 75% of the manufacturer's suggested retail price for new same or similar vehicles or equipment without making a newspaper advertisement for bids.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB432/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb432.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":2087447,"bill_number":"SR45","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory Val A. \"Bud\" Lederer.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Val A. \"Bud\" Lederer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR45/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr45.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2088935,"bill_number":"HB453","title":"AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define terms; prohibit insurers and administrators from requiring insureds to pay cost sharing for a prescription drug that is greater than the cash price; require insurers and administrators to count the amount paid for a covered prescription drug towards the insured's cost-sharing if certain requirements are met; establish requirements for insurers, administrators, and pharmacies for submission of cash price paid by an insured; exempt a state employee health plan from counting certain third-party payments towards the insured's cost-sharing; provide for construction of cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to apply cost-sharing requirements to limited health plans, self-insured state postsecondary education institution employer group health plans, and the state employee health plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to require pharmacies to comply with cost-sharing requirements; provide that cost-sharing requirements apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after effective date; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB453/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb453.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2088952,"bill_number":"HB466","title":"AN ACT relating to immunizations.","description":"Amend KRS 214.034 to delete hepatitis B from the list of required immunizations for children; prohibit additional immunizations from being required by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services without the approval of the General Assembly; delete requirement for hepatitis B immunization for sixth grade school attendance.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB466/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb466.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2088971,"bill_number":"HB459","title":"AN ACT relating to licensed occupations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 335B to require the licensing authorities of healthcare occupations to collect workforce participation data during the annual, biennial, or triennial licensure renewal process; prohibit the collection of a licensee's Social Security number; allow licensees to decline to allow the sharing of his or her data; require licensing authorities to report collected data to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; create a new section of KRS 335.300 to 335.399 to authorize the board to grant licensure to an applicant who holds an active license from another state to practice as an independent marriage and family therapist; create a new section of KRS Chapter 335.300 to 335.399 to require the board to notify an applicant of any technical error in any licensure, permit, renewal, or reinstatement application within 1 week of its discovery; provide the applicant 2 weeks to correct the error; require the board to review the correction within 1 week of the submitted correction; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2028.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 79)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB459/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb459.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2088987,"bill_number":"HB465","title":"AN ACT relating to animal testing.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms; establish a process for dogs and cats that have been retired from use for research and testing in an animal testing facility to be made available for adoption; prohibit the use of state funds that directly support painful experiments as defined by federal law and administered by the United States Department of Agriculture; require animal testing facilities that receive state funds to publicly publish an annual report on their website including the total animals and dogs and cats being tested yearly, active research, all testing projects that use animals, the total amount and source of funding for the project, and efforts used to reduce animal testing.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB465/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb465.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2089005,"bill_number":"HB455","title":"AN ACT relating to artificial intelligence and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; restrict the use of artificial intelligence by certain licensed professionals in therapy and psychotherapy services; prohibit licensed professionals from using artificial intelligence to assist in providing supplementary support in therapy or psychotherapy services where the client's therapeutic session is recorded; provide exceptions; prohibit advertising or offering therapy or psychotherapy services unless the therapy or psychotherapy services are conducted by a licensed professional; limit how a licensed professional may use artificial intelligence; require all records between a licensed professional and a patient to be confidential; grant enforcement authority to the relevant board; exclude religious counseling, peer support, and self-help materials; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB455/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb455.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2089024,"bill_number":"HB457","title":"AN ACT relating to the Council on Postsecondary Education's oversight of public postsecondary education institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 164.096 to require each public postsecondary education institution to provide the Council on Postsecondary Education its annual operating budget by August 1 of each fiscal year; require each institution to provide the council a quarterly budget-to-actual report within thirty (30) days following the end of each fiscal quarter; require each institution to provide financial information relevant to the Council's review of the institution's annual operating budget or quarterly budget-to-actual report upon the request of the council; amend KRS 164.013 to require the council's president to consult with the boards of regents and boards of trustees in their respective presidential selection and evaluation processes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB457/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb457.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2089042,"bill_number":"HB447","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for emergency ground ambulance services.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require coverage for emergency ground ambulance services; establish minimum allowable reimbursement for out-of-network emergency ground ambulance services; establish requirements for reimbursement of out-of-network ground ambulance providers; prohibit balance billing by out-of-network ground ambulance providers; establish construction clause in the event of conflicts; amend KRS 18A.225 to require the state employee health plan to comply with emergency ground ambulance coverage and payment requirements; provide that Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB447/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb447.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2089062,"bill_number":"HB451","title":"AN ACT relating to the limited liability entity tax.","description":"Amend KRS 141.0401 to exempt entities doing business in Kentucky with gross receipts of less than $100,000 from paying the limited liability entity tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB451/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb451.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2089081,"bill_number":"SJR48","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Stumbo Family Memorial Highway in Floyd County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 680 in Floyd County as the Stumbo Family Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR48/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr48.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2089101,"bill_number":"HB458","title":"AN ACT relating to universal recognition of occupational licenses.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 335B to allow universal recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications; include work experience as a basis for licensure or certification; explicity include military personnel and their spouses; provide that the Act may be cited as the Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB458/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb458.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2089120,"bill_number":"HB448","title":"AN ACT relating to background checks.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms and require criminal justice agencies to provide criminal history records information to requesting agencies when they are conducting a basic suitability or fitness assessment for federal or contractor employees under 5 U.S.C. sec. 9101; authorize the agency to request a fee of $25 for reimbursement of expenses related to the check from entities other than the Commonwealth; amend KRS 610.340, relating to juvenile justice records, to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB448/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb448.html","sponsor":"Tony Hampton"},
{"bill_id":2089141,"bill_number":"SB3","title":"AN ACT relating to school district finances.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 160.431 to require the annual financial report and the Kentucky Department of Education's written report be published on the district financial disclosure website; amend KRS 160.463 to require a school district to maintain a district financial disclosure website; identify the information that shall be published on the website; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530, 160.550, and 424.250 to conform; require districts to publish the most recent information available on the district financial disclosure website upon the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB3/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb3.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2089160,"bill_number":"SR49","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Jacqueline Sugarman upon receiving the 2026 Jean Sabharwal Award from Bluegrass Families First.","description":"Honor Dr. Jacqueline Sugarman upon receiving the 2026 Jean Sabharwal Award for her advocacy for Lexington's children and families.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR49/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr49.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2089181,"bill_number":"HB2","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 205.5371 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to condition eligibility for enrollment or continued enrollment in the Medicaid program on demonstrated community engagement as required under federal law; require the cabinet to continue to condition eligibility on demonstrated community engagement if federal requirements are abolished, repealed, or otherwise diminished; amend KRS 205.6312 to require the cabinet and any contracted Medicaid managed care organization to impose cost-sharing requirements for Medicaid enrollees as required under federal law no later than January 1, 2027; establish minimum cost-sharing amounts; amend KRS 205.556 and 205.618 to conform; create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to require the cabinet to, no later than July 1, 2026, begin conducting Medicaid eligibility redeterminations once every 6 months as required under federal law; require the cabinet to access and review certain data when conducting eligibility redeterminations; establish a process for identifying and, when appropriate, disenrolling individuals who are concurrently enrolled in the Kentucky Medicaid program and a Medicaid program administered by another state or states; amend KRS 205.178 to require the cabinet to receive and review information from the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, Department of Corrections, and the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation on at least a monthly basis, the Kentucky Department of Revenue on at least an annual basis, and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet on a quarterly basis; require the Department for Medicaid Services to enter into a data sharing agreement with the Social Security Administration to receive the full file of death information on at least a quarterly basis; prohibit the cabinet from seeking or requesting an exemption or waiver from federal community engagement requirements related to county unemployment rates unless specifically authorized by the General Assembly to do so; amend KRS 205.5375 to require hospitals to assist presumptively eligible individuals in submitting a full Medicaid application; amend KRS 205.200 to prohibit the cabinet from accepting self-attestation of income, residency, or age for the purpose of determining eligibility for Medicaid or compliance with community engagement requirements; create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to establish Medicaid managed care organization contracting requirements and penalties; establish the Medicaid managed care organization compliance fund within the State Treasury; establish that amounts in the fund not appropriated at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse and shall be carried forward; prohibit the expenditure of funds in the account unless expressly appropriated by the General Assembly; require the Department for Medicaid Services to submit recommendations for use of monies in the fund to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2027, and November 1, of each following odd-numbered year; amend KRS 205.533 to require Medicaid managed care organizations to include certain information for providers on their websites; amend KRS 205.534 to require managed care organizations to allow providers 120 days to file an appeal or grievance related to a reduction of denial of a claim; establish penalties for a managed care organization's failure to ensure the timely disposition of any appeal or grievance; require payment of any amount owed to a provider following an appeal to be paid within 30 days; require payments made following an appeal to include interest and reasonable attorney's fees; establish standards and requirements for provider audits; require the inclusion of additional information in the monthly report filed by managed care organizations; require the Department for Medicaid Services to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission related to Medicaid claims, appeals, and grievances; authorize the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to establish requirements for administration of the Medicaid-covered nonemergency medical transportation services; establish requirements for the administration of 1915(c) Medicaid waiver programs; require the Department for Medicaid Services to develop and implement a tiered priority system for assigning 1915(c) Medicaid waiver program slots by January 1, 2027; require administration of Medicaid-covered dental services by an administrative service organization; establish that the administrative service organization shall not assume any financial or insurance risk; limit compensation paid to the administrative service organization to no more than 2% of the actual Medicaid-covered dental service claims paid on an annual basis; require the Department for Medicaid Services to establish a Dental Program Advisory Panel; require the Department for Medicaid Services to employ a dental director; require the Department for Medicaid Services to submit an annual report on the Medicaid dental program to the Legislative Research Commission; create new sections of KRS 7A.270 to 7A.290 to establish legislative findings; require the cabinet to provide the Legislative Research Commission with access to all databases, datasets, electronic records, and files pertaining to any aspect of the Medicaid program determined by the director of the Legislative Research Commission to be necessary for the meaningful and effective discharge of the General Assembly's legislative duties; require the Legislative Research Commission, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Louisville to enter into a partnership to design and develop a web-based healthcare transparency dashboard; require the dashboard be overseen by a subcommittee of the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board; require the dashboard be maintained and operated by the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 7A.283 to allow the appointment of individuals who are not members of the board to advisory committees or subcommittees upon approval of the Legislative Research Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to require the Auditor of Public Accounts to conduct an examination of the state's Medicaid program and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program; establish audit reporting requirements; require the Auditor to conduct a review of the Medicaid program and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program to assess progress in addressing issues identified in previous examinations; establish that the Office of Program Performance in the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman shall conduct all quality control reviews of the Department for Community Based Services for the Medicaid program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to comply with federal law and regulations; establish that no other state agency shall conduct these quality control reviews unless otherwise authorized by the General Assembly; amend KRS 7A.286 to establish that examinations conducted by the Auditor may constitute fulfillment of certain duties assigned to the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board at the discretion of the Legislative Review Commission; repeal KRS 205.515 related to administration of the Medicaid program; repeal KRS 311A.172 related to nonemergency medical transportation services; appropriate $500,000 in General Fund moneys in fiscal year 2025-2026 for staffing and technology needs in the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish a Medicaid impact statement; require any legislation that makes or directs a change to the Medicaid program to be accompanied by a Medicaid impact statement; require certain factors to be analyzed and included in a Medicaid impact statement; require Medicaid impact statements to be completed by an economic consulting firm retained by the Legislative Research Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to require the cabinet to provide a draft copy of certain administrative regulations related to the Medicaid program to the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board for comment at least 30 days before filing the administrative regulation with the regulations compiler; direct the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board to establish a Dental Services Transition Subcommittee; establish membership and duties of the Dental Services Subcommittee; require any contract between the Department for Medicaid Services and a Medicaid managed care organization entered into, renewed, or extended after the effective date of this Act to include notice to the managed care organization of the department's intent to transition to an administrative service organization delivery model for Medicaid-covered dental services; require the cabinet or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); direct the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board to evaluate the nonemergency medical transportation program and submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 31, 2026; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 179)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB2/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb2.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":2089201,"bill_number":"HB446","title":"AN ACT relating to the home installation credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 establishing the refundable home installation credit, not to exceed $7,500 annually, for qualifying home installations to increase the habitability or efficiency of the residence for individuals that are age 65 or older or have a physical or mental impairment; effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow information to be provided to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB446/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb446.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2089220,"bill_number":"HB450","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.350, relating to unemployment insurance benefits, to reduce the required weekly verifiable work search activities from 5 to 3 and the required formal submitting of applications or interviewing for employment from 3 to 1.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB450/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb450.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2089240,"bill_number":"SB1","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide the findings of the General Assembly relating to Jefferson County Public Schools; provide the General Assembly's determinations based on those findings; repeal and reenact KRS 160.370, relating to duties of superintendents and local boards of education.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 153)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB1/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb1.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":2089260,"bill_number":"SR50","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Lexington Opera House on its 140th anniversary as a Lexington cultural landmark.","description":"Honor the Lexington Opera House on its 140th anniversary years.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR50/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr50.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2089279,"bill_number":"HB452","title":"AN ACT relating to individual income tax and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 141.010 to define \"qualified tips\" and \"qualified overtime compensation\"; amend KRS 141.019 to allow the same treatment of qualified tips in accordance with 26 U.S.C. sec. 224 and qualified overtime compensation in accordance with 26 U.S.C. sec. 225; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB452/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb452.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2089301,"bill_number":"HB445","title":"AN ACT relating to a cost-of-living increase to the retirement benefits for retired state employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate $221.4 million, $18.7 million, and $16 million in fiscal year 2026-2027 for the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) nonhazardous pension fund, the KERS hazardous pension fund, and the State Police Retirement System pension fund, respectively, to provide a one-time 2% COLA effective July 1, 2026; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB445/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb445.html","sponsor":"Erika Hancock"},
{"bill_id":2089320,"bill_number":"HB461","title":"AN ACT relating to human sexuality instruction in public schools.","description":"Amend KRS 158.1415 to exclude puberty instruction from the prohibition of human sexuality instruction for students in the fifth grade and below; make human sexuality instruction opt-out for parents instead of opt-in.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB461/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb461.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2089339,"bill_number":"HB460","title":"AN ACT relating to custody.","description":"Amend KRS 403.270, 403.280, 403.315, and 403.340 to remove the presumption in favor of joint custody and equal parenting time; amend KRS 403.320 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB460/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb460.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2089358,"bill_number":"HB464","title":"AN ACT relating to alternative sentences.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 533 to define terms; require the court, upon conviction of the defendant, to consider the defendant's status as a caretaker of a dependent child; provide that a court's determination of a defendant's status as a caretaker of a dependent child shall not be admissible as evidence or be determinative in any subsequent proceeding; provide that the defendant shall have the right to present an alternative sentencing plan and a family impact statement to the court; provide that in issuing an alternative sentence, the court may require the defendant to participate in programs and services that support the parent-child relationship; provide that the court may modify or revoke the alternative sentence and commit the defendant to an institution if the defendant fails to adhere to or complete the conditions of an alternative sentence; amend KRS 610.340 to provide that a court determining whether to impose an alternative sentence for a defendant who is a caretaker of a dependent child has access to court records under KRS Chapter 600 to 645; provide that the Act may be cited as the Family Preservation and Accountability Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB464/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb464.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2089376,"bill_number":"HB463","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal responsibility in education technology planning.","description":"Amend KRS 156.660 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a model education technology fiscal policy; state requirements of policy; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to require local school districts to adopt a model education technology fiscal policy; require local school districts and the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report on technology status for the prior school year; amend KRS 156.670 to move the responsibilities of the Council for Education Technology to the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 156.160, KRS 157.615, 157.660, and 157.655 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB463/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb463.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2089395,"bill_number":"HB454","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 67.060, 83A.040, 160.180, and 262.240, to require candidates for county commissioner, mayor, legislative bodys, local board of education member, and soil and water commissioner at the time of their elections or appointments and for the duration of their term in office to be a citizen of the United States, a citizen of the United States for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment, citizen or national of only the United States and no other foreign state or country, and a citizen or national of only the United States and no other foreign state or country for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment in order to hold each respective office.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB454/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb454.html","sponsor":"John Hodgson"},
{"bill_id":2089416,"bill_number":"SB112","title":"AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; prohibit a local government from requiring the operator of a short-term rental to obtain a conditional use permit, imposing density-based restrictions on short-term rentals, prohibiting the operation of a short-term rental in a residential zone, regulating the time or place a property may be used as a short-term rental, limiting the number of properties a person can operate as short-term rentals, imposing a residency requirement on operators of short-term rentals, restricting short-term rental platforms, or prohibiting a tenant from offering a leased property as a short-term rental with permission of a landlord; allow a planning unit to require permitting for the operation of short-term rentals and enumerate the contents of a permit application, procedures for application, revocation of a permit, benefits of permit, and penalties for operating without a permit when planning unit has adopted a permitting ordinance; state that ordinances generally applicable to all dwellings that are necessary for public health or safety and do not treat short-term rentals differently than other residential properties are unaffected; state that any ordinance that conflicts with provisions of the Act is void and unenforceable and that a party aggrieved by a violation of the Act may be awarded attorney's fees and costs; state that the Act shall not be construed to affect regulations of a homeowner's association or other similar property owner association.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB112/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb112.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2089434,"bill_number":"HB449","title":"AN ACT relating to misclassification of employees.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to provide a remedy for employees misclassified as independent contractors; amend KRS 337.010 to define \"independent contractor\" and \"misclassified\"; repeal KRS 336.137, relating to marketplace contractors.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB449/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb449.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2089454,"bill_number":"HR35","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing January 21, 2026, as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize January 21, 2026, as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-21","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR35/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr35.html","sponsor":"Thomas Huff"},
{"bill_id":2089474,"bill_number":"HB462","title":"AN ACT relating to tax increment financing.","description":"Amend KRS 154.30-010 to remove the sunset date in the definition of \"modified new revenues for income tax\" to make it permanent.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-21","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB462/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb462.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2089493,"bill_number":"HB456","title":"AN ACT relating to the State Treasurer and unclaimed property.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 establishing the fourth week of September of each year to be Unclaimed Property Week; amend KRS 41.020 to remove Treasurer's requirement to maintain his or her residency at the seat of government; amend KRS 393A.020 to remove mineral proceeds from the KRS list of property to which the chapter does not apply; amend KRS 393A.740 to include deficient reports as punishable by civil penalty.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 78)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB456/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb456.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":2090789,"bill_number":"SB116","title":"AN ACT relating to physician assistants.","description":"Amend KRS 311.840 to define terms; amend KRS 311.842, 311.848, 311.850, 202A.011, 202C.010, 216B.175, and 600.020 to change references to \"supervising physician\" to \"collaborating physician\" to conform; amend KRS 311.844 to include Schedule II controlled substances in the list of controlled substances authorized license holders may prescribe; amend KRS 311.858 to list the services a physician assistant may provide; require a physician assistant to consult and collaborate with or refer a patient to an appropriate licensed physician as indicated by the patient's condition and the standard of care; create a new section of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 to establish requirements for a collaboration agreement between a collaborating physician and a physician assistant; amend KRS 186.577 to allow physician assistants to administer driver vision tests; amend KRS 218A.202 to conform; repeal KRS 311.854, 311.856, and 311.860, relating to supervising physicians.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 94)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB116/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb116.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2090801,"bill_number":"HB471","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for doula services; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Doula Advisory Council, council membership, and council duties; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB471/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb471.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2090815,"bill_number":"SB104","title":"AN ACT relating to first responders.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 519 to define terms; establish the crime of impeding a first responder.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-12","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 96)","last_action_date":"2026-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB104/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb104.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2090829,"bill_number":"HB469","title":"AN ACT relating to local boards of education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.180 to require that members of a local board of education not be ineligible for employment in the school district pursuant to KRS 160.380(5); create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require candidates or nominees for membership on a local board to hold a certificate issued by the Kentucky Department of Education certifying that the candidate or nominee is eligible for membership on the board to appear on the ballot, be certified as a write-in candidate, or be appointed; require individuals applying for a certificate to submit to and pay for a national and state criminal background check, submit a CA/N check and provide other supporting documentation to establish eligibility; provide that records collected pursuant to this section shall be used for the sole purpose of determining a candidate's qualification and shall be exempt from KRS 61.870 to 61.884; direct the department to issue a certificate to individuals that apply for a certificate and are eligible for membership on a board of education; amend KRS 160.190 to remove the requirement that evidence of twelfth grade completion be filed with an application for appointment to the membership on a board of education and instead require that appointed members hold a certificate of qualification issued by the department; amend KRS 117.265 to require a certificate of qualification issued by the department to be filed with a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to adopt a code of ethics for members of boards of education; establish a complaint investigation and resolution process for allegations of violations of the code of ethics; require a determination by the Kentucky Board of Education of clear and convincing evidence that a violation occurred to issue a written public reprimand; require written public reprimands to be entered into the minutes of the next local board of education meeting; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; provide that existing members shall not be subject to removal on the basis of ineligibility for employment in a school district during their current terms; provide that Sections 1 to 4 of this Act take effect on January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB469/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb469.html","sponsor":"Ryan Bivens"},
{"bill_id":2090842,"bill_number":"HB479","title":"AN ACT relating to hate crimes.","description":"Repeal and reenact KRS 532.031 to define \"gender identity or expression\"; list the actions that qualify as hate crimes; list the actual or perceived characteristics a person must have in order to qualify as a victim of a hate crime; outline penalties for a person guilty of a hate crime; set forth criteria for seeking an enhanced sentence; amend KRS 15.334 and to add characteristics of a victim to be considered when determining the cause of a crime; add a requirement that officers receive training on hate crimes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to permit a civil action where the victim of a hate crime suffers damages regardless of the outcome of any criminal proceeding; establish recovery for the victim; amend KRS 17.1523 to add characteristics of a victim to be considered when determining the cause of a crime; amend KRS 15.440 to require that a unit of government shall possess a written policy and procedures manual related to hate crimes in order to receive funds from the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund; repeal KRS 49.320, relating to victim of hate crime deemed victim of criminally injurious conduct.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB479/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb479.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2090855,"bill_number":"HB478","title":"AN ACT relating to hate crimes.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes if the defendant intentionally committed the offense because of a person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.03, relating to hate crimes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB478/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb478.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2090870,"bill_number":"HR38","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing September 17, 2026, as United States Constitution Day and June 1, 2026, as Kentucky Constitution Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize United States Constitution Day on September 17, 2026, and Kentucky Constitution Day on June 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR38/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr38.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2090884,"bill_number":"HR39","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life and accomplishments of former Kentucky Governor Martha Layne Collins.","description":"Honor the life and accomplishments of former Governor Martha Layne Collins.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR39/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr39.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2090899,"bill_number":"HB476","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to reproductive rights.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish an individual right to reproductive freedom; allow the Commonwealth to regulate abortion after fetal viability, but not prohibit if medically needed to protect a pregnant patient's life or physical or mental health; forbid discrimination in enforcement of this right; prohibit prosecution of an individual, or a person helping a pregnant individual, for exercising the right to reproductive freedom; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB476/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb476.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2090913,"bill_number":"HB468","title":"AN ACT relating to civil rights.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 344.010 to 344.025 to define terms; set standards for determinations of impairments; amend KRS 344.010 to define \"major life activities,\" \"regarded as having such an impairment,\" and \"transitory impairment\"; amend KRS 344.020 to provide for execution of the policies embodied in the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008; amend KRS 344.030 to provide that \"qualified individual with a disability\" is to be interpreted consistently with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 2008; amend KRS 344.190 to remove the adjudicative powers of the Human Rights Commission regarding matters related to employment and public accommodations; amend KRS 344.200 to provide that an aggrieved individual may file a civil action for a discriminatory practice other than a housing practice without first filing a complaint with the Human Rights Commission; require a probable cause determination on a complaint to be made within 30 days of the commission's receipt of the respondent's response or the expiry of the time for a response, whichever is later; require orders dismissing complaints with the commission to be made without prejudice; allow an aggrieved individual to file a civil action for the same grievance while a complaint is either pending with or has been dismissed by the Human Rights Commission; provide that the filing of a complaint before the commission does not toll the statute of limitations for the filing of a civil action; provide that the statute of limitations for an action filed by the commission on behalf of a private party who has not previously filed an action for that grievance is 3 years as provided under KRS 413.115; provide that a civil action for a grievance may only be filed by either the private party or the commission but not both; allow for a private party or the commission to intervene as a third party in a civil action filed by the other; bar the recovery of monetary damages by the commission; limit a private party's remedies to those set out in KRS 344.450; provide that all matters of fact are to be triable by jury; allow a private party with an complaint already filed with or pending before the commission to bring a civil action for the same grievance within 1 year of the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 344.320 to eliminate adjudicative functions of local commissions; amend KRS 344.635 to allow a party to a complaint for a discriminatory housing charge with the Human Rights Commission to demand a trial by jury if a civil action is elected in lieu of administrative hearing; repeal KRS 344.210, 344.230, 344.240, 344.270, and 344.340 related to adjudicative functions of the Human Rights Commission; amend KRS 344.660 and 344.675 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB468/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb468.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":2090928,"bill_number":"SR53","title":"A RESOLUTION celebrating the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's remarkable scientific achievements.","description":"Celebrate the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center for its achievements.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR53/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr53.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2090942,"bill_number":"SB115","title":"AN ACT relating to civil rights.","description":"Amend KRS 344.010 to define terms; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 344.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; make various technical amendments; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB115/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb115.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2090957,"bill_number":"HB467","title":"AN ACT relating to real property.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.045, relating to the disposal of state property, to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to determine that there is no need of a state agency or ownership interest of local government before disposal of state-owned real property; require the state agency disposing of real property to provide maintenance and security of real property until completion of disposal; establish authority for the Finance and Administration Cabinet to utilize other methods to dispose of real property when there are no responsive bids received; establish a process for a local government to notify the state of its interest in using abandoned or underutilized state-owned real property; amend KRS 56.463 to require a state agency disposing of real property to provide maintenance and security of surplus real property until completion of disposal; amend various other sections to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB467/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb467.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2090971,"bill_number":"HB475","title":"AN ACT relating to gender.","description":"Create a new section to KRS Chapter 2 to officially recognize that a person has only 1 gender, male or female.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB475/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb475.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":2090985,"bill_number":"HB473","title":"AN ACT relating to the foster care system.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to prohibit housing a child in foster care in vehicles, state offices, hotels, motels, or short-term rentals except in emergency situations not exceeding 24 hours; require a child in foster care to be placed in kinship care placements, fictive kin placements, licensed foster family homes, or licensed child-caring facilities; prohibit moving a child in foster care more than 2 times per year unless extenuating circumstances necessitate the change; require a cabinet employee to provide a written explanation for any foster child placement change beyond the initial placement; require the Department for Community Based Services to promulgate administrative regulations to prioritize housing stability and minimize placement disruptions for foster care youth; amend KRS 620.320 to require the State Citizen Foster Care Review Board to report on the number of children moved more than 2 times within a 12-month period.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB473/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb473.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":2090999,"bill_number":"SB117","title":"AN ACT relating to worker fairness in the construction industry.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit subcontractors from misclassifying employees on capital projects as independent contractors; define terms; establish criteria for classifying workers as employees or independent contractors; provide a complaint and appeal process for misclassification violations; provide that no prime contractor or subcontractor, nor any agent thereof shall retaliate against any person for taking action or providing information to investigators for violations; provide that a complaint shall be dismissed without prejudice if the Department of Workplace Standards fails to take action within 180 days after filing a complaint; provide that prime contractors or subcontractors shall post a notice for filing complaints or inquiries with the commissioner of the Department of Workplace standards; require each contract for a capital project shall require a prime contractor and any subcontractors to enroll and verify the work eligibility of all employees through the E-Verify program; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations; require the commissioner to provide any order or decision that a subcontractor has misclassified an employee as an independent contractor to the Department of Worker's Claims, the Department of Revenue, and the Office of Unemployment Insurance no later than 60 days after the order or decision; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations; amend KRS 45A.145 to prohibit subcontractors or any corporate officer or shareholder that owns at least 10% of the outstanding stock of the corporation with 2 or more violations in 5 years from contracting with the state for 2 years; create new sections of KRS Chapters 341 and 342 and amend KRS 131.190 to require the Department of Revenue, the Office of Unemployment Insurance, and the Department of Workers' Claims to provide one another with any assessment or orders arising out of the misclassification of an employee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to develop a training program relating to employee misclassification; provide that Sections 1 to 8, 13, and 14 of this Act may be cited as the Kentucky Workers Fairness Act; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB117/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb117.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2091013,"bill_number":"HJR37","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Representative C.M. \"Hank\" Hancock Memorial Highway in Franklin County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Representative C.M. \"Hank\" Hancock Memorial Highway in Franklin County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR37/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr37.html","sponsor":"Erika Hancock"},
{"bill_id":2091027,"bill_number":"HB470","title":"AN ACT relating to behavioral health services and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 222.233 to require behavioral health multi-specialty groups or any entity that bills for peer support services to only employ specifically qualified alcohol and drug peer support specialists until January 1, 2028; extend the time period in which other alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations may only employ specifically qualified alcohol and drug peer support specialists to January 1, 2028; remove references to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; amend KRS 309.0805 and 309.0813 to remove references to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; repeal KRS 309.0836, relating to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; establish the Peer Support Professionals Work Group to submit recommendations to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services regarding the creation of a board of peer support professionals to develop statewide requirements for licensed peer support professionals; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB470/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb470.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2091042,"bill_number":"HB474","title":"AN ACT relating to residential safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 227.200 to 227.400 to require an owner, seller, or lessor to have functional smoke detectors in all existing single-family and multifamily residential units; require a seller or lessor to verify compliance in an affidavit prior to transfer or tenancy of property; exempt KRS Chapter 324 licensees from liability; direct the state fire marshal to recommend use of carbon monoxide and fuel and gas leak detectors and provide an annual incident report on fire and carbon monoxide-related injuries and deaths to the State Fire Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB474/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb474.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":2091056,"bill_number":"SR52","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing July 11, 2026, as Remember Srebrenica Day in Kentucky.","description":"Honor Kentucky's Bosnian community and victims of genocide in July 1995 and recognize July 11, 2026, as Remember Srebrenica Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR52/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr52.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2091071,"bill_number":"SR55","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 17, 2026, as Profound Autism Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize March 17, 2026, as Profound Autism Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR55/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr55.html","sponsor":"Gary Boswell"},
{"bill_id":2091085,"bill_number":"SJR54","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Libraries and Archives and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to cooperate in exploring ways to increase enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program.","description":"Direct the Department for Libraries and Archives and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to cooperate in exploring ways to increase enrollment in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program; direct the department and the cabinet to submit a report on the progress of identifying ways of increasing enrollment in the program to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR54/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr54.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2091100,"bill_number":"HB477","title":"AN ACT relating to reproduction.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to protect access to assisted reproductive technology; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to declare that a fertilized human egg or human embryo that exists outside of the uterus of a human body shall not be considered an unborn child, a minor child, a natural person, or any other term that connotes a human being for any purpose under state law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB477/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb477.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2091114,"bill_number":"HJR40","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Detective Richard E. Ray Memorial Highway in Pike County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1426 in Pike County as the Detective Richard E. Ray Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR40/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr40.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2091129,"bill_number":"HCR36","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Child Welfare and Family Court Reform Task Force.","description":"Establish the Child Welfare and Family Court Reform Task Force; establish duties and membership; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR36/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr36.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":2091142,"bill_number":"SJR51","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal government officials and members of Congress.","description":"Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraint on the federal government, limit the powers and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and members of Congress; direct the Secretary of State to send copies of the joint resolution to certain federal and state officials; state that the application should be continuing until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states have made applications on the subject.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR51/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr51.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2091156,"bill_number":"SB114","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students have 7 divisions with 1 board member appointed from each division and 4 members appointed from the county at large; require board members to be appointed by the chief executive officer of the county and confirmed by the legislative body of the county; require appointments to the board reflect no less than the proportional representation of the 2 leading political parties; amend KRS 160.160 to define \"chief executive officer\"; require school districts having reached 25,000 or more students to be under the management and control of a board of education consisting of 11 members; amend KRS 160.170 to require every person appointed to a board of education to take the board oath; amend KRS 160.190 require a board vacancy in a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students be filled by the chief executive officer of the county; amend KRS 160.180 to require an appointed member of a board of education be subject to removal pursuant to KRS 156.132; amend KRS 156.132 require the chief state school officer recommend removal of appointed county board of education members guilty of immorality, misconduct, incompetency, willful neglect of duty, or nonfeasance; authorize the chief executive officer to remove an appointed member for cause in accordance with KRS 160.210; amend KRS 160.240, 304.48-250, and 304.50-055 to conform; allow elected members of county boards of education in districts having reached an enrollment of 25,000 to serve out the terms elected for; require initial appointments of 2 at large members to be for 2 years and 2 appointments to be for 4 years; require boards that require additional divisions to have accomplished those divisions by January 1, 2027; require additional positions not represented by an elected member to be filled by January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB114/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb114.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":2091170,"bill_number":"HB472","title":"AN ACT relating to public contracts.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapters 45A, 56, and 65 to require that state and local contracts contain a provision that any iron, steel, or aluminum used in all state and local projects be manufactured in the United States unless a waiver is granted; amend KRS 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.070, 176.080, and 424.260 to conform; provide that Section 1 to 3 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Buy American Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB472/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb472.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2091184,"bill_number":"SB113","title":"AN ACT relating to confiscated firearms.","description":"Amend KRS 16.220, relating to firearms confiscated by law enforcement, to provide that firearms which were used in a homicide be destroyed; provide that firearms in the possession of the Department of Kentucky State Police may be destroyed if they have been defaced, are contaminated by hazardous material, unsafe to discharge, or upon request of an innocent owner; amend KRS 500.090, relating to forfeiture of property in criminal cases, to require local law enforcement agencies to destroy firearms that have been used in a homicide; require that all firearms that are transferred to the Department of Kentucky State Police not be intentionally damaged, modified, or disabled by the agency having custody, except as may be necessary for forensic testing; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to have a written policy and procedures manual relating to the destruction of firearms used in homicides by January 1, 2027; amend KRS 15.512 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-22","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-22","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB113/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb113.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2092434,"bill_number":"HB481","title":"AN ACT relating to sex offenders.","description":"Amend KRS 17.545 to prohibit a registrant from residing within 3,000 feet of a high school, middle school, elementary school, preschool, publicly owned or leased playground, or licensed day care facility; provide that the 3,000 feet restriction applies to any person who becomes a registrant after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB481/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb481.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2092448,"bill_number":"HB480","title":"AN ACT relating to state contracts.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.035 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish policies regarding timely payments, partial payments, reimbursement, and payment resolution process; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to require terms included in state government contracts to address timely payments, partial payment, a payment process for disbursement of funds, payment schedule, and a payment resolution process; establish timely payment policies to provide that all undisputed amounts shall be paid within 30 business days of receipt of the goods, services, invoice, or in accordance with the terms of the contract; provide interest penalties for undisputed amounts that are not timely paid ; require any invoices that are submitted by a contractor or vendor outside of the 10 calendar days correction period to be considered a new invoice for the purpose of calculation of the late payment fee pursuant to KRS 45.454; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a payment resolution process; define \"purchasing agency\" and \"undisputed amount\"; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to submit a report every 6 months to the Legislative Research Commission detailing late payment contract disputes.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 147)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB480/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb480.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":2092463,"bill_number":"HB484","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic relations.","description":"Amend KRS 403.240 to establish additional periods of visitation or parenting time when visitation or parenting time has been denied without good cause or temporarily suspended based upon an unsubstantiated allegation of abuse or neglect; provide that the Act may be cited as the Time Taken Back Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB484/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb484.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2092476,"bill_number":"HJR41","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the William Argus \"Bill\" Johnson Memorial Highway in Rowan County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 32 in Rowan County as the William Argus \"Bill\" Johnson Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR41/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr41.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2092491,"bill_number":"SR58","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Garland A. Davis.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Garland A. Davis.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR58/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr58.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2092505,"bill_number":"HB486","title":"AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders.","description":"Amend KRS 95A.292 to allow rescue squad members to participate in the Alan \"Chip\" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39F to direct the Division of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Fire Commission to enter into an agreement to ensure that rescue squad members have access to the program; provide that the Act may be cited as Gavin's Rights.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB486/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb486.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":2092518,"bill_number":"SR59","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2026 as Love Your Smile Month.","description":"Recognize May 2026 as Love Your Smile Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR59/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr59.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2092532,"bill_number":"SB118","title":"AN ACT relating to credit personal property insurance.","description":"Create new sections of Subtitle 19 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish regulatory requirements relating to credit personal property insurance; define terms; establish exemptions from the regulatory requirements; establish limits on the amount and term of credit personal property insurance sold in conjunction with a closed-end credit transaction; require credit personal property insurance to cover a substantial risk of loss of, or damage to, the collateral pledged or secured in the credit transaction; prohibit an insurer from requiring bundling of other credit insurance coverages and from using gross debt in determining premiums; require a creditor to deliver, or cause to be delivered, a policy, certificate, memorandum or other disclosure disclosing the costs and coverage within 30 days after the date of the loan; require policies, certificates, plans, contracts, applications, enrollment forms, and schedules of premiums rates to be filed with the commissioner of the Department of Insurance; establish requirements for the refund of unearned premiums upon cancellation prior to the scheduled maturity date; establish requirements relating to the reporting and payment of claims; provide that a person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner may request an administrative hearing; provide that a violation by an insurer is subject to the penalty provisions of Subtitle 99 of KRS Chapter 304; amend KRS 304.19-010, 304.19-020, 304.19-080, 304.19-090, and 304.19-130 to conform; direct that certain sections apply to contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"recommitted to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-12","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB118/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb118.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2092553,"bill_number":"SB120","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 156.029 to make members on the Kentucky Board of Education who represent each of the Supreme Court districts be elected in partisan elections instead of appointed; provide that the term of office will be 4 years from the first Monday in January following the election; provide that the initial term of a member elected to represent an even-numbered Supreme Court District will be 2 years and the initial term of a member elected to represent an odd-numbered Supreme Court District will be 4 years; remove language regarding the requirement to balance the demographic composition of the board; require the members elected to represent a Supreme Court district to reside in the district for at least 12 months prior to the election and for the duration of their terms; provide that general election laws apply and that removal is in accordance with KRS 415.050 and KRS 415.060; permit the board to appoint the student member of the board in April of the student's sophomore year, rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; povide that a vacancy shall be filled in accordance with Section 152 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 156.040, 118.105, 118.165, 118.305, 118.315, 118.325, 118.356, 118.365, and 160.220 to conform; repeal KRS 156.031, 156.147, and 156.1475; provide that the terms of members appointed between the effective date of this Act and January 3, 2028, expire on that date; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB120/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb120.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2092564,"bill_number":"HB482","title":"AN ACT relating to hemp-derived vapor products.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to define \"hemp-derived vapor product,\" \"retailer,\" and \"vapor product\"; require a retailer to verify that a recipient of a shipment or delivery of hemp-derived vapor products is at least 21 years old; require visual examination or use of age verification technology to verify the recipient's identity at delivery; establish penalties for a retailer or common or private carrier in violation; establish penalties for a consumer who intentionally causes an unlawful delivery; require products to be returned to the retailer if the common or private carrier cannot complete delivery.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB482/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb482.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2092579,"bill_number":"SB119","title":"AN ACT relating to eminent domain.","description":"Amend KRS 416.670 to establish the right of a landowner to repurchase condemned property that was not used after the completion of a highway project.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB119/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb119.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2092592,"bill_number":"HB485","title":"AN ACT relating to the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness.","description":"Amend KRS 202A.011 to define \"benefit from treatment,\" \"individual with a mental illness,\" and \"severe mental illness\"; remove \"mentally ill person\" and redefine \"danger\"; amend KRS 202A.028 to allow the Commonwealth to file an emergency motion to be heard within 48 hours regarding the hospitalization of an individual with a mental illness who has been found by a qualified mental health professional to not meet the criteria for involuntary hospitalization; amend KRS 202A.051 to allow a court to order a respondent to participate in outpatient psychiatric treatment; allow a court to require a hospital to notify the court and the Commonwealth if the hospital releases a person who is hospitalized; allow a court to order a person released from hospitalization to participate in outpatient psychiatric treatment; require that any petition filed under this section to expire in 30 days if it has not been served on the respondent; amend KRS 202A.061 to allow the Commonwealth to file an emergency motion to be heard within 48 hours regarding the hospitalization of an individual with a mental illness who has been found by a qualified mental health professional to not meet the criteria for involuntary hospitalization; create new sections of KRS Chapter 202A to require the court to appoint an outpatient provider for every person who is ordered to community-based outpatient treatment; require a multidisciplinary team to regularly monitor a person's adherence to community-based outpatient treatment; allow a court or an authorized staff physician to order a 72 hour emergency admission to a hospital for every person who fails to comply with an order for community-based outpatient treatment; require the court to conduct a review hearing no later than 72 hours prior to the expiration or request for early release by a hospital of a period of involuntary hospitalization for individuals who have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness and within the past 12 months been involuntarily committed to a hospital setting or have been found incompetent to stand trial within the past 12 months; amend KRS 202A.0819 to allow a court to order a person who is receiving assisted outpatient treatment to comply with any other reasonable conditions; amend KRS 202A.0823 to allow a court to determine if a person should be ordered to receive specific care in line with his or her treatment plan; amend KRS 202A.091 to allow a petitioner who qualifies as a responsible party under KRS 311.631 to participate in an involuntary hospitalization proceeding and receive the respondent's discharge plan; amend KRS 202A.101 to allow a person to be transported to a hospital without a copy of the petition for involuntary hospitalization when a court orders it under KRS 202A.028 and 202A.061; amend KRS 202C.010 to amend the definition of \"evidentiary hearing\"; amend \"individual with a mental illness\" and remove \"mentally ill person\"; amend KRS 202C.020 to establish the duties and pay for the guardian ad litem in a 202C proceeding; amend KRS 202C.030 to extend the date of the evidentiary hearing from 20 to 45 days, unless the court orders a later hearing date for good cause shown; prohibit the respondent from using the insanity defense; amend KRS 202C.040 to extend the date of the commitment hearing from 20 to 45 days, unless the court orders a later hearing date for good cause shown; establish the duties of the guardian ad litem; amend KRS 202C.050 to remove criteria to be committed under this chapter; amend KRS 202C.060 to provide that after the initial standard review hearing, subsequent review hearings shall occur once every 2 years unless a material change has occurred; require competency evaluations to be conducted at least once every 2 years; amend KRS 202C.130 to include notice of motions filed by forensic psychiatric facilities to the Commonwealth and all other parties of record; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 202A.081, relating to court-ordered community-based outpatient treatment.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB485/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb485.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2092606,"bill_number":"SB121","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.161 to provide that certain school district facility project waivers shall not expire unless the Kentucky Board of Education provides for expiration when granting the waiver; require the state board to consider waivers no later than 45 calendar days after submission; amend KRS 157.360 to provide for a temporary exemption from maximum class sizes; require the state board to review the exemption issued by the Kentucky Department of Education within 45 days; amend KRS 156.029 to rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; provide that the nonvoting student member on the state board shall be classified as a sophomore at the time of appointment; amend KRS 161.028 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to use a portion of the proceeds of certification fees towards the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System; amend KRS 156.160, 156.670, 157.615, and 157.655 to remove references to the Council for Education Technology and place the council's responsibilities with the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 156.802 to direct that the department have administrative responsibility for the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center; repeal KRS 156.660, relating to definitions, and 156.690, relating to teachers' computer purchase system; provide procedures for the initial appointment of the nonvoting teacher and student representatives representing Supreme Court districts.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB121/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb121.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2092620,"bill_number":"SB123","title":"AN ACT relating to testing of applicants for instruction permits and operator's licenses.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require all written and road skill examinations for an instruction permit or operator's license be administered in English only; amend KRS 186.480 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-23","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB123/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb123.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2092635,"bill_number":"SB122","title":"AN ACT relating to judicial proceedings.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 533 to define terms; require the court, upon conviction of the defendant, to consider the defendant's status as a caretaker of a dependent child; provide that a court's determination of a defendant's status as a caretaker of a dependent child shall not be admissible as evidence or be determinative in any subsequent proceeding; provide that the defendant shall have the right to present an alternative sentencing plan and a family impact statement to the court; provide that in issuing an alternative sentence, the court may require the defendant to participate in programs and services that support the parent-child relationship; provide that the court may modify or revoke the alternative sentence and commit the defendant to an institution if the defendant fails to adhere to or complete the conditions of an alternative sentence; amend KRS 610.340 to provide that a court determining whether to impose an alternative sentence for a defendant who is a caretaker of a dependent child has access to court records under KRS Chapters 600 to 645; provide that the Act may be cited as the Family Preservation and Accountability Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 92)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB122/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb122.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2092647,"bill_number":"HB483","title":"AN ACT relating to the purchase of firearms by state employees.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.600 to establish the depreciation in value of a firearm issued to a state employee who wishes to purchase that firearm upon retirement for purposes of calculating the purchase price.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-23","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB483/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb483.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2092662,"bill_number":"SR56","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Elder Nathan Craig and his wife, Sister Amy Craig, upon their calling to serve the Ghana Accra South Mission.","description":"Honor Elder Nathan Craig and his wife, Sister Amy Craig, for their calling to the Ghana Accra South Mission.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR56/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr56.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2092675,"bill_number":"SR57","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Father Patrick McDowell on the occasion of his ordination into the priesthood.","description":"Honor Father Patrick McDowell on the occasion of his ordination into the priesthood.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR57/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr57.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2094736,"bill_number":"SB4","title":"AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define \"department\" and \"principal\"; establish the principal leadership development practicum; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and operate the practicum and outline the required components of the practicum; allow for substitution of practicum hours for hours of instruction required by the effective instructional leadership program; begin the practicum requirements with the 2027-2028 school year; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations for the operation of the practicum; amend KRS 156.101 to conform; amend KRS 161.207 to remove references to the principal internship program and make conforming changes to initial principal certification process; amend KRS 156.492 to remove an outdated reference; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026, setting out the implementation plan for the practicum.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 154)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB4/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb4.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2094747,"bill_number":"HB500","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.","description":"The State/Executive Branch Budget: Details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; details Part V, Funds Transfer; details Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and details Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 168)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB500/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb500.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2094757,"bill_number":"SJR62","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Division of Water to provide recommendations and clear guidance on how local governments can more easily access jurisdictional streams and waterways for cleanup after a flood.","description":"Direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Division of Water to prepare and submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2026, on recommendations for state and local governments to more easily access public waterways after flooding for debris removal and clean-up.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-13","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR62/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr62.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2094768,"bill_number":"HB503","title":"AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"The Legislative Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, General Provisions; detail Part III, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 166)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB503/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb503.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2094779,"bill_number":"HB501","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"The Transportation Cabinet Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, Funds Transfer; detail Part IV, Transportation Cabinet Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 167)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB501/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb501.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2094791,"bill_number":"HB487","title":"AN ACT relating to the practice of lactation consultation.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 314 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Advisory Council of Licensed Lactation Consultants under the Board of Nursing and list the powers and duties of the council; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to licensed lactation consultants; permit the board to require a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a license as a licensed lactation consultant by means of a criminal background check; establish provisions for penalties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB487/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb487.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2094802,"bill_number":"SB127","title":"AN ACT relating to actuarial costs of annual leave payments in the Teachers' Retirement System.","description":"Amend KRS 161.540 to specify payment obligations for the inclusion of annual leave payments in a retiring member's pension benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) by requiring the state to pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued through July 31, 2026, and the last employer pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued on or after August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB127/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb127.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2094813,"bill_number":"HB492","title":"AN ACT relating to certified court security officers.","description":"Amend KRS 70.260, 70.261, 70.262, 70.263, 70.267, 70.270 and 70.273 to include certified court security officers employed by sheriffs within the purview of deputy sheriff merit boards.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB492/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb492.html","sponsor":"Chris Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2094824,"bill_number":"HB494","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to establish a process for final legislative approval or disapproval of administrative regulations promulgated by designated administrative bodies; indicate that approved administrative regulations will be considered ratified by the General Assembly only after enactment of legislation that specifically approves the section, range, chapter, or title; delay the effective date of an affected regulation until the ratification process is complete; allow regulations necessary to prevent a loss of federal or state funding to go into effect sooner but remain subject to final approval; deem a disapproved ordinary regulation void or emergency regulation expired; require the regulations compiler to submit an eligible regulation list to the Committee on Committees of each chamber; establish session procedures and rules for the regulation review process in the legislature; require each administrative body to submit a list of its ratified regulations to the regulations compiler; authorize the General Assembly to prepare an omnibus bill to cover approved and disapproved regulations; amend KRS 13A.010 to define \"final legislative approval\" and \"ratified\"; amend KRS 13A.040 to require the regulations compiler to maintain a ratification status list for all regulations; amend KRS 13A.3102 to make regulation ratification apply to the 7-year certification process; amend KRS 13A.331 to make the ratification status of a regulation supersede its traditional adoption and effective status; amend KRS 13A.190 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB494/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb494.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2094835,"bill_number":"SB125","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge and transfer of the child from an inpatient admission under specific circumstances; amend KRS 15A.305 to include a mental health facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice as an identified facility for the detention and treatment of children; direct the operation of 2 female-only facilities with authority to increase as population increases; direct reimbursement rates for local governments lodging juveniles to be set by administrative regulation; amend KRS 600.020 to remove and add defined terms; amend KRS 610.265 to remove beginning date that is past; amend KRS 610.340 to enable release of information in specific circumstances; amend various sections of KRS to conform; authorize the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to construct a high acuity youth mental health facility, subject to funding; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide clinical services; direct the Department of Juvenile Justice to continue to implement the plan to return to a regional model of detention.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"returned to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB125/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb125.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2094847,"bill_number":"SR64","title":"A RESOLUTION congratulating Notre Dame Academy for its accomplishment of being recognized as a 2025 National Blue Ribbon School.","description":"Congratulate Notre Dame Academy and other Kentucky schools for recognition as 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR64/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr64.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":2094860,"bill_number":"SB124","title":"AN ACT relating to sick leave for school district personnel.","description":"Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB124/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb124.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2094870,"bill_number":"HB521","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 508.130 to define \"course of conduct\" and \"social media platform\"; establish elements of the crime of stalking and penalize as a Class D felony unless certain aggravating circumstances are met, in which case it is a Class C felony; provide that the Act shall not affect the validity of restraining orders, interpersonal protective orders, or domestic violence orders in place prior to the effective date of the Act; repeal KRS 508.140 and 508.150, relating to stalking in the first and second degrees; amend KRS 14.300, 23A.208, 24A.178, 431.005, 411.220, 456.010, 500.092, 500.120, 506.160, 508.155, and 532.080 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 67)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB521/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb521.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2094883,"bill_number":"SB2","title":"AN ACT relating to school administrators and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 157.350 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive support education excellence in Kentucky funds a school district shall not provide the superintendent or any administrator a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; amend KRS 156.070 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB2/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb2.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2094893,"bill_number":"SR63","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in loving memory and honor of the Reverend George Clifton Curington, Sr.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in loving memory and honor of the Reverend George Clifton Curington, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR63/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr63.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2094905,"bill_number":"SR60","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the YMCA on the organization's 175th anniversary in the United States.","description":"Honor the YMCA for its 175th anniversary in the United States.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR60/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr60.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2094917,"bill_number":"HB488","title":"AN ACT relating to the Medicaid home and community based waiver program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to prepare and submit a waiver amendment application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the 1915(c) HCB waiver program to include coverage for assisted living services; establish coverage limits; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; require the cabinet or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB488/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb488.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2094928,"bill_number":"HB490","title":"AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 164.360, 164.230, and 164.830 to allow for the removal of faculty members at public postsecondary education institutions for bona fide financial reasons; require the boards of regents and trustees of the institutions to establish the process for removal based on financial reasons with specified parameters; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 169)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB490/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb490.html","sponsor":"Aaron Thompson"},
{"bill_id":2094939,"bill_number":"SR61","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing The Links, Incorporated Day at the State Capitol.","description":"Recognizing The Links, Incorporated Day at the State Capitol on February 26, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR61/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr61.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2094950,"bill_number":"HB493","title":"AN ACT relating to tampering with a prisoner monitoring device.","description":"Amend KRS 519.070 to include tampering with video recording or video monitoring devices in a correctional facility.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB493/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb493.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2094960,"bill_number":"HB489","title":"AN ACT relating to an eligible child tax credit.","description":"Create a new section in KRS Chapter 141 to establish a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for an eligible child; define \"eligible child\"; allow credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; establish that the credit amount is equal to $4,000 per eligible child, not to exceed $8,000 per return, per taxable year; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB489/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb489.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2094973,"bill_number":"HJR42","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Detective John Robert Weiss and Officer Armand VanCleave, Sr., Memorial Overpasses in Jefferson County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the 2 bridges on Interstate 264 over United States Route 31W in Jefferson County as the Detective John Robert Weiss Memorial Overpass and the Officer Armand VanCleave, Sr., Memorial Overpass.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR42/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr42.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2094984,"bill_number":"HB491","title":"AN ACT relating to long-term care facilities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; permit a resident of a long-term care facility to install an electronic monitoring device; require a resident to give consent to install an electronic monitoring device; establish the actions that a resident and a facility may take if consent is granted or if consent is not granted; require the cabinet to create a form to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device and set requirements; establish installation, use, and retention requirements for devices and recordings; require a long-term care facility to post a notice that an electronic monitoring device is used in a room; prohibit a resident from being discriminated or retaliated against because of the decision to authorize and use an electronic monitoring device; establish guidelines on who can view or listen to the images displaced by the monitoring device; prohibit unauthorized individuals from destroying the device or recordings; establish limits on liability and liability defenses; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations; exempt specific provisions if a monitoring device is installed by a law enforcement agency; establish penalties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB491/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb491.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2094995,"bill_number":"HB504","title":"AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.","description":"The Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 183)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB504/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb504.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2095005,"bill_number":"SB128","title":"AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define and redefine terms; establish cost-sharing requirements for prescription drugs; require rebates to be passed through; establish confidentiality requirements for the rebate information; create a new section of KRS 365.880 to 365.900 to provide that the actual amount of rebates received is a trade secret; provide that compliance with prescription drug cost-sharing and rebate requirements shall not be in violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to apply the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs to limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution; apply provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB128/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb128.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2100269,"bill_number":"HB509","title":"AN ACT relating to operations within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.","description":"Amend KRS 199.430 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"returned to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB509/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb509.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2100298,"bill_number":"SB6","title":"AN ACT relating to the endowed research fund, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate General Fund moneys in the amount of $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the endowed research fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-11","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-12","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB6/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb6.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2100328,"bill_number":"SB132","title":"AN ACT relating to massage therapy.","description":"Amend KRS 309.364 to confer authority on local governments to regulate massage therapy buinesses relating to zoning requirements, occupational licensing or fees, and inspections, advertising, hours of operation, and sanitation; amend KRS 309.3535 to increase violation penalty from a Class B misdemeanor to Class A misdemeanor for each massage performed without a license.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB132/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb132.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2100357,"bill_number":"HB505","title":"AN ACT relating to contract procurement.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to require the Auditor of Public Accounts to conduct a biennial audit of the contract procurement systems of the Department of Highways; enumerate issues to be examined in the audit; allow the Auditor to contract for professional services; require the Department of Highways to reimburse the Auditor for the cost of the audit; require submission of the audit to the LRC by October 31st of each odd numbered year; amend KRS 176.050 to require the Department of Highways to reimburse the Auditor for the biennial audit of contract procurement procedures; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the advertisement and award of bids for highway construction; amend KRS 176.210 to prohibit the Department of Highways from making public the identity of a qualified bidder on a particular project prior to the bid letting on that project.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB505/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb505.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2100385,"bill_number":"SB131","title":"AN ACT relating to wrongful conviction compensation.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a cause of action for a person who was wrongfully convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth; specify amounts of damages that may be awarded to claimants; establish the wrongful conviction compensation fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB131/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb131.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2100415,"bill_number":"HB508","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to limit the compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits; prohibit persons seeking compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting on a veterans' benefits matter from utilizing international call or data centers, directly or aggressively soliciting business, gaining access to personal medical, financial, or benefits log-in or password information, charging interest, and utilizing a doctor with whom they have an employment or business relationship; limit the fee for representation; require any person receiving compensation for assisting on a veterans' benefits matter to report to the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs (KDVA) annually; allow KDVA to promulgate form for the report and display it on their website; establish that violators constitute a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; provide that attorneys and law firms seeking to receive compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting any individual with any veterans' benefits matter shall be governed federal regulations.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB508/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb508.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":2100444,"bill_number":"HB510","title":"AN ACT relating to organ donation safety.","description":"Create a new section of Chapter 311 to define terms; establish conditions and processes for pause in procedure for an organ donation; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement and enforce the pause in procedure requirements; establish that the provisions should not be construed to conflict with KRS 446.400, discourage ethical organ donation, interfere with independent end-of-life decision making, conflict with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, or authorize the Commonwealth to affect the federal certification, designation, or service area of an organ procurement organization; require the cabinet to submit report on pause in procedures to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 43)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB510/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb510.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2100474,"bill_number":"HB507","title":"AN ACT relating to adoption.","description":"Amend KRS 199.575 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB507/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb507.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2100504,"bill_number":"HB496","title":"AN ACT relating to outdoor, nature–based early learning and child care programs.","description":"Amend KRS 199.894 to define \"outdoor nature-based early learning and child-care program\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to establish the licensure and operations requirements of outdoor nature-based early learning and child-care programs; establish the Outdoor, Nature–Based Early Learning and Child Care Program Advisory Committee; establish the membership and duties of the committee.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB496/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb496.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2100532,"bill_number":"HB498","title":"AN ACT establishing the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program; define terms; establish the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program fund; establish eligibility criteria for the program; direct the Education and Labor Cabinet to administer the program; provide payments to program providers for students who complete specified milestones; require program result reporting to the Kentucky Board of Education, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Research Commission; specify a program end date of July 1, 2029.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB498/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb498.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2100562,"bill_number":"HB512","title":"AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define and redefine terms; establish cost-sharing requirements for prescription drugs; require rebates to be passed through; establish confidentiality requirements for the rebate information; create a new section of KRS 365.880 to 365.900 to provide that the actual amount of rebates received is a trade secret; provide that compliance with prescription drug cost-sharing and rebate requirements shall not be in violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to apply the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs to limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution; apply provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB512/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb512.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2100591,"bill_number":"HB499","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle usage tax.","description":"Amend KRS 138.470 to exempt from motor vehicle usage tax any motor vehicle purchased by current members of the Kentucky National Guard or reserve component, motor vehicles brought into the Commonwealth that were sold by a dealer in another state to a member of the Armed Forces on duty in the Commonwealth while that person was on temporary duty in another state, and motor vehicles registered outside the state by a veteran or member of the United States Armed Forces that were purchased while that person was a member of the Armed Forces.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB499/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb499.html","sponsor":"Peyton Griffee"},
{"bill_id":2100620,"bill_number":"SB5","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define \"agricultural product\" and \"Kentucky-grown agricultural product\"; allow a local school board or local school district participating in any of the United States Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Programs to purchase Kentucky-grown agricultural products in accordance with federal law.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8)","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB5/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb5.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2100649,"bill_number":"HB497","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary tuition waivers.","description":"Amend KRS 164.515 to make the amount of tuition waived for the spouse or child of designated permanently disabled veterans a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2841 to make the amount tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2842 to make the amount of tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter permanently and totally disabled in line of duty a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.507 to make the amount of tuition waived for the non-married spouse or child of a deceased veteran a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.020 to delete the tuition waiver for employees and faculty of state and locally operated secondary area technology center staff.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB497/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb497.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2100676,"bill_number":"HB511","title":"AN ACT relating to hate crimes.","description":"Amend KRS 532.031, relating to hate crimes, to include offenses committed against an individual because of political creed; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB511/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb511.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2100708,"bill_number":"SB134","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement.","description":"Amend KRS 61.530 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-28","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB134/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb134.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2100736,"bill_number":"HB506","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.","description":"Amend KRS 15.460 to allow Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources game wardens to receive annual supplements from the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund; remove the requirement that a game warden's annual training stipend be paid from the game and fish fund; amend KRS 150.010 to remove the definitions for \"administrative regulation,\" \"navigable waters,\" and \"public roadway\"; add definitions for \"exotic wildlife,\" \"native wildlife,\" and \"roadway\" and amend the definition for \"livestock\"; amend KRS 150.021 to remove the requirement that the department pay a fee equal to 5% of the debt service for the 2-way radio system utilized by the Kentucky State Police; amend KRS 150.025 to allow the department or the commissioner, with the approval of the commission, to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the purposes of KRS Chapter 150; amend KRS 150.027 to require the department to file a statement of consideration at the same time as it files an administrative regulation that affects property that is adjacent to department-owned or controlled lakes; amend KRS 150.061 to require the commissioner of the department to establish a salary structure for the department's Division of Law Enforcement that is adequate to meet the department's recruitment and retention goals; amend KRS 150.090 to provide that waters bordering the Commonwealth are included in the jurisdiction of game wardens; amend KRS 150.120 to provide that native and exotic wildlife that are taken, possessed, or transported in violation of the provisions of KRS Chapter 150 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder shall be seized; require that upon seizure, native wildlife or any hybrid thereof shall be declared contraband and disposed of as determined by the commissioner; amend KRS 150.150 to conform and to provide that the $25,000 set aside annually for hunger relief is not required to be taken from the game and fish fund; amend KRS 150.170 to change the reference from \"disposal\" tag to \"carcass tag\" for the taking of depredating wildlife; amend KRS 150.172 to allow a person to use a firearm at any time to take a mortally wounded animal instead of an injured animal; amend KRS 150.360 to allow the taking of wildlife at night instead of only coyotes and to conform; amend KRS 150.660 to allow the department to revoke a pay lake operator's license at all of his or her licensed locations for failure to comply with the laws or regulations governing pay lakes; amend KRS 150.690 to change the references from \"buffalo\" to \"American bison\"; amend KRS 150.990 double all fines for violations of KRS Chapter 150 and to establish replacement costs for certain wildlife; amend KRS 150.995 to provide that any restitution amount to be paid to the department for the illegal taking of wildlife that would exceed $10,000 shall be panel scored by 2 official scorers; allow the commissioner or a designee to seek an order from the court for payment of restitution costs in any action in which a person is found guilty for a violation of KRS Chapter 150 and for which restitution costs are owed; amend KRS 235.250 to increase the property damage threshold for the mandatory reporting requirement for boating accidents.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 148)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB506/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb506.html","sponsor":"David Hale"},
{"bill_id":2100764,"bill_number":"HR43","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the long-standing and successful economic and cultural partnership between Japan and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize the long-standing and successful economic and cultural partnership between Japan and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR43/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr43.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2100794,"bill_number":"HCR44","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to create an accreditation pathway through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies assisting veterans with their benefits.","description":"Urge Congress to create an accreditation pathway through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for private companies assisting veterans with their benefits.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR44/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr44.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":2100823,"bill_number":"SB129","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.243 to change the employer's contribution rate to the service capacity upgrade fund; of the rate subtracting .075% until December 31, 2026; provide that beginning January 1 2027, the rates shall be adjusted by subtracting 0.0115%; require the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to set the adjustment percentage annually to be effective January 1 of each subsequent year, not to exceed 1.025%.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188)","last_action_date":"2026-04-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB129/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb129.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2100853,"bill_number":"SB130","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 164.6941 to 164.6951 to define terms; require an intercollegiate athletics enterprise that provides a cumulative sum of more than $1,000 to coaches and student-athletes to register with the Council on Postsecondary Education; provide for the terms of the license, require the reporting of contracts and amounts of intercollegiate athletics compensation; set the registration fee at 10% of all compensation provided to student-athletes and coaches during the previous year; deposit fees into restricted scholarships account; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to distribute moneys to postsecondary institutions proportionally to the intercollegiate athletics compensation received by the institution's student-athletes and coaches; require postsecondary institutions to establish a scholarship program with funds received, set requirements for scholarship program, EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-28","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB130/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb130.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2100880,"bill_number":"SR65","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring John and Debbie Rogers, of Somerset, Kentucky, on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.","description":"Honor and congratulate John and Debbie Rogers on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR65/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr65.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2100909,"bill_number":"SB133","title":"AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.","description":"Amend KRS 65A.030 to increase the fiscal reporting levels of special purpose governmental entities; allow entities conducting yearly audits to move to an audit every 4 years if the entity receives 2 sequential audit reports with unqualified opinions and report the fact that the entity is operating under the alternative audit schedule to the Department for Local Government; require an entity to have yearly audits if the entity receives anything but an unqualified audit opinion at a subsequent audit; amend KRS 147.635, relating to area planning commissions, to align their audit requirements to those in KRS 65A.030; amend KRS 220.280, relating to sanitation districts, to align their audit requirements to those in KRS 65A.030; amend KRS 43.070 and 186.240 to combine the county clerks' independent audits of motor vehicle and motorboat registration fees and licenses, motor vehicle usage taxes, and ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles and motorboats into the county clerks' regular periodic audit; require the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to bear the cost of the portion of the audit attributed to receipts from motor vehicles and motorboats; amend KRS 64.830, relating to final settlements of outgoing county officials, to make the settlement to be complete within 60 days of the expiration of the term of office or the date a vacancy is otherwise created to account for unexpected vacancies in office; require that if an official's vacancy does not coincide with the end of the calendar year or end of the official's term, the outgoing county official is to remit any remaining funds to the fiscal court as excess fees and require the fiscal court to provide an amount equal to the excess fees remitted by the outgoing official to the outgoing county official's successor for official use; repeal KRS 43.071, relating to the annual audit of county clerk's motor vehicle and motorboat tax receipts; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 199)","last_action_date":"2026-04-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB133/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb133.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2100936,"bill_number":"HB495","title":"AN ACT relating to local occupational license fees.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 91A to define terms; require 100% of the wages of an employee associated with the corporate office to be apportioned to the local government where the corporate office is located; exclude wages for work performed at a satellite office; require 100% of the wages of an employee assigned to a state government office to be apportioned to the local government where the state government office is located; allow a refund claim for occupational license fees paid for work physically performed outside of the local government's jurisdiction; establish requirements for refunds; amend KRS 67.780 to conform; apply the apportionment and refund requirements to incentive agreements entered into or amended on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-20","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB495/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb495.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2101988,"bill_number":"SB138","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to establish the offense of child abuse homicide as a capital offense; amend KRS 199.896 to require licensed child-care centers to maintain video surveillance of all public areas within the facility and retain video footage for 90 days; amend KRS 507.030 to increase the age of a child victim of manslaughter in the first degree from 12 or under to under 18; amend KRS 507.040 to increase the penalty of manslaughter in the second degree from a Class C to a Class B felony if the victim is under the age of 18; amend KRS 508.100 to add knowingly as a mental state of a person guilty of criminal abuse in the first degree; increase the age of a victim from under age 12 to under age 18; increase the penalty of criminal abuse in the first degree from a Class C to a Class B felony and from a Class B to a Class A felony if the victim is under the age of 18; amend KRS 508.110 to increase the age of a victim of criminal abuse in the second degree from age 12 or less to under 18; increase the penalty from a Class D to a Class C felony; amend KRS 508.120 to increase the age of a victim of criminal abuse in the third degree from age 12 or less to under 18; increase the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony; amend KRS 532.025, relating to aggravating circumstances in death penalty eligible cases, to increase the age of a victim of an intentional killing from under 12 to under 18; amend KRS 625.090 to create a rebuttable presumption that parental rights must be terminated if a parent has been convicted of a felony involving serious physical injury to any child or convicted of causing or contributing to the death of a child as a result of abuse; provide that the Act may be cited as Jayden's Law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB138/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb138.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2101999,"bill_number":"HB520","title":"AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.","description":"Amend KRS 65A.030 to increase the fiscal reporting levels of special purpose governmental entities; allow entities conducting yearly audits to move to an audit every 4 years if the entity receives 2 sequential audit reports with unqualified opinions and report the fact that the entity is operating under the alternative audit schedule to the Department for Local Government; require an entity to have yearly audits if the entity receives anything but an unqualified audit opinion at a subsequent audit; amend KRS 147.635, relating to area planning commissions, to align their audit requirements to those in KRS 65A.030; amend KRS 220.280, relating to sanitation districts, to align their audit requirements to those in KRS 65A.030; amend KRS 43.070 and 186.240 to combine the county clerks' independent audits of motor vehicle and motorboat registration fees and licenses, motor vehicle usage taxes, and ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles and motorboats into the county clerks' regular periodic audit; require the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to bear the cost of the portion of the audit attributed to receipts from motor vehicles and motorboats; amend KRS 64.830, relating to final settlements of outgoing county officials, to make the settlement to be complete within 60 days of the expiration of the term of office or the date a vacancy is otherwise created to account for unexpected vacancies in office; require that if an official's vacancy does not coincide with the end of the calendar year or end of the official's term, the outgoing county official is to remit any remaining funds to the fiscal court as excess fees and require the fiscal court to provide an amount equal to the excess fees remitted by the outgoing official to the outgoing county official's successor for official use; repeal KRS 43.071, relating to the annual audit of county clerk's motor vehicle and motorboat tax receipts; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB520/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb520.html","sponsor":"Walker Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2102012,"bill_number":"SB137","title":"AN ACT relating to a provisional license to practice medicine.","description":"Amend KRS 311.571 to allow and specify requirements for a physician licensed to practice medicine in another country to obtain a provisional license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth; specify requirements for a provisional license to convert to a regular license; add conditions for the Board of Medical Licensure to revoke a provisional license; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB137/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb137.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2102024,"bill_number":"HB524","title":"AN ACT relating to children.","description":"Amend KRS 610.050 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB524/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb524.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2102038,"bill_number":"HB518","title":"AN ACT relating to the collection of local business taxes and fees.","description":"Amend KRS 67.767 to require the Secretary of State to prescribe standard forms for net profits, gross receipts, and payroll occupational tax returns; form an advisory committee to develop the forms; require the advisory committee to file the form with the Interim Joint Committee on Local Government for its November 2026 meeting; require the Secretary of State to file administrative regulations including the standard forms and electronic links; and require tax districts to accept the standard forms and the associated payments electronically on and after January 1, 2028.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 44)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB518/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb518.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2102050,"bill_number":"HB514","title":"AN ACT relating to bridges.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 177 to allow the Department of Highways to install signs that display the 988 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline on bridges on state-maintained highways.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB514/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb514.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2102063,"bill_number":"SB140","title":"AN ACT relating to new public school construction.","description":"Amend KRS 162.060 to require a school district to notify the Transportation Cabinet before construction on a new public school building may begin; require the Transportation Cabinet to provide the chief state school officer with a design and cost estimate for any new routes to access the school site and to identify any cost estimates and improvements to existing routes serving the school site.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB140/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb140.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2102075,"bill_number":"HB519","title":"AN ACT relating to identity documents.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to define \"communication disorder\"; establish that at the time of application for an instruction permit, operator's license, or personal identification card a person may choose to have a notation on the document indicating that they have a communication disorder; direct that no fee shall be charged for the inclusion or removal of a notation; provide that a person may request removal of the notation; direct that the Department of Kentucky State Police shall implement training on interacting with persons who have a communication disorder; amend KRS 186.531 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB519/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb519.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2102088,"bill_number":"HB522","title":"AN ACT relating to the provision of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 48.705 to allow the Governor to authorize limited use of moneys in the budget reserve trust fund to provide for the continuity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during a lapse in federal appropriations; require repayment of the moneys within 90 days of restoration of federal appropriations; require reporting to the Legislative Research Commission and the State Budget Director; require prior approval of the General Assembly if more than 5% of the total balance of the budget reserve trust fund is used; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB522/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb522.html","sponsor":"Anne Donworth"},
{"bill_id":2102101,"bill_number":"HB525","title":"AN ACT relating to vision testing on renewal of operator's licenses and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 186.577 to remove the vison testing requirement on operator's license renewal for all drivers; require vison testing for renewal of an operator's license if the applicant is 65 years of age or older; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB525/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb525.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2102113,"bill_number":"HB526","title":"AN ACT relating to members of the bar.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21A to establish parameters for compulsory dues for members of the bar; define who is a member of the bar for purposes of the section; amend KRS 21A.300 and 21A.310 to conform; repeal KRS 21A.160, relating to organization and control of State bar being vested in the Supreme Court.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB526/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb526.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2102124,"bill_number":"SB139","title":"AN ACT relating to disabled veterans.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to define terms; create the Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program for funding the construction and installation of accessibility ramps on residences of disabled veterans; establish the Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program grant fund to be used for the program and administered by the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB139/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb139.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2102140,"bill_number":"SJR68","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure veterans with disabilities receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.","description":"Urge the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act to ensure veterans with disabilities receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR68/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr68.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2102150,"bill_number":"SB135","title":"AN ACT relating to the provision of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 48.705 to allow the Governor to authorize limited use of moneys in the budget reserve trust fund to provide for the continuity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during a lapse in federal appropriations; require repayment of the moneys within 90 days of restoration of federal appropriations; require reporting to the Legislative Research Commission and the State Budget Director; require prior approval of the General Assembly if more than 5% of the total balance of the budget reserve trust fund is used; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-29","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB135/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb135.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2102163,"bill_number":"HCR45","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling on the United States Congress to submit to the states for ratification a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution and making a formal application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call a convention for the sole purpose of proposing for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution which requires a balanced federal budget.","description":"Call on the United States Congress to submit to the states for ratification a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution and making a formal application to Congress to call a convention.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR45/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr45.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2102175,"bill_number":"HB523","title":"AN ACT relating to families and children.","description":"Amend KRS 200.470 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"returned to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB523/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb523.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2102188,"bill_number":"SB136","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 341.416, relating to suspected unemployment insurance fraud, to require the Education and Labor Cabinet to refer suspected fraud cases to the United States Department of Labor and to remove the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the United States Department of Justice from the required referral.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 123)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB136/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb136.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2102200,"bill_number":"HJR46","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Gerald Combs Memorial Highway in Lee County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1036 in Lee County as the Gerald Combs Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR46/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr46.html","sponsor":"Timmy Truett"},
{"bill_id":2102213,"bill_number":"HB516","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for probationary employment.","description":"Amend KRS 61.552 to allow employees to purchase service credit for the time spent as a probationary employee; amend KRS 78.510 to redefine \"employee,\" \"member\", and \"participating\" to include, solely for the purpose of benefits payable to a person employed in a full-time position or a probationary position, employees who become disabled or die as a direct result of an act in line of duty or as a result of a duty-related injury.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB516/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb516.html","sponsor":"Chris Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2102226,"bill_number":"HB515","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 141.068 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB515/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb515.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2102238,"bill_number":"SCR66","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to explore opportunities to participate in federal nuclear-related programs and to expand their curricula to offer courses and degree paths to train the workforce that will construct and operate the next generation of nuclear energy facilities.","description":"Urge the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to explore opportunities to participate in the United States Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Program and to extend their curricula to offer courses and degree paths to train the workforce that will construct and operate the next generation of nuclear energy facilities; encourage the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to collaborate with the United States Department of War to explore possible nuclear energy-related grant funding and research opportunities.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 191)","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR66/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr66.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2102250,"bill_number":"HB527","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance regulatory requirements and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 304.1-050 and 304.1-110 to make technical amendments; amend KRS 304.2-160 to define \"licensee\"; amend KRS 304.2-220 to modify persons who are subject to examination by the insurance commissioner; amend KRS 304.4-040 to apply license revocation for failure to pay tax or fee to licensees; amend KRS 304.5-080 to define \"inland marine insurance\" and repeal the definition of \"marine and transportation insurance\"; amend KRS 304.9-035 to provide for an insurer's liability for acts of its adjusters; amend KRS 304.9-051 to provide that certain individuals working for an administrator are not acting as an administrator; amend KRS 304.9-105 to modify financial responsibility requirement for an agent license; amend KRS 304.9-133 to establish individual designation requirements for licensed business entities; amend KRS 304.9-085 to conform; amend KRS 304.9-135 to modify the definition of \"insurance agency activities\"; amend KRS 304.9-140 to establish nonresident license requirements for nonresidents with a limited line of authority that is not offered in this state; repeal the requirement to surrender a license upon termination; amend KRS 304.9-170 to modify prelicensing education and examination exemption for applicants licensed within previous 12 months; amend KRS 304.9-200 to repeal refund of appointment fee upon license refusal; amend KRS 304.9-230 to repeal the surety limited line of authority and establish preneed funeral limited line of authority; amend KRS 304.9-260 to repeal the requirement to send license renewal list to an insurer or employer; require proof of compliance with continuing education requirements for nonresident independent or public adjusters; repeal the requirement to surrender license upon termination; amend KRS 304.9-270 to repeal approval requirement for specialty credit producers and managing employees; amend KRS 304.9-295 to require nonresident independent and public adjusters that designated Kentucky as their home state to satisfy continuing education requirements; modify requirements for continuing education certifications; repeal license surrender and reissuance requirement; repeal and reenact KRS 304.9-436 to provide that authorized insurers shall not do business with unlicensed persons; amend KRS 304.13-346 to require property insurers to offer an optional policy provision to upgrade the roof structure of non-FORTIFIED dwellings; amend KRS 304.13-400 to repeal workers' compensation insurance deductible range; amend KRS 304.14-120 to conform; amend KRS 304.15-365 to establish requirements for optional maturity dates offered for individual deferred annuities; amend KRS 304.17A-600, 304.17A-607, 304.17A-617, and 304.17A-623 to define \"adverse benefit determination\" and \"coverage denial\"; repeal definition of \"adverse determination\"; require internal appeal for adverse benefit determinations; require external review for adverse benefit determinations, other than coverage denials; amend KRS 304.17A-619, 304.17A-621, and 304.17A-625 to conform; amend KRS 304.99-020 and 304.99-100 to repeal civil penalties and renewal requirements for specialty credit producers and managing employees; make technical amendments throughout.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 45)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB527/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb527.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":2102263,"bill_number":"SB183","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of proxy advisory services.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require proxy advisors to notify and disclose certain information to shareholders in a company doing business in Kentucky and to the company that is subject to the proxy advisory service when the proxy advisor is not acting solely in the interest of shareholders, as defined, or is providing materially different advice to shareholders regarding a proxy proposal or company proposal; declare that failure to notify or disclose required information is an unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive trade practice in violation of KRS 367.170; establish remedies including civil actions; apply to proxy advisory services provided on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 10)","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB183/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb183.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2102274,"bill_number":"HB513","title":"AN ACT relating to full-day kindergarten.","description":"Amend KRS 157.320 and 157.360 to remove references to kindergarten full-time equivalent pupils in average daily attendance for program base funding purposes; amend KRS 158.030 and KRS 158.031 to conform; amend KRS 158.060 to remove language that allows for half-day kindergarten programs; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB513/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb513.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2102286,"bill_number":"HB517","title":"AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.","description":"Repeal KRS 237.115, which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities, local governments, and units of state government to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings; amend KRS 150.172, 237.110, and 527.020 to conform; amend KRS 237.110 to no longer prohibit the carrying of concealed deadly weapons in schools and specify that the prohibition of carrying concealed deadly weapons in airports is limited to areas controlled by the Transportation Security Administration; make technical corrections; amend KRS 527.070 to add persons with valid licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons to the list of those permitted to possess weapons in schools.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-29","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB517/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb517.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2103025,"bill_number":"SR70","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the 22nd Black History Celebration and recognizing that Black history is American history.","description":"Honor the 22nd Black History Celebration and recognize that Black history is American history.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR70/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr70.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2103029,"bill_number":"SR69","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of the 85th anniversary of East Kentucky Power Cooperative and its rich history of electrifying rural communities across the Commonwealth.","description":"Adjourn in honor of the 85th anniversary of East Kentucky Power Cooperative.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR69/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr69.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2103034,"bill_number":"SB143","title":"AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to define \"sexual harassment\" prohibit sexual harassment by any legislator or legislative agent to a legislator, legislative agent, or legislative branch employee.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB143/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb143.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2103038,"bill_number":"HB531","title":"AN ACT relating to coordination of refugee assistance.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to define \"department\"; require the Department for Community Based Services to administer funds received under the Refugee Act of 1980; implement a statewide strategy to ensure compliance with the Refugee Act; serve as the primary liaison between immigrant-serving organizations, refugee-serving organizations, and the federal government; advise the Governor, appropriate state agencies, cabinet members, and the General Assembly; submit an annual report to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and the Legislative Research; allow the department to promulgate administrative regulations; require information from the Kentucky Department of Education for the report; direct that the first report to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and the Legislative Research Commission be issued by July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB531/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb531.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2103043,"bill_number":"SB142","title":"AN ACT relating to affordable housing, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 198A to define terms; establish the abandoned home pool fund to be administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation; specify eligible recipients, activities, and uses of fund; amend KRS 64.012 to increase county clerk recording fees and add a $2 fee to be deposited in the abandoned home pool fund; appropriate $25,000,000 from the General Fund to the abandoned home pool fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, effective July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to State & Local Government (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"State & Local Government","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB142/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb142.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2103047,"bill_number":"HB530","title":"AN ACT relating to permits.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to require a permitting authority to issue a decision on any permit application within 60 days; automatically grant any permit if a permitting authority fails to render a decision within 60 days; require any denial or conditional approval of a permit to be based on clearly established applicable laws or regulations; grant Circuit Court jurisdiction over any permitting matter; require the Circuit Court to determine whether a permitting decision by the permitting authority was based on clear and convincing evidence; require the Circuit Court to award the applicant attorney's fees and costs if the court finds against the permitting authority; allow third-party challenges to permitting decisions only if the third-party has property adjacent to property that has been granted a permit and where the third-party can demonstrate concrete and particularized harm resulting from issuance of a permit; allow an applicant to appeal any adverse decision from a third-party challenge; require a third party to pay applicant's attorney's fees and costs if the permit is finally approved following a third-party challenge; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to grant by-right approval to housing projects which meet a planning unit's code or regulations; grant Circuit Court jurisdiction over any denial of a housing project under the section; require the Circuit Court to determine whether a denial by the planning unit was based on clear and convincing evidence; require Circuit Court to award the applicant attorney's fees and costs if the court finds against the planning unit; provide that the section does not prevent monitoring by the planning unit or affect restrictions in rules or regulations of a homeowners association, condominium association, or other property owners association; amend KRS 198B.060 to permit third-party plan review and inspections under new procedures; create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; require regulatory authorities to provide information to prospective applicants regarding requirements to apply for a permit; require a regulatory authority to inform an applicant of whether the application is complete within 3 days and include whether the regulatory authority is able to perform plan review and inspection within specified time limits; require a regulatory authority to conduct plan review within 7 days of receipt of a complete application and inspections within 5 days of any request for an inspection being made; permit an applicant to use a qualifying third-party inspector; set out circumstances under which a regulatory authority may collect fees depending on use of a third-party inspector; set out what a third-party inspector may review and set out qualifications and requirements the third-party inspector must meet; require a regulatory authority to issue a permit within 1 business day of the completion of required plan reviews and inspections associated with an otherwise complete application; state that any ordinance, rule, or regulation contrary is void and unenforceable; state that a regulatory authority may issue a stop work order if a condition of a project constitute an immediate threat to public safety and welfare; establish immunity for the regulatory authority for action of an applicant or third-party inspector.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB530/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb530.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2103055,"bill_number":"HCR48","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Cemeteries Across Kentucky Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Cemeteries Across Kentucky Task Force to review and make recommendations regarding problem of abandoned cemeteries within the Commonwealth; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 legislative interim; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR48/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr48.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2103059,"bill_number":"SB141","title":"AN ACT relating to legal advertisements.","description":"Amend KRS 424.110 to define \"advertisement\" and \"published statement of ownership\"; amend KRS 424.120 to determine where newspaper advertisements shall be placed when 2 or more newspapers meet the initial qualifications; determine when alternative publication procedures may be used when there is no newspaper in the county containing the government seeking to make the advertisement or no suitable newspaper in an adjoining similarly sized county; define \"adjoining similarly sized county\", and set publication parameters for advertisements, along with parallel advertising in the largest association of newspapers within the Commonwealth; set time requirements for publication; provide when digital newspapers may be used for advertising and when publication is deemed to have occurred; amend KRS 424.147 to expand remedial advertising to satisfy not only the provisions found in KRS Chapter 424, but the remainder of the Kentucky Revised Statutes relating to timing or manner of publication; amend KRS 424.160 to set the rates for advertising; require contractual terms offered to public agencies of the Commonwealth that are offered to commercial customers; require the rate charged by a newspaper shall be the lowest advertising rate provided for in KRS 424.215; provide volume discounts for display forms; amend KRS 132.027, 68.245, 132.023, and 160.470 to specify that publication shall be made in the qualified newspaper under KRS 424.120 rather than in the largest newspaper within the county; remove the requirement for display type and column inch minimum; expand the requirement that publication be made not less than 7 days nor more than 21 days.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB141/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb141.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":2103063,"bill_number":"HB528","title":"AN ACT relating to the governance of the Kentucky School for the Deaf.","description":"Amend KRS 167.017 to set timelines for appointment of a search committee for the superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf and appointment of the superintendent; specify superintendents duties; require prioritization of candidates that will be locally available and commit to full-time duties as superintendent; preclude Kentucky Department of Education employees or Kentucky Board of Education members from being appointed as superintendent within 1 year of employment or membership; amend KRS 167.037 to create the Kentucky School for the Deaf Board, set membership, structure, and duties; amend KRS 167.170 to permit the Kentucky Board of Education to delegate the power to expel a pupil of the Kentucky School for the Deaf to the Kentucky School for the Deaf Board; require members of the Kentucky School for the Deaf advisory board be appointed as the initial members of Kentucky School for the Deaf Board.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB528/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb528.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":2103068,"bill_number":"HR47","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing September 17 to 23, 2026, as Constitution Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize Constitution Week from September 17 to 23, 2026.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR47/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr47.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2103072,"bill_number":"HB532","title":"AN ACT relating to medicinal hemp products and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 260.850 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to establish quality assurance and safety protocols for medicinal hemp cultivation, handling, processing, and marketing; amend KRS 260.862 to grant the Kentucky Department of Agriculture the authority to promulgate administrative regulations related to quality assurance and safety protocols of cultivation, handling, processing, or marketing of medicinal hemp products and to require medicinal hemp product cultivators and processors to follow federal good manufacturing, packaging, labeling, or holding practices.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-30","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB532/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb532.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2103077,"bill_number":"HB529","title":"AN ACT relating to the Parole Board and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 439.320 to establish a term of 4 years for members of the Parole Board; allow the Governor to extend a term not more than 1 year if the expiration of the term causes more than 2 terms to expire in the same calendar year; allow the board to utilize panels of 2 or more members for parole and final parole revocation hearings; amend KRS 439.340 to change the time for parole review eligibility to 180 or more days to serve.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB529/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb529.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":2103780,"bill_number":"HR49","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing July 11, 2026, as Remember Srebrenica Day in Kentucky.","description":"Honor Kentucky's Bosnian community and victims of genocide in July 1995 and recognize July 11, 2026, as Remember Srebrenica Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR49/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr49.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2103803,"bill_number":"SB147","title":"AN ACT relating to vital records.","description":"Amend KRS 213.136 to establish processes and procedures for requesing vital statistics records from the state or county registrar; amend KRS 213.141 to increase the fee for a certified copy of a vital statistic record to $10; establish fee exceptions; increase the fee for a certified copy of a birth record to $15; establish fee exceptions; establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide a copy of the Annual Lifetime Kentucky Death Report to the State Board of Elections on or before July 1 of each year; amend KRS 116.113 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB147/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb147.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2103826,"bill_number":"SR73","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jack Conley Morgan.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jack Conley Morgan.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR73/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr73.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2103849,"bill_number":"SR72","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 17, 2026, as Profound Autism Day in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize March 17, 2026, as Profound Autism Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR72/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr72.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2103874,"bill_number":"HB537","title":"AN ACT relating to child welfare.","description":"Amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit an individual from being approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, be considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or to receive a child for adoption if the individual or an adult or minor child living in the individual's home has been directed by a court to complete or attend sex offender treatment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB537/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb537.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2103896,"bill_number":"HJR50","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Auditor of Public Accounts to study the applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact the opening and operation of licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth.","description":"Direct the Auditor of Public Accounts to commission a study of applicable statutes, administrative regulations, and agency policies and processes that directly impact opening and operating licensed and certified child care services in the Commonwealth; require the Auditor to procure a vendor to conduct the study; report findings and recommendations of the study to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2027, for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 160)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR50/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr50.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2103920,"bill_number":"SB149","title":"AN ACT relating to the office of county treasurer.","description":"Amend KRS 68.010, relating to the office of county treasurer, to time the appointment of county treasurer to the election of county officer's; require the county treasurer's bond be corporate surety; stipulate that an acting county treasurer may be appointed for reason of the treasurer's absence; provide if the county treasurer is unable to perform the duties of the office for 5 days the fiscal court may appoint an acting county treasurer; set a time period of 60 days or upon the conclusion of the county treasurer's term, whichever occurs first, to fill the position of county treasurer, and allow the appointment of a deputy county treasurer and outline the authority, oath, and bond requirements of the position.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 128)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB149/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb149.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2103945,"bill_number":"SB153","title":"AN ACT relating to the prevention of harmful and fraudulent practices.","description":"Amend KRS 367.620 to exclude certain activity from the definition of \"goods or services relating to real estate\"; amend KRS 367.624 to require contractors to furnish a notice relating to assignment of benefits prior to entering into a real estate goods or services contract; amend KRS 367.626 to prohibit requiring a person to pay a cancellation fee or any other fee contained in a contract that is not enforceable against the person; amend KRS 367.628 to prohibit certain representations and marketing by a contractor or person representing a contractor; provide that certain contracts between a contractor or person representing a contractor and an insured are not enforceable; modify provision prohibiting causing, or encouraging another person to cause, damage to real estate; prohibit contractors from having a financial connection with certain persons; prohibit contractors from soliciting or providing contracts on behalf of certain persons; provide that certain violations constitute a fraudulent insurance act under KRS 304.47-020 and criminal mischief in the first degree under KRS 512.020; amend KRS 367.627 to make technical amendments; require the Attorney General to enforce the contractor requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide the Attorney General with concurrent jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 304.47-020; amend KRS 304.47-020 and 512.020 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to authorize the Attorney General to issue an order during certain states of emergency to require persons engaging in business as a contractor in the designated area to obtain a certificate of registration; establish registration application requirements; authorize peace officers in the designated area to enforce an order issued by the Attorney General; require contractors to post a copy of the contractor's certificate of registration at each job site within the designated area; require contractors to provide a copy of the certificate of registration or proof of registration to specified persons; prohibit contractors from soliciting business in person within the designated area for 90 days after a state of emergency is declared; prohibit local governments from imposing emergency registration or licensure for contractors under certain circumstances; exempt contractors from the registration and related requirements if the Attorney General determines that the local government imposes greater emergency registration or licensing requirements; permit a local government to submit a declaration to the Attorney General stating that the local government's emergency registration or licensure requirements are greater than those imposed under the section; require the Attorney General to affirm or reject a local government's declaration; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 411.230 to conform; direct that certain provisions apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 54)","last_action_date":"2026-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB153/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb153.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2103968,"bill_number":"HB535","title":"AN ACT relating to investor-owned electric utilities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 278.670 to define \"environmental control\" and \"underpreciated extra-state generation utility plant balances,\" amend various definitions, and make technical changes; amend KRS 278.672 to remove the deadline date for calculating the value of the regulatory asset associated with the undepreciated extra-state generation utility plant balances, deferred storm costs, and other regulatory assets approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC) remove the dollar amount thresholds for qualifying for a financing order; remove the submittals associated with securitization of deferred costs for retried electric generation greater than 50%; add additional submittals for an application for a financing order; add requirement for a utility to acquire in-state dispatchable generation and agree to a freeze on base rates for a period of 2 years; define \"dispatchable\"; amend KRS 278.674 to prohibit the PSC from requiring securitized bonds to be marketed as a specific type of security or that an assignee be formed as a specific type of entity; provide a price cap for costs associated with retaining counsel, advisors, or other consultants; remove PSC authority to address how the securities are marketed; add a template issuance advice letter to be included in the financing order; direct that the PSC must approve sales or transfer of assets including extra-state generation facilities even if the balances are securitized; amend KRS 278.678 to make technical changes; amend KRS 278.682 to remove the requirement that the securitized surcharge be listed as a separate item on the customer bill; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB535/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb535.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2103993,"bill_number":"HB538","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid managed care organizations.","description":"Amend KRS 205.533 to require Medicaid managed care organizations to include certain information for providers on their websites; amend KRS 205.534 to require managed care organizations to allow providers 120 days to file an appeal or grievance related to a reduction or denial of a claim; establish penalties for a managed care organization's failure to ensure the timely disposition of any appeal or grievance; require payment of any amount owed to a provider following an appeal to be paid within 30 days; require payments made following an appeal to include interest in accordance with KRS 304.17A-730 and reasonable attorney's fees; establish standards and requirements for provider audits; require the inclusion of additional information in the monthly report filed by managed care organizations; require the Department for Medicaid Services to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission related to Medicaid claims, appeals, and grievances for the previous state fiscal year; authorize the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations; require Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB538/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb538.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2104016,"bill_number":"HB534","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 30A.145 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to prepare an all-time list each month of persons convicted of a felony, including persons whose cases are on appeal, and provide the list to the State Board of Elections; amend KRS 83A.040 to require a special election if more than the majority of the membership of a legislative body is vacated because of an election error due to no fault of any candidate or fraud; establish that members of the legislative body whose term expires shall remain in office until the contest and any appeals of the regular election are complete and final; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require the State Board of Elections to compare the statewide voter registration system against the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, or its successor program, each month to remove registered voters who are not citizens of the United States within 5 days; require the State Board of Elections to forward the name, date of birth, last known address, and voter registration record of any individual who is removed to the Attorney General; require the State Board of Elections to notify the county clerk of the county in which the voter lived of the removal; amend KRS 116.113 to specify that the Administrative Office of the Courts shall include persons convicted of a felony whose case is on appeal in the lists they send to the State Board of Elections for removal from the voter registration records; create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to define \"cast vote record\"; allow county clerks to use a ballot verifier software program to produce electronic images of cast ballots and cast vote records for public inspection, as long as the records do not contain voter-identifying information; allow counties to use the software program to perform additional audits; establish that the State Board of Elections shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish uniform standards for formatting, publication, and redaction of images of ballots and cast vote records; amend KRS 117.125 to establish that no voting equipment or voting systems shall be purchased after the effective date of the Act that utilize non-human readable codes, including barcodes, QR codes, or other encrypted markings to represent or tabulate a voter's choices on the ballot; amend KRS 117.383 to require that the ballot scanner and race selected for a hand-to-eye recount by the Secretary of State shall have at least 10 votes cast; amend KRS Chapter 118.176 to establish that a person who successfully challenges the bona fides of a candidate may recover certain costs; create a new chapter of KRS Chapter 118A to establish that judicial candidates may disclose their political party, state current and past voter registration status, and communicate political values or viewpoints consistent with that party affiliation; establish that judicial candidates shall not claim to be the official nominee of a political party, use language or materials that imply nomination, designation, or endorsement by a political party, or use party symbols, slogans, or imagery in a manner that would lead someone to believe they are running in a partisan election; amend KRS 120.165 to require the county clerk and local board of elections to call a special election if a majority of the offices of a legislative body are deemed vacant; establish that a person bringing a successful election contest may recover certain costs; amend KRS 121.015 to define \"executive committee of a political party\"; amend KRS 121.150 to allow federal candidates to contribute to a party executive committee if the amount of the contribution is within contribution limits and if the contribution is not earmarked for any particular candidate or slate of candidates; specify that a qualified political party committee, including a state or county executive committee, may endorse, support, oppose, and make contributions or expenditures to nonpartisan candidates; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB534/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb534.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2104038,"bill_number":"SJR74","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a state fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources; require the Legislative Research Commission to post the state fiscal map on its website and submit a report to the General Assembly by October 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Vetoed","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR74/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr74.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2104060,"bill_number":"SR71","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Samantha Shaver for her service as the current president of the Kentucky Dental Association.","description":"Honor Dr. Samantha Shaver for her service as the current president of the Kentucky Dental Association.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-04","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR71/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr71.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2104083,"bill_number":"HJR51","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal government officials and members of Congress.","description":"Apply to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraint on the federal government, limit the powers and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and members of Congress; direct the Secretary of State to send copies of the joint resolution to certain federal and state officials; state that the application should be continuing until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states have made applications on the subject.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR51/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr51.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2104106,"bill_number":"HB6","title":"AN ACT relating to child care and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 related to the quality-based graduated early care and education rating system program to establish the intent of the General Assembly related to the program; establish processes and procedures for how the program is changed by administrative regulation; require a program modernization plan and final recommendations for modernization to be created and submitted to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 199.891 to define terms; create new requirements for how the Cabinet for Health and Family Services establishes and operates the Certified Child Care Community Designation Program; delete language related to a previous 1 time requirement for the cabinet to submit recommendations and best practices to the Legislative Research Commission; establish a new January 1, 2028 submission deadline for the cabinet to make publicly available a standardized application for certification and instructions for the program; establish new requirements for applications by local governments to participate in the program; require an annual report by the Cabinet for Economic Development regarding the program; amend KRS 199.8983 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Child Care Advisory Council; establish that the council shall additionally advise the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on the operations, funding, and licensing of child-care microcenters; create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; establish licensure for child-care microcenters; establish the Kentucky Child-Care Microcenter Program to regulate the standards and operations of child-care microcenters; establish early care and education training requirements for licensed child-care providers and certified family child-care home providers; establish that the Education and Labor Cabinet shall compile, produce, and make publicly available a monthly report providing a comprehensive snapshot of all licensed and certified child care services, Head Start services, child care services regulated by the United States Department of Defense, and state-funded public preschool services operating within the Commonwealth; establish a voluntary designation process through which any licensed or certified child-care provider may identify as a faith-based program; require the Office of State Budget Director to produce a comprehensive annual report outlining all state and federal spending on child care and early childhood education services and submit it annually to the Legislative Research Commission; establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall submit an approval request to the federal Administration for Children and Families to utilize a cost estimation model to inform payment rates beginning with the fiscal year 2028-2030 Child Care and Development Fund state plan; amend KRS 199.882 to change the definitions of \"contribution\" and \"state match\" and define \"third-party administrator\"; amend KRS 199.883 to establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall enter into a contract with a private third-party administrator to administer the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership Program and establish duties and requirements of the third-party administrator; amend KRS 199.885 to establish the third-party administrator is responsible for issuing state fund matches out of the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership fund; amend KRS 199.886 and 199.887 to specify how employers and employees interact directly with the third-party administrator instead of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 146)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB6/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb6.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2104131,"bill_number":"SB9","title":"AN ACT relating to housing districts.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; establish the process for a local government to establish a residential infrastructure development district and for dissolution of a district; authorize a local government to issue bonds and other obligations to pay for infrastructure costs within a residential infrastructure development district; authorize a local government to collect special assessments on property within the residential infrastructure development district to pay for infrastructure costs and use special assessment revenue for administrative costs unless restricted; establish that the special assessment constitutes a lien, address lien priority, require delinquent property taxes to be paid prior to a special assessment, and allow for redemption of property sold as a result of delinquent payment of a special assessment; permit local governments to act jointly to establish and maintain a residential infrastructure development district; define terms and allow a local government to establish a housing development district and a Housing Incentive Payment Program; allow a local government to exempt housing developments within a housing development district from planning and zoning following a public hearing; permit other local taxing authorities to participate in a housing development district; allow a local government to accept applications from developers to undertake projects within a housing development district; allow a local government to negotiate with a developer whose application it has accepted regarding rates associated with incentive payments to the developer; establish a means by which a developer shall be paid incentive payments by a local government; require area development districts to provide assistance to a local government in establishing a housing development district; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to promote awareness of the housing development district and incentive program and the Certified Child Care Community Designation program set out in KRS 199.891; require the cabinet to post information including a list of local governments that have established housing development districts and have obtained the certified child care community designation to its website; require local governments that have established housing development districts to provide information to the Department for Local Government regarding the district and utilization of the incentive program; require the Department for Local Government to submit a report to LRC summarizing information received from local governments regarding housing development districts; provide that the Act shall not be construed to prohibit a local government from establishing any other incentive program for housing development.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB9/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb9.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2104153,"bill_number":"HB536","title":"AN ACT relating to housing development districts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; permit a local government to establish a housing development district and a Housing Incentive Payment Program; allow a local government to exempt housing developments within a district from planning and zoning following a public hearing; permit other local taxing authorities to participate in a district; allow a local government to accept applications from developers to undertake projects within a district; allow a local government to negotiate with a developer whose application it has accepted regarding rates associated with incentive payments to the developer; establish a means by which a developer shall be paid incentive payments by a local government; require area development districts to provide assistance to a local government in establishing a district; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to promote awareness of the district and incentive program and the Certified Child Care Community Designation program set out in KRS 199.891; require the cabinet to post information including a list of local governments that have established a district and have obtained the certified child care community designation to its website; require local governments that have established a district to provide information to the Department for Local Government regarding the district and utilization of the incentive program; require the Department for Local Government to submit a report to LRC summarizing information received from local governments regarding districts; provide that the Act shall not be construed to prohibit a local government from establishing any other program for housing development.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB536/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb536.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2104178,"bill_number":"SB151","title":"AN ACT relating to evaluations of certified educators.","description":"Amend KRS 156.557 to permit a superintendent to initiate summative evaluations; require that summative evaluations be provided to the local board of education.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB151/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb151.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2104202,"bill_number":"SB148","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.035, relating to branch offices of county clerks and sheriffs, to make technical changes.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB148/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb148.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2104226,"bill_number":"SB146","title":"AN ACT relating to filings with the county clerk.","description":"Amend KRS 64.012 to establish a flat fee of $33 to record a will or court-ordered name change with a county clerk; amend KRS 142.010 to establish a $4 tax on each recorded will; amend KRS 394.300 to establish timelines for retention and return of a recorded will by a county clerk; amend KRS 395.015 to authorize the clerk of the court to collect information and the applicable fee and tax on wills recorded by the court clerk; amend KRS 401.040 to authorize the clerk of the court to collect the recording fee for a court-ordered name change order on behalf of the county clerk; amend KRS 395.160 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB146/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb146.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2104249,"bill_number":"SB144","title":"AN ACT relating to calorie information.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 217.280 to 217.390, relating to food establishments, to require a food service establishment that is required to provide calorie information for standard menu items under federal law to display information that menus are also available without calorie information upon request or on the food service establishment's website.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB144/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb144.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2104272,"bill_number":"SB154","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 117.228 to remove Social Security cards and public benefits cards, which do not include a person's photograph, from the available list of additional documents that may be offered to establish identity when a person seeking to cast a ballot in an election cannot provide proof of identification as required in KRS 117.225.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-23","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB154/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb154.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2104295,"bill_number":"SB145","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 243.033 to modify alcoholic beverage caterer duties and privileges; remove caterer Sunday sales restrictions; prohibit the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from imposing or attempting to enforce minimum customer thresholds or maximum event limits for caterers; amend KRS 243.090 to require the department to approve or deny a license application within 45 days after receipt of the application; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-03-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch.3)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB145/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb145.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2104315,"bill_number":"SB152","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.345 to define \"school-based policy\"; require that principals provide monthly and annual reports to the local board of education; set notice requirements for school advisory council elections; establish that a superintendent selects the principals for the school district; require that all school-based policies be reviewed and approved by the local board before implementation and provide exceptions; amend KRS 160.370 to permit county school districts with more than 15,000 students to delegate the approval of school-based policies; amend KRS 158.1415 to permit a local school board to adopt a curriculum for human sexuality; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 7, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 164, and 605 to transfer duties of school-based decision making councils to advisory councils and principals and to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB152/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb152.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2106369,"bill_number":"HR54","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 16 to 20, 2026, as Neurodiversity Celebration Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize March 16 to 20, 2026, as Neurodiversity Celebration Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR54/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr54.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2106378,"bill_number":"SB161","title":"AN ACT relating to employment.","description":"Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to redefine \"labor organization\" and delete definitions of \"candidate,\" \"committee,\" \"contributing organization,\" \"contribution,\" \"election,\" \"electioneering communications,\" \"employer,\" \"fundraiser,\" \"independent expenditure,\" \"political activities,\" \"public employee,\" \"slate of candidates,\" and \"testimonial affair\"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow urban-county governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow consolidated local governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 70.262, 78.470, and 78.480 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 345.050 to allow public employers to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 336.1341 and 336.135 to conform; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-03","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB161/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb161.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2106386,"bill_number":"SR76","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Frank Riherd, founder of the Riherd's Scoreboard, for his enduring contributions to Kentucky high school athletics.","description":"Honor Frank Riherd, founder of the Riherd's Scoreboard, for his contributions to Kentucky high school athletics.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR76/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr76.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":2106395,"bill_number":"SJR75","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Public Service Commission to explore measures that would address affordability and the provision of essential utility services and declaring an emergency.","description":"Direct the Public Service Commission to open 1 or more administrative cases to investigate and identify measures to improve the affordability of utility service for low- and fixed-income individuals; direct that the PSC report to the Legislative Research Commission by September 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR75/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr75.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2106405,"bill_number":"HB545","title":"AN ACT relating to a tax credit for alternative jet fuel.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a nonrefundable income tax credit for alternative jet fuel producers; require the Department of Revenue, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and the Energy and Environment Cabinet, to promulgate administrative regulations; require the department to report on the credit to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB545/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb545.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2106413,"bill_number":"HJR52","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects.","description":"Set out the last 4 years of the Governor's recommended Six-Year Road Plan.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR52/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr52.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2106423,"bill_number":"HB539","title":"AN ACT relating to foreign laws.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to prohibit the recognition of adjudicative rulings or contractual provisions based in whole or in part upon Sharia or any foreign law; provide for exceptions for ecclesiastical matters, voluntary choice of law for corporate entities, or where federal preemption applies.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB539/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb539.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":2106431,"bill_number":"SB155","title":"AN ACT relating to animal health emergencies and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 39A.020 to define \"animal health emergency\"; amend KRS 39A.100 to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the state veterinarian, to declare an animal health emergency; grant the Commissioner of Agriculture emergency powers to order veterinary or veterinary technician services, request that the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet waive regulatory requirements relating to the transportation of animal feed stock or medicine; order the quarantine of any livestock, poultry, domesticated animal, article, or equipment serving as a vector of communicable disease; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish roadblocks with the assistance of state and local law enforcement and game wardens employed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to prevent the transportation of animals, articles, or equipment ordered quarantined; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to purchase goods and services needed to stop the spread of the communicable disease without regard to the Model Procurement Code established in KRS Chapter 45A; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to request emergency assistance from any local government or special district, state agency, and the Governor in order to initiate any request for federal assistance.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB155/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb155.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2106440,"bill_number":"HB533","title":"AN ACT relating to road projects and declaring an emergency.","description":"Set out the Governor's recommended 2026-2028 Biennial Highway Construction Plan; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB533/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb533.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2106450,"bill_number":"HB550","title":"AN ACT relating to reproductive health services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; provide rights related to access to contraception; create private right of action; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for contraception; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to exclude contraception from cost defrayal requirements; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for long-acting reversible contraception administered during a postpartum hospital stay; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary institution to its employees, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, and the state employee health plan to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 446.350 to provide that nothing in the new section on contraceptive coverage shall be construed to violate section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to offer family planning services to certain low-income individuals; require the cabinet to report annually; create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes as required under KRS 205.5372(1); include provisions for cost defrayal requirements; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB550/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb550.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2106459,"bill_number":"SR77","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Norma June Evans.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Norma June Evans.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR77/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr77.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2106467,"bill_number":"SB159","title":"AN ACT relating to missing and unidentified persons.","description":"Amend KRS 15.440, relating to eligibility for Law Enforcement Foundation Program funds, to require units of government to possess a written policy and procedures manual that requires local police departments to submit missing and unidentified persons case information to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System according to specified criteria.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB159/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb159.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2106477,"bill_number":"HB544","title":"AN ACT relating to data centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; prohibit a retail electric supplier from providing service to a data center customer that has a total aggregated customer contract capacity of greater than 100 megawatts unless the Public Service Commission has approved a tariff or contract for the service that includes certain minimum requirements; exempt a data center customer that has an electric service agreement for more than 100 megawatts of existing load prior to the effective date of the Act; prohibit the commission from approving a tariff unless all capital and operating costs for new infrastructure to serve the data center are assigned to the data center customer and that the costs for shared benefits for the new facilities are allocated proportionally and will not have any greater adverse impact on other customer classes than if the data center had not connected to the system; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Ratepayer Protection Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB544/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb544.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2106485,"bill_number":"HB543","title":"AN ACT relating to the use of experimental treatments for life-threatening or severely debilitating illness.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; permit a manufacturer operating within an eligible facility to make available to an eligible patient an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device; permit the manufacturer to provide the individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device or require the patient to cover the costs; provide that if a patient dies while being treated his or her heirs are not liable for costs; provide that health care provider licensing boards may not take actions against licensees for their recommendations relating to an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device; provide that official attempts shall not be made to block an eligible patient's access to an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device; prohibit private actions against a manufacturer of an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device that has exercised reasonable care in accordance with this section; preclude any conclusion that health insurance coverage is required or that hospitals are required to provide new or additional services.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB543/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb543.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2106493,"bill_number":"HB551","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment.","description":"Propose to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; provide that is Act may be cited as the Legacy Amendment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB551/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb551.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2106502,"bill_number":"HB542","title":"AN ACT relating to eminent domain and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 382.850 to require a condemnor in an eminent domain action involving property subject to a conservation easement to provide a written report to the court justifying the condemnation due to lack of feasible alternative locations; allow the court to dismiss the condemnation action if the lack of alternative locations is not demonstrated; amend KRS 262.850 to require a condemnor in an eminent domain action involving property located in an agricultural district to provide a written report to the court justifying the condemnation due to lack of feasible alternative locations; allow the court to dismiss the condemnation action if the lack of alternative locations is not demonstrated; amend KRS 416.550 prohibit a condemnor from engaging in false, intimidating, or misleading negotiation tactics; allow a property owner of potentially condemned property to obtain an independent appraisal within 60 days of an initial offer for purchase; reduce the independent appraisal period to 30 days if the property owner refuses the initial offer for purchase; prohibit the filing of a condemnation action within the independent appraisal period; establish a penalty of dismissal of the condemnation action, payment of attorney's fees, and a bar on future condemnation actions for violations; amend KRS 416.560 to specify requirements for contents of notice of entry to owners of property; establish penalty for failure to give notice; require condemnor to give notice of a material change to the project; require condemnor to use only current data for surveys; provide a copy of a survey to the property owner within 15 days of completion; allow the property owner to petition a local legislative body for a public meeting regarding the proposed taking; amend KRS 416.610 to require the condemnor to take measures to ensure access to property during on-site work on a project where only a portion of the property has been condemned; amend KRS 416.660 to include preexisting improvements on property and the value of agricultural improvements in the determination of fair market value of condemned property; amend KRS 416.570, 416.600, 416.630, 416.640, and 416.650 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 112)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB542/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb542.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2106510,"bill_number":"HB541","title":"AN ACT relating to peace officers.","description":"Amend KRS 15.310 to define \"agency\" and \"court order\"; amend KRS 15.382 to provide that minimum standards for peace officer certification shall be met prior to being hired; exclude any candidate that is prohibited by a court order from possessing a firearm; provide that certain screening tests conducted by local law enforcement agencies be approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; amend KRS 15.3975 to provide that any extension for a court security officer to complete required training may be granted by the executive director of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; amend KRS 15.404 to provide that any extension for a peace officer to complete required training may be granted by the executive director of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; amend KRS 15.405 to require an agency to request previous employment records for a candidate before making a conditional offer of employment; amend KRS 15.990 to provide that any agency who does not comply with KRS 15.405 shall be subject to a fine of between $25 and $1,000.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB541/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb541.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2106521,"bill_number":"SB157","title":"AN ACT relating to total net income limits on loans secured by a mortgage.","description":"Amend KRS 286.8-125 to exempt loans for which the total points and fees do not exceed the threshold set forth in 12 C.F.R. sec. 1026.43(e)(3) from total net income limits; make technical amendments; direct that the Act applies to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 57)","last_action_date":"2026-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB157/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb157.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2106530,"bill_number":"HB548","title":"AN ACT relating to informed consent for medical examinations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; prohibit a health care provider from performing a pelvic, rectal, or prostate examination without the informed consent of the patient or the person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient; provide for certain exceptions including a court order; require violators to be subject to discipline by the appropriate professional licensing board or accrediting agency.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB548/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb548.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2106538,"bill_number":"SB160","title":"AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be solely enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB160/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb160.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2106546,"bill_number":"HB554","title":"AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.","description":"Amend KRS 61.702, relating to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the State Police Retirement System, to increase the hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $50 per month for each year of service, respectively, for those members who meet the \"career threshold\" who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and who are eligible for a fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy not tied to the premium; extend the employee contribution used to fund retiree health benefits to include hazardous duty members who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and increase the current hazardous employee contribution rate to 2% of pay for those eligible for the fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy; make technical amendments regarding the retiree health premium reimbursement program to conform to current policy; provide that the amendments to the employee contributions shall be effective July 1, 2027; for calculation of the retiree health subsidy increase, provide that the change shall apply to service earned prior to the effective date of this Act by eligible members, including retirees, and shall prospectively be adjusted annually by the 1.5% increase currently provided in statute; provide that subsidies payable to impacted retirees shall begin on or after January 1, 2027, to coincide with the next health plan year; direct the Public Pension Oversight Board to continue to review the retiree health fund actuarial data and evaluate potential legislative options to address any future continued improvements in the funds.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB554/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb554.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":2106557,"bill_number":"SB158","title":"AN ACT relating to products that offer benefits in connection with personal property.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish regulatory requirements for vehicle financial protection products; establish the purpose of the requirements; define terms; provide that vehicle financial protection products issued before, on, or after the effective date of the Act shall not be considered insurance; establish exemptions from the regulatory requirements; provide that amounts charged or financed for vehicle financial protection products are authorized charges to be stated separately and shall not be considered a finance charge or interest; prohibit conditioning the extension of credit, terms of a loan, or terms of a related vehicle sale or lease from being conditioned on the consumer's payment for a vehicle financial protection product; establish requirements for debt waivers; establish requirements for vehicle value protection agreements; amend KRS 190.100 and create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286 to require retail installment contracts and consumer loan companies to comply with the regulatory requirements for vehicle financial protection products; amend KRS 304.1-120 to conform; direct that the Act applies to vehicle financial protection products that become effective on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 16)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB158/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb158.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2106563,"bill_number":"HB552","title":"AN ACT relating to environmental protection.","description":"Amend KRS 224.1-010 to change the definition of \"water\" or \"waters of the Commonwealth\" to include any and all rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, marshes, and all other bodies of surface or underground water; delete the definition of \"wellhead protection area.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB552/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb552.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2106571,"bill_number":"HB549","title":"AN ACT relating to pregnancy resource centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define \"pregnancy resource center\"; require pregnancy resource centers to be licensed; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for pregnancy resource centers; provide that operation or advertisement of a pregnancy resource center without a license is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that a pregnancy resource center's or health care provider's liability is neither limited nor expanded by the licensure requirement; amend KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for violations by pregnancy resource centers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB549/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb549.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2106579,"bill_number":"HB547","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.","description":"Amend KRS 131.030 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB547/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb547.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2106590,"bill_number":"HB553","title":"AN ACT relating to gender transition services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; prohibit health care providers from accepting payment or reimbursement for gender transition services from a state or local government or Medicare; prohibit use of state or local government funds for the provision or subsidy of gender transition services; require licensing or certifying agencies to revoke a health care provider's license for a violation; direct that intentional violation by a public servant shall be a violation of KRS 522.030; amend KRS 15.241 to authorize the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief and penalties for a violation of gender transition services prohibitions; amend KRS 156.496 to prohibit family resource or youth services centers from providing or making referrals for gender transition services; amend KRS 39A.180 to prohibit suspension of gender transition services laws during an emergency; create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304, and KRS 205.6481 to 205.6495, and amend KRS 205.5365, 18A.225, 164.2871, and 304.17C-125, to prohibit publicly funded health plans, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP), publicly funded limited health service benefit plans, the state employee health plan, and state postsecondary education institution self-insured health plans from providing payment or coverage for gender transition services; amend KRS 605.110 to direct that gender transition services are not authorized for a child committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice; state findings of the General Assembly relating to the purpose of the Act; apply certain provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"reassigned to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB553/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb553.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2106598,"bill_number":"HB546","title":"AN ACT relating to taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 131.150 to insert gender neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB546/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb546.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2106606,"bill_number":"HB540","title":"AN ACT relating to interference with a religious service.","description":"Amend KRS 525.010 to define \"religious organization\" and \"religious service\"; make technical corrections to existing definitions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to establish the crime of interference with a religious service as a Class A misdemeanor; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for interference with a religious service; amend KRS 525.200 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB540/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb540.html","sponsor":"Mitch Whitaker"},
{"bill_id":2106614,"bill_number":"SB156","title":"AN ACT relating to child marriage.","description":"Amend KRS 402.020 to prohibit marriage with a person under 18 years of age; exclude from being prohibited and void, marriages entered into in the Commonwealth before the effective date of this Act and marriages entered into in another state or country; amend KRS 402.080 and 402.210 to prohibit the issuance of marriage licenses to persons under 18 years of age; amend KRS 402.030 to conform; repeal KRS 402.205, relating to petitions to courts filed by minors aged 17 years seeking permission to marry.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB156/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb156.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2106621,"bill_number":"HJR53","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Barry Barrett Memorial Bridge in Marshall County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 2595 in Marshall County as the Barry Barrett Memorial Bridge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR53/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr53.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":2107865,"bill_number":"HB561","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for adult day health care and in-home attendant care services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to include coverage for adult day health care and in-home attendant services in all 1915(c) waiver programs that enroll adults; require coverage of at least 40 hours per week separately for adult day health care and in-home attendant services; prohibit aggregating coverage limits for adult day health care and in-home attendant services; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the department to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB561/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb561.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2107878,"bill_number":"HB558","title":"AN ACT relating to protective orders.","description":"Amend KRS 456.030 to give District Courts exclusive jurisdiction over protective order petitions filed under KRS Chapter 456; amend KRS 456.140 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB558/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb558.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2107890,"bill_number":"SB163","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.350, relating to unemployment insurance, to lengthen the verified definite return-to-work or recall-to-work period from 16 weeks to 12 months and add protections for employees whose place of employment can reasonably be expected to resume operations within 12 months following a natural disaster.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB163/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb163.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2107904,"bill_number":"SR78","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the CSX Santa Train.","description":"Honor and commend the efforts of CSX Railroad and the volunteers and sponsors who support the CSX Santa Train.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR78/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr78.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2107915,"bill_number":"HB555","title":"AN ACT relating to school foods.","description":"Amend KRS 158.854 to define “student-based enterprise”; authorize local school boards to permit student-based enterprises within their district to sell competitive foods throughout the school day; authorize local school boards to establish policies regarding the operation of and revenue generated by student-based enterprises; amend KRS 165.160 to exempt student-based enterprises from the penalties.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 81)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB555/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb555.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":2107928,"bill_number":"HB560","title":"AN ACT relating to funding school districts that have a high percentage of tax-exempt property.","description":"Amend KRS 45.021 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to contract with each local board of education of a district that has 65% or more in tax-exempt real property and that does not receive financial relief from other sources for the tax revenue lost from the tax-exempt property, to provide for recoupment to the board of at least 25% of the local board of education's lost tax revenue from the tax-exempt properties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB560/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb560.html","sponsor":"Erika Hancock"},
{"bill_id":2107944,"bill_number":"HJR56","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Governor to establish a sister city/state partnership between the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Shomron Regional Council of Israel.","description":"Direct the Governor to establish a sister city/state memorandum of understanding with the Shomron Regional Council.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR56/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr56.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2107956,"bill_number":"HB556","title":"AN ACT relating to family care leave.","description":"Amend KRS 337.010 to define \"committed relationship,\" \"family care leave,\" \"family member,\" \"health care provider,\" \"same employer,\" and \"serious health condition\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from refusing to grant a qualified employee family care leave; entitle an employee to family care leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child or to take care of a family member and establish parameters; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations by any person.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB556/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb556.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2107968,"bill_number":"HB557","title":"AN ACT relating to correctional services.","description":"Amend KRS 441.005 to define \"restricted custody center\" and make technical changes; create new sections of KRS Chapter 441 to require the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations providing the minimum standards for holdover facilities; require the Department of Corrections to contract with a fiscal court of a county or local or regional correctional authority to provide correctional services to state prisoners; allow prisoners being held for a nonviolent or nonsexual misdemeanor conviction to be housed in a restricted custody center; require jailers to get permission from the Department of Corrections before transferring a Class C or Class D felon to another jail unless required by statute or an emergency exists; establish the regional jail authority construction fund, and establish requirements for the Department of Corrections to submit a list of regional jail construction projects to the Legislative Research Commission; establish the regional jail conversion fund and establish requirements for receiving grant funds; amend KRS 431.215 to require the Commonwealth to pay a county a fee per day based on the county's actual costs to house prisoners for the time the prisoner was held before a conviction if the sentence the prisoner receives in whole or in part includes the amount of time served prior to judgment; amend KRS 441.025 to allow counties to contract with the Department of Corrections to house state prisoners and operate holdover facilities; amend KRS 441.045 to require the Commonwealth to pay counties for the costs of providing health services to prisoners the county is responsible for; amend KRS 441.420 to require the Department of Corrections to pay for architectural plans and engineering services associated with any tentatively approved construction of a local correctional facility; amend KRS 441.430 to allow a regional jail authority to receive tentative approval for new regional jail construction; amend KRS 441.520 to specify the rate that a jail that receives a transferred inmate can charge the originating jail; amend KRS 441.810 to require that the jailer of each county within a regional jail authority be a member of the board; amend various sections to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB557/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb557.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2107979,"bill_number":"HB563","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to provide that a person who is convicted of a fourth or subsequent violation of this section shall be prohibited from purchasing alcohol for his or her period of license suspension and for 2 years after; make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189A to require that any ignition interlock license or hardship license issued to a person who has been convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence contain the language \"No Alcohol Sale\" and a prominent red stripe; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to provide that any person who is convicted of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence shall be prohibited from purchasing alcohol during any period of supervision and for 2 years following any period of supervision; require the defendant to surrender his or her license; require the court to notify the Transportation Cabinet; create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to require that any operator's license issued to a person convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence or of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence contain the language \"No Alcohol Sale\" and a prominent red stripe; create a new section of KRS Chapter 244 to prohibit the sale or distribution of alcohol to any person who is prohibited from purchasing alcohol issued to a person convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence or of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB563/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb563.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2107992,"bill_number":"HB562","title":"AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.","description":"Amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for an alternate high school diploma and a modified high school diploma; specify requirements for alternate and modified high school diplomas; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Workforce Development to identify, compile, and publish a list of employers willing to employ individuals possessing an alternate high school diploma; amend KRS 158.140, 164.787, and 164.7882 to conform.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-03","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 15)","last_action_date":"2026-04-03","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB562/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb562.html","sponsor":"Timmy Truett"},
{"bill_id":2108005,"bill_number":"HB559","title":"AN ACT relating to data privacy, portability, and interoperability.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish consumer rights relating to social media and artificial intelligence data; define terms; require social media companies and model operators to implement data interoperability interfaces; establish requirements for data sharing between social media services and artificial intelligence systems; grant rulemaking authority to the Attorney General, along with the Consumers' Advisory Council, and enforcement authority to the Office of the Attorney General; provide for civil penalties: provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Digital Choice Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-04","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB559/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb559.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2108018,"bill_number":"SB162","title":"AN ACT relating to children.","description":"Amend KRS 610.030 to provide that a diversion agreement shall require that a child refrain from conduct that constitutes cause for suspension or expulsion from school; provide that for a child against whom a complaint alleging beyond the control of the school has been filed, the diversion agreement shall require that if the child is suspended or expelled during the diversion, the child will immediately be considered to have failed diversion and be referred to the county attorney for formal court action; repeal KRS 635.020 regarding the creation of the family accountability, intervention, and response teams; amend various sections to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB162/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb162.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2108029,"bill_number":"HR55","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 5, 2026, as Kentucky Nurses Day in the Commonwealth.","description":"Recognize February 5, 2026, as Kentucky Nurses Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR55/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr55.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2109621,"bill_number":"HB568","title":"AN ACT relating to public protection and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 304.9-020 to modify the definition of \"apprentice adjuster,\" \"negotiate,\" and \"public adjuster\"; amend KRS 304.9-430 to prohibit the issuing of a public adjuster license on or after the effective date of the Act; amend KRS 304.9-432 to prohibit issuing an apprentice adjuster license to a person that is supervised by a public adjuster; prohibit temporary or apprentice adjuster licensees from taking an examination for, or being issued, a public adjuster license; amend KRS 304.9-433 to prohibit a public adjuster from providing services until the required rescission period has concluded; establish information to be included in contracts between a public adjuster and an insured; require a public adjuster to provide a physical copy of the contract to the insured and insurer; modify the required rescission period for contracts between a public adjuster and an insured; provide that contracts in violation of KRS Chapter 304 are not enforceable; amend KRS 304.9-4331 to prohibit a public adjuster from being affiliated with an entity or person that obtains business in connection with a claim, utilizing a contractor, another form of business, or other person to solicit or obtain contract signatures; prohibit a public adjuster from negotiating with an insurer on behalf of an insured; amend KRS 304.9-4332 to require a public adjuster to provide insured with a receipt of deposit within 3 business days; amend KRS 304.9-4333 to modify fees that may be charged by a public adjuster; amend KRS 304.9-440 to require the commissioner to take certain regulatory actions against an adjuster or apprentice licensee under certain conditions; amend KRS 304.9-436 and 304.9-295 to conform; make conforming and technical amendments throughout; direct that certain sections apply to contracts entered on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 141)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB568/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb568.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2109632,"bill_number":"HB564","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher professional development.","description":"Amend KRS 158.070 to provide that certified school personnel shall be compensated for professional development activities required outside of the days scheduled in the school calendar or regularly scheduled hours in the school work day.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB564/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb564.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2109644,"bill_number":"SR81","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) to recognize girls flag football as an official sport for its member schools.","description":"Encourage the Kentucky High School Athletic Association to recognize girls flag football as a sanctioned sport offered to its members.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR81/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr81.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2109654,"bill_number":"SR82","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR82/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr82.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2109666,"bill_number":"HB576","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce investment.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 154.12 to establish the Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Program under the Cabinet for Economic Development; define terms; establish the duties of the cabinet in implementation of the program subject to approval of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority; establish eligible grant applicants' duties and program reporting requirements; establish the Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Program fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 82)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB576/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb576.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2109679,"bill_number":"SB168","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the possession of cannabis.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to guarantee the right of an individual 21 years of age or older to possess, use, buy, or sell 1 ounce or less of cannabis and to cultivate, harvest, and store up to 5 cannabis plants for personal use; grant the General Assembly control over the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and cannabis-derived products; designate the ballot question; direct the Secretary of State to publish the proposed amendment in a newspaper of general circulation; direct the Secretary of State to certify the proposed amendment to the county clerk of each county.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB168/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb168.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2109692,"bill_number":"HR59","title":"A RESOLUTION expressing support for Iranian protesters who are resisting the oppressive Iranian regime.","description":"Affirm Kentucky's support for the Iranian protesters and condemn the oppressive Iranian regime.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR59/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr59.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2109703,"bill_number":"HB572","title":"AN ACT relating to preschool education programs.","description":"Amend KRS 157.320 to define \"at risk\" and \"teaming partner\"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2030-2031 school year and beginning with the 2031-2032 school year, require each local school district to provide preschool to each 4 year old who is at risk; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB572/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb572.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":2109715,"bill_number":"HB566","title":"AN ACT relating to judicial sales.","description":"Amend KRS 426.522 to change the auctioneer's fee structure for judicial sales; allow advertising to be at the discretion of the master commissioner and auctioneer; allow real property to be sold at another location in the county in which the property is located if the auctioneer determines that is the best method to conduct the sale; require nonforeclosure sales to be conducted in a manner agreed to by the master commissioner or plaintiff and the auctioneer.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 113)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB566/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb566.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2109728,"bill_number":"HB571","title":"AN ACT relating to light pollution and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 176 to define terms; require the Transportation Cabinet to fully shield outdoor lights encroaching on agricultural land; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 130)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB571/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb571.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2109739,"bill_number":"SR83","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring police officer Nick Wilt on the occasion of his retirement from Louisville Metro Police Department.","description":"Honor police officer Nick Wilt upon the occasion of his retirement from the Louisville Metro Police Department.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR83/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr83.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2109753,"bill_number":"SB167","title":"AN ACT relating to an income tax deduction for union and professional dues.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define terms; allow a deduction from gross income for union dues and professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the deduction.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB167/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb167.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2109763,"bill_number":"HR60","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR60/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr60.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2109778,"bill_number":"HB565","title":"AN ACT relating to fire protection.","description":"Amend KRS 227.331 to define \"fire protection official\"; require anyone who violates any administrative regulation, emergency order, or final order of the fire protection official be subject to an administrative fine or suspension or revocation of certificate of authority, occupancy, or other license or permit; authorize the fire protection official to enforce proper orders of or taken by the fire protection official in Circuit Court; require all actions for enforcement, recovery of administrative fines, and injunctive relief for violations to be brought in the name of the fire protection official.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 47)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB565/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb565.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2109790,"bill_number":"SB166","title":"AN ACT relating to preschool education programs.","description":"Amend KRS 157.320 to define \"at risk\" and \"teaming partner\"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2030-2031 school year and beginning with the 2031-2032 school year, require each local school district to provide preschool to each 4 year old who is at risk; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB166/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb166.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2109800,"bill_number":"SR80","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jeremiah Parsons.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jeremiah Parsons.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR80/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr80.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2109814,"bill_number":"HB573","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.015 to define \"executive committee of a political party\"; amend KRS 121.150 to specify that a qualified political party committee, including a state or county executive committee, may endorse, support, oppose, and make contributions or expenditures to nonpartisan candidates.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB573/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb573.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2109826,"bill_number":"SB165","title":"AN ACT relating to preschool education programs.","description":"Amend KRS 157.320 to define \"eligible child\" and \"teaming partner\"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2033-2034 school year, and beginning with the 2034-2035 school year require each local school district to provide preschool to each eligible child; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB165/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb165.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2109839,"bill_number":"SR79","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Joseph Hardin McFarland.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Joseph Hardin McFarland.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR79/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr79.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2109851,"bill_number":"SB164","title":"AN ACT relating to cannabis.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make possession of a personal use quantity of cannabis exempt from civil or criminal penalty; amend KRS 218A.010 to define \"cannabis,\" \"personal use quantity of cannabis,\" and \"cannabis accessory\"; redefine \"marijuana\"; amend KRS 218A.1422, regarding cannabis possession, to conform; amend KRS 218A.1423, regarding cannabis cultivation, to conform; amend KRS 218A.500, regarding drug paraphernalia, to exempt personal use cannabis accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421, regarding cannabis trafficking, to exempt personal use quantities; amend KRS 138.872 to exclude personal use quantities from the cannabis stamp tax; amend KRS 218A.276, 218A.410, and 533.030 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow expungement of certain convictions relating to cannabis and to apply expungement retroactively; RETROACTIVE, in part.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB164/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb164.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2109863,"bill_number":"HCR57","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Economic Development Incentive Modernization Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Economic Development Incentive Modernization Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding Kentucky's current economic develop inititiatives, incentives, and related policies and their effectiveness in relation to competitor states, marketing campaigns and targeted sector updates that competitor states have implemented in recent years and their effectivesness, and actions and policies Kentucky should consider in order to improve Kentucky's economic develop initiatives and incentives; establish membership; direct the task force to meet during the 2026 Interim and submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR57/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr57.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2109873,"bill_number":"HB567","title":"AN ACT relating to open records.","description":"Amend KRS 61.870 to change the definition of \"resident of the Commonwealth\"; amend KRS 61.872 to allow the official custodian of public records to require government-issued photo identification that includes an address from an applicant requesting to inspect records as proof that they are a resident of the Commonwealth; allow the agency to require a different form of identification or proof if the applicant does not possess photo identification; amend KRS 61.876 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB567/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb567.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2109887,"bill_number":"HB569","title":"AN ACT relating to designation of special judges and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 26A.020 to establish that any person may submit an affidavit to the Attorney General asserting that an assigned judge cannot impartially preside in a pending action; authorize the Attorney General to determine if the impartiality of the judge may reasonably be questioned; authorize the Attorney General to submit the affidavit to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who shall determine whether to appoint a special judge.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB569/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb569.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2109899,"bill_number":"HR58","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 6, 2026, as National Wear Red Day in Kentucky to raise awareness of heart disease and women's health.","description":"Recognize February 6, 2026, as National Wear Red Day in Kentucky to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and women's health.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR58/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr58.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2109910,"bill_number":"SB169","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt disabled United States Armed Forces veterans and unremarried surviving spouses of United States Armed Forces service members killed in action while performing active military duty from property taxation of property owned and maintained as a primary residence and a primary motor vehicle owned and maintained as their primary vehicle after calendar year 2027; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-05","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB169/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb169.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2109924,"bill_number":"HB574","title":"AN ACT relating to preschool education programs.","description":"Amend KRS 157.320 to define \"eligible child\" and \"teaming partner\"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2033-2034 school year, and beginning with the 2034-2035 school year require each local school district to provide preschool to each eligible child; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB574/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb574.html","sponsor":"Anne Donworth"},
{"bill_id":2109935,"bill_number":"HB575","title":"AN ACT relating to inheritance tax deductions.","description":"Amend KRS 140.090, relating to the inheritance tax, to increase the funeral expense deduction for decedents with date of death on or after August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB575/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb575.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2109947,"bill_number":"HB570","title":"AN ACT relating to the election of Justices of the Supreme Court.","description":"Amend KRS 118A.020 to establish that Justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected on a statewide basis; EFFECTIVE January 2, 2029.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-05","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB570/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb570.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2111198,"bill_number":"HB582","title":"AN ACT relating to sports wagering.","description":"Amend KRS 230.210 to redefine \"sports wagering\"; amend KRS 230.805 to change the age of access to sports wagering from 18 to 21; prohibit sports wagering licensees or service providers from offering proposition bets; amend KRS 2.015 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB582/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb582.html","sponsor":"David Hale"},
{"bill_id":2111210,"bill_number":"HB577","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.12-300, 154.12-305, and 154.12-300 to change the Kentucky Innovation and Commercialization Center program to the Kentucky Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub Program; amend KRS 154.12-300 to define terms; amend KRS 154.12-305 to add goals of supporting entrepreneur-led economic development and attracting workforce talent, investors, and start-up companies to the program; amend KRS 154.12-310 to make conforming changes; amend KRS 164.6011 to include definitions of \"early-stage company\" and \"high-growth company\" in the Kentucky Innovation Act; amend KRS 164.6019 to provide that moneys received in the Kentucky enterprise fund may be subject to restrictions imposed by the contributing entity and subject to approval by the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 164.6021 to make conforming changes and add the purpose of the Kentucky enterprise fund is to attract, recruit, and support early-stage and high-growth companies to locate, relocate, or establish a presence in the Commonwealth; amend KRS 164.6023 to allow companies based outside of Kentucky to be eligible by becoming a Kentucky-based company within 180 days after certification authorizing funding; amend KRS 154.20-234 to allow a pass-through entity to qualify for participation in the Angel Investor Program; make conforming changes.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 114)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB577/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb577.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":2111223,"bill_number":"HR61","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th anniversary of Black History Month.","description":"Commemorate the 100th anniversary of Black History Month.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR61/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr61.html","sponsor":"George Brown"},
{"bill_id":2111236,"bill_number":"HB578","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.005 to define \"certified mail,\" \"multi-factor authentication,\" and \"notice\"; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to require any notice from the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or any employer to employers or employees to be in writing and delivered by any method of governmental, commercial, or electronic delivery; require the secretary to provide employers and employees the option to receive only electronic notices; require the electronic notice system to utilize effective privacy controls, including multi-factor authentication procedures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB578/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb578.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2111249,"bill_number":"HB584","title":"AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.205 to remove the requirement of a permanent licensure ban on licensees and applicants convicted of a felony offense regarding prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB584/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb584.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":2111263,"bill_number":"HB592","title":"AN ACT relating to status offenses.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to establish a pilot program to be known as the Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program for children who are truant; require the pilot program to be established in no less than 10 public school districts; establish the responsive interventions to support and empower teams; establish criteria for participation and procedure for the program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to establish the duties of the director of pupil personnel in school districts that are participating in the pilot program; amend KRS 159.140 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require schools to collect certain data relating to habitual truancy and require the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report data relating to habitual truancy to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary; amend KRS 610.030 to require the use of an evidence-based family screening tool to identify family strengths, needs, and risks; create family diversion plans and require a child's parent to participate; amend KRS 605.030 to require a court-designated worker to coordinate the pilot program in the school districts that participate; amend KRS 17.125 to allow responsive interventions to support and empower teams to access information on juveniles involved with the juvenile justice system; amend KRS 600.020 to amend the definition of \"habitual truant\" and define \"Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program\" or \"SOAR Program\" and \"Responsive Interventions to Support and Empower Teams\" or \"RISE teams\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 630 to provide that a child who is alleged to be a status offender, adjudicated a status offender, or is a status offender alleged or found to have violated a valid court order shall not be detained in a secure detention facility until the child is at least 16 years old; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 630.100.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB592/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb592.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2111276,"bill_number":"HB579","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.350 to eliminate the 1 week waiting period for unemployment benefits; amend KRS 341.090 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB579/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb579.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2111292,"bill_number":"SB170","title":"AN ACT relating to status offenses.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to establish a pilot program to be known as the Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program for children who are truant; require the pilot program to be established in no less than 10 public school districts; establish the responsive interventions to support and empower teams; establish criteria for participation and procedure for the program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to establish the duties of the director of pupil personnel in school districts that are participating in the pilot program; amend KRS 159.140 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require schools to collect certain data relating to habitual truancy and require the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report data relating to habitual truancy to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary; amend KRS 610.030 to require the use of an evidence-based family screening tool to identify family strengths, needs, and risks; create family diversion plans and require a child's parent to participate; amend KRS 605.030 to require a court-designated worker to coordinate the pilot program in the school districts that participate; amend KRS 17.125 to allow responsive interventions to support and empower teams to access information on juveniles involved with the juvenile justice system; amend KRS 600.020 to amend the definition of \"habitual truant\" and define \"Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program\" or \"SOAR Program\" and \"Responsive Interventions to Support and Empower Teams\" or \"RISE teams\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 630 to provide that a child who is alleged to be a status offender, adjudicated a status offender, or is a status offender alleged or found to have violated a valid court order shall not be detained in a secure detention facility until the child is at least 16 years old; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 630.100.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 69)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB170/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb170.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2111303,"bill_number":"HB587","title":"AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to exempting property from taxation.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow the General Assembly to provide by law a property tax exemption for the permanent residence of an owner who is a veteran with a service-connected disability; require the law to specify the amount of the exemption, the qualifications for claiming the exemption, and whether the exemption transfers to the veteran's surviving spouse; prohibit more than 1 exemption per permanent residence; disallow the exemption to be combined with an exemption under Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB587/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb587.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2111317,"bill_number":"SR84","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Harriet Thompson of Winchester, Kentucky, for her service to her community and the Clark County Republican Women’s Club.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Harriet Thompson for her service to her community and the Clark County Republican Women's Club.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR84/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr84.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2111330,"bill_number":"HB590","title":"AN ACT relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.","description":"Amend KRS 164.5161 to define \"spouse\"; rename the National Guard Tuition Award Program the National Guard Tuition Scholarship Program; allow current National Guard members and their spouses up to 130 total credit hours at a postsecondary institution; allow the total number of credit hours to be transferrable between the member and his or her spouse; grant authority to the adjutant general to award up to 45 additional nontransferable credit hours within the program; amend KRS 164.5165 and 164.5169 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB590/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb590.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2111347,"bill_number":"HB581","title":"AN ACT relating to jailer service cards issued by the Secretary of State.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 14 to provide for the issuance of jailer service cards by the Secretary of State to jailers who are currently serving or have previously served as jailers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB581/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb581.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2111360,"bill_number":"SB171","title":"AN ACT relating to certificate of need.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to establish that a certificate of need is not required to establish or operate a health facility or provide health services; establish that all existing certificates of need be deemed null and void.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB171/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb171.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2111375,"bill_number":"HB588","title":"AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.010 to define terms; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, and 532.100 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB588/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb588.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2111389,"bill_number":"HB593","title":"AN ACT relating to data centers.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 96 relating to municipal utilities and KRS Chapter 278 relating to Public Service Commission-regulated utilities to: define terms; only allow for the provision of electric service to a data center through a contract that conforms to the requirements of the Act; require that within 90 days of the effective date of the Act, the electric service provider issue or file a tariff setting forth the process for a data center customer to apply for service; require the payment of a nonrefundable service application fee; require the preparation of studies to determine the manner in which the electric service provider can safely and efficiently serve the data center in a way that does not have negative service or rate impacts to their non-data center customers; establish the minimum contract requirements between the electric service provider and the data center customer; provide that requirements of the Act that are conflict with the Tennessee Valley Authority's requirements for the distribution of electricity that it supplies shall not apply; prohibit the charging or allocating of any costs associated with serving or constructing new infrastructure to serve a data center to any other customers served by natural gas, water, or wastewater utilities; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority a certification that the data center project complies or will comply with all applicable local requirements and the applicable requirements of the Act.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB593/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb593.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2111403,"bill_number":"HB580","title":"AN ACT relating to a first-generation homebuyer trust fund program.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 198A to define terms; establish a revolving account to be known as the first-generation homebuyer trust fund; establish eligible activities and uses of the trust fund; require Kentucky Housing Corporation to operate a forgivable loan program for eligible first-generation homebuyers applicants, administer the fund, and submit annual reports to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB580/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb580.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2111416,"bill_number":"HB585","title":"AN ACT relating to employment.","description":"Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references prohibiting employees becoming a member of a labor or organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904, 67C.406, 70.262, 78.470, 78.480, and 345.050 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 336.1341 and 336.135 to conform; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB585/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb585.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2111430,"bill_number":"HB586","title":"AN ACT relating to health services for youths.","description":"Amend KRS 156.502 to define \"medication\" and \"sunscreen\"; require local boards of education to adopt a policy authorizing students in kindergarten through grade 5 to carry and self administer sunscreen with parent permission and allow students in grades 6 to 12 to carry and self-administer sunscreen; require board policy to cover possession and use in various settings; amend KRS 194A.380 to define \"sunscreen\"; create a new section of KRS 194A.380 to 194A.383 to require youth camps to adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer sunscreen.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB586/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb586.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2111443,"bill_number":"HB583","title":"AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB583/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb583.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":2111456,"bill_number":"HB589","title":"AN ACT relating to retired emergency personnel.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95 to define \"city\" and \"firefighter\"; provide that cities may employ retired firefighters provided the firefighter participated in the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund or retired pursuant to KRS Chapter 95, retired with at least 20 years of service credit with no administrative charges pending, and met the separation of employment requirements so that retirement benefits from the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) were not voided; provide that retired firefighters employed by a city shall continue to receive the benefits they were eligible to receive upon retirement, but shall not accrue any additional retirement or health benefits during reemployment except that a city may authorize health coverage by taking legislative action; provide that retirement and any health contributions shall not be paid by the city to the KPPA on a retired firefighter who is reemployed under the Act; provide that individuals employed under the Act may be employed for a term not to exceed 1 year, which may be renewed at the discretion and need of the city; establish limits on the number of reemployed firefighters a city may hire under the program; make technical corrections; amend KRS 61.637, 61.702, 78.5536, and 78.5540 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB589/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb589.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2111469,"bill_number":"HB591","title":"AN ACT relating to a performing arts career pathway.","description":"Amend KRS 158.814 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a career and technical education program or pathway in performing arts.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-06","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB591/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb591.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2112012,"bill_number":"HB601","title":"AN ACT relating to highway access.","description":"Amend KRS 177.240 to prohibit the Transportation Cabinet or any county or city that maintains a limited access facility from requiring a property owner to pay compensation for any increase in property value attributable to the new access as a condition of allowing a property owner access.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB601/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb601.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2112021,"bill_number":"HB603","title":"AN ACT relating to appropriations.","description":"Amend KRS 45.760, relating to the state capital construction program, to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB603/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb603.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2112029,"bill_number":"HB602","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 501.030 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB602/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb602.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2112038,"bill_number":"HB604","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans.","description":"Amend KRS 40.050 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB604/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb604.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2112046,"bill_number":"SB173","title":"AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish an annual Medicaid state plan and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program state plan legislative review process; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 159)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB173/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb173.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":2112056,"bill_number":"HB600","title":"AN ACT relating to the collection of delinquent tax bills.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 68 to authorize a county to utilize a consolidated procedure in the collection of delinquent tax bills; amend KRS 134.504 to require the allowance of a consolidated procedure for the collection of delinquent taxes in the terms of a contract between the Department of Revenue and a county attorney; amend the fees a county attorney may receive in the process of litigation for the collection of a certificate of delinquency; amend KRS 91.481, 91.484, 91.487, 91.488, 91.4882, 91.4883, 91.4884, 91.4885, 91.494, 91.501, 91.504, 91.507, 91.511, 91.514, 91.517, 91.521, 91.527, 91.550, and 92.810 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 48)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB600/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb600.html","sponsor":"Mary Imes"},
{"bill_id":2112064,"bill_number":"HR62","title":"A RESOLUTION urging United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files and recognizing the efforts of Kentucky's own Representative Thomas Massie in securing their public release.","description":"Urge United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files; recognize the efforts of Representative Thomas Massie in securing the public release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR62/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr62.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2112074,"bill_number":"HB595","title":"AN ACT relating to childhood sexual assault or abuse.","description":"Amend KRS 413.249 to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB595/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb595.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2112083,"bill_number":"HB605","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 141.160 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB605/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb605.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2112091,"bill_number":"HB599","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 503 to provide a justification for the use of physical force or deadly physical force by a defendant operating a motor vehicle while fleeing the immediate area of an obstruction of a highway or public passage; amend KRS 525.015 to expand the elements of obstructing an emergency responder; provide enhanced penalties; allow restitution to an agency for the reasonable costs of an emergency response; amend KRS 525.140 to expand the elements of obstructing a highway or other public passage; provide enhanced penalties; allow restitution to an agency for the reasonable costs of an emergency response; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for recovery of damages caused by obstructing an emergency responder or obstruction of a highway or other public passage; amend KRS 413.140 to provide a 1-year statute of limitation for the cause of action for recovery of damages caused by obstructing an emergency responder or obstruction of a highway or other public passage; amend KRS 503.085 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB599/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb599.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2112100,"bill_number":"SJR90","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Melvin Ferrell Memorial Highway in Pike County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of KY-194 in Pike County as the Melvin Ferrell Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR90/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr90.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2112109,"bill_number":"SB172","title":"AN ACT relating to utility fuel adjustment and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 278.277 to permit the Public Service Commission to allow, upon the request of an electric utility, an extension of the period for recovery of an electric utility's fuel adjustment costs to reduce volatility for consumers and encourage stability in rates.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 1)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB172/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb172.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2112118,"bill_number":"HB597","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement income savings plans for private sector employees.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 41 to establish the Commonwealth Retirement Savings Plan as a voluntary payroll-deduction Roth IRA savings program for employees of private employers with fewer than 50 employees; define terms; create a governing board of trustees and specify responsibilities of the board in plan design and oversight; require the board to contract with a third-party administrator for plan administration; establish that the plan shall be implemented and enrollment of employees shall begin on July 1, 2028, if adequate funds to administer the plan are available; amend KRS 154.12-330 to authorize the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to lend funds to help implement the plan; require the State Treasurer, on or before July 1, 2027, to provide the Legislative Research Commission with a written update on the plan's implementation status.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB597/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb597.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2112127,"bill_number":"SR89","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for its outstanding service to the United States during World War II.","description":"Honor the members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR89/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr89.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2112137,"bill_number":"HB606","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizen ballot initiatives.","description":"Propose to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish the initiative power of the people to propose laws and to enact or reject proposed initiatives at an election; establish procedures for initiatives, effect of adopted initiatives, and parameters for the subject of any initiative; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB606/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb606.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2112145,"bill_number":"HB596","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010 to create enhanced penalties for a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; amend KRS 189A.070 to create enhanced periods of license suspenion for a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; amend KRS 189A.340 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB596/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb596.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2112153,"bill_number":"HB609","title":"AN ACT relating to classroom libraries and making an appropriation therefor.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Classroom Library Grant Program; provide that the Kentucky Department of Education to implement the grant program through selection of a program administrator; establish the qualifications and duties of the program administrator; appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to implement the Classroom Library Grant Program; APPROPRIATION.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB609/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb609.html","sponsor":"Kevin Jackson"},
{"bill_id":2112161,"bill_number":"HB598","title":"AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem and other appointed counsel.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A to establish the Department of Family Representation and Advocacy and the Family Representation and Advocacy Commission to provide a state-sponsored and controlled system for training and appointing guardians ad litem and other counsel; amend various sections to cap guardian ad litem or counsel fees at $500; amend various other sections to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Family Representation and Advocacy Act; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB598/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb598.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2112170,"bill_number":"HR63","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the House of Representatives in honor of Kentucky's rural electric cooperative utility workers who provided vital support during the deadly tornado that devastated Kentucky on May 16, 2025.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Kentucky's rural electric cooperative utility workers who worked to restore power during and after the deadly storm on May 16, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR63/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr63.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2112179,"bill_number":"SR87","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of the service of Anthony S. \"Tony\" Campbell, former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC).","description":"Adjourn in honor of Anthony S. \"Tony\" Campbell's service as the former president and CEO of East Kentucky Power Cooperative.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR87/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr87.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2112188,"bill_number":"SR86","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Bella Gaudette and her border collie, Piper, for their Best of Breed win at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.","description":"Honor Bella Gaudette and her border collie, Piper, on their Best of Breed win at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR86/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr86.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2112198,"bill_number":"HB608","title":"AN ACT relating to nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 372, relating to contracts against public policy, to define \"act of sexual abuse\"; declare as void any nondisclosure agreement, confidentiality agreement, or nondisclosure or confidentiality provision of an agreement to the extent the provision prohibits the disclosure of an act of sexual abuse; prohibit enforcement of an applicable agreement or provision entered into before the effective date of the Act unless the person or party obtains a declaratory judgment that the agreement or provision is enforceable; provide that the Act may be cited as Trey's Law; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB608/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb608.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2112207,"bill_number":"HB607","title":"AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments.","description":"Amend KRS 65.003, relating to local ethics, to specify the composition of the commission in a consolidated local government and allow the commission to use the county attorney's office for legal council by procurement methods; amend KRS 67C.103 to place controls on council district formation and redistricting and to allow regulations issued by local health boards and local solid waste management boards operating under KRS Chapter 109 or 212 that apply to individuals residing or businesses operating within the jurisdiction of the consolidated local government be subject to being overridden by the consolidated local government council within 45 days of issuance; prohibit the council from not accepting legislation with specified form requirements of KRS 83A.060; allow the consolidated local government council, or either of the 2 major political caucuses, to hire or retain legal counsel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 67C to require an office of internal audit to be created and headed by a chief audit executive who is appointed; amend KRS 67C.115 and 69.210 to conform; amend KRS 67C.111 to allow cities of 3,000, rather than 6,000, to be incorporated in the boundaries of the consolidated local government and set the petition requirement relating to incorporation to 66% rather than 75% and grant 1 year for the petition to be completed; amend KRS 67C.147 to allow the consolidated local government council to sub-classify property into land and improvements for purposes of levying the ad valorem tax within the area formerly comprising the city of the first class; establish controls on the calculation of the compensating tax rate and the 4% tax rate, and the application of the homestead exemption; outline the transition of presently serving ethics commission members; outline transition from the current chief audit executive to the appointed position.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 165)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB607/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb607.html","sponsor":"Chris Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2112216,"bill_number":"SR85","title":"A RESOLUTION commending Taiwan for its deepening relations with the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Commend Taiwan for its relationships with the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR85/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr85.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2112225,"bill_number":"SJR91","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing state agencies to deploy policies that support a focus on healthy lifestyles and evidence-based nutrition interventions in all health and medical education for students and active health professionals.","description":"Direct state agencies to deploy policies that support a focus on healthy lifestyles and evidence-based nutrition interventions in all health and medical education for students and active health professionals; specifically direct the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, the Kentucky Board of Nursing, the Kentucky Department for Public Health, and the Kentucky Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Primary Care Association, and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine to take actions; require reports to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026, and December 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-09","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR91/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr91.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2112234,"bill_number":"SR88","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service on July 25, 2025, and encouraging the protection of the institution.","description":"Honor and recognize the United States Postal Service for over 250 years of service.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR88/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr88.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2112242,"bill_number":"HB594","title":"AN ACT relating to sex offenders.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 17.500 to 17.580, relating to the sex offender registry, to define \"costume\" and \"Halloween-related activity\"; prohibit sex offenders who have committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor from participating in any Halloween-related activity; establish penalties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-09","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB594/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb594.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2113336,"bill_number":"SB178","title":"AN ACT relating to environmental administrative regulations.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to define various terms; prohibit an administrative regulation setting an environmental requirement under KRS Chapter 39E, 109, 146, 151, 211, 224, or 350 from being more stringent or extensive in scope than any federal law or regulation regarding the same or a similar topic; require any administrative regulation setting an environmental requirement to be based upon the best available science and the weight of scientific evidence; establish exemptions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"recommitted to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB178/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb178.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2113349,"bill_number":"HJR68","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to grant all third-party Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit processors the authority to share data and information with the United States Department of Agriculture.","description":"Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to authorize the sharing of information between third-party SNAP benefit processors and the USDA.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR68/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr68.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2113362,"bill_number":"SB179","title":"AN ACT relating to sex-based classifications.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define \"boy,\" \"equal,\" \"female,\" \"girl,\" \"male,\" \"man,\" \"sex,\" and \"woman\"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated members of the opposite sex, but permit separation of the sexes if in the interest of maintaining safety, privacy, and fairness; provide a non-exhaustive list of examples of areas in which public entities may distinguish between the sexes; require any public school, public school district, state agency, department, local government, special district or any political subdivision of those entities that collects vital statistics to identify each person as either male or female; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Women's Bill of Rights.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB179/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb179.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2113377,"bill_number":"SR95","title":"A RESOLUTION urging United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files and recognizing the efforts of Kentucky's own Representative Thomas Massie in securing their public release.","description":"Urge United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files; recognize the efforts of Representative Thomas Massie in securing the public release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR95/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr95.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2113390,"bill_number":"SR92","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in loving memory and honor of Steven D. Doolittle.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Steven D. Doolittle.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR92/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr92.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2113404,"bill_number":"SB176","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.180 to allow any member of the General Assembly who has a remaining balance in his or her campaign account to transfer those funds to a campaign account to seek election to statewide constitutional office.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB176/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb176.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2113418,"bill_number":"HJR65","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Representative Dottie Sims Memorial Highway in Hart County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 88 in Hart County as the Representative Dottie Sims Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR65/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr65.html","sponsor":"Ryan Bivens"},
{"bill_id":2113432,"bill_number":"HB613","title":"AN ACT relating to revenues for the provision of emergency services.","description":"Amend KRS 75.040 to establish conditions under which a fire protection district or volunteer fire department district may exceed the maximum established tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to establish the procedure by which a fire protection district or volunteer fire department district may exceed the maximum tax rate set in KRS 75.040 by requiring a public hearing and notification to the public; establish the methods by which the public may recall the portion of the levy that increases the tax beyond the previous year's rate; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75A.050 to establish conditions under which a fire district may exceed the maximum established tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75A to establish the procedure by which a fire district may exceed the maximum tax rate set out in KRS 75A.050 by requiring a public hearing and notification to the public; establish the methods by which the public may recall the portion of the levy that increases the tax beyond the previous year's rate; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75.015 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB613/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb613.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2113444,"bill_number":"HJR64","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the PFC Denver Wells Memorial Highway in Leslie County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 2057 in Leslie County as the PFC Denver Wells Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR64/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr64.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2113459,"bill_number":"SB174","title":"AN ACT relating to the supervision of pharmacy technicians.","description":"Amend KRS 315.020 to prohibit the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy from requiring immediate supervision of pharmacy technicians stocking, retrieving, or returning products to or from pharmacy inventory in a nonretail pharmacy setting.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB174/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb174.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2113471,"bill_number":"SR93","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing Terry Martin as the recipient of the 2026 Truck Dealer of the Year Award from the American Truck Dealers Association.","description":"Recognize Terry Martin on being awarded the 2026 Truck Dealer of the Year Award.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR93/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr93.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2113486,"bill_number":"HB614","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue.","description":"Amend KRS 131.140 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB614/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb614.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2113500,"bill_number":"HB611","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic relations.","description":"Amend KRS 209A.122 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide information regarding whether parties to a petition for an order of protection were represented by a legal counsel; to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide all statistical information from all JC-3 forms and all fields on a JC-3 form, relating to domestic violence or abuse or dating violence or abuse; remove the number of orders of protection in LINK; amend KRS 15A.190 to require JC-3 forms to be electronic.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 49)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB611/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb611.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2113513,"bill_number":"HB612","title":"AN ACT relating to regulated substances and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define terms; impose a 4% state retail regulatory license fee on all alcoholic beverage sales to consumers by alcoholic beverage retailers; establish procedures and duties of retailers; establish KRS Chapter 243A and create new sections thereof to impose state wholesale regulatory license fees on alcoholic beverages, state retail regulatory license fees on kratom, hemp-derived, and cannabinoid products, and penalties for violations; set out regulatory license fee rates, deductions for timely filing and payment, and licensee duties; amend KRS 211.285 to fund the alcohol wellness and responsibility education fund with 0.5% of the collected state retail regulatory license fees; amend KRS 241.010 to define \"state or national conference\" and redefine \"alcoholic beverages\"; amend KRS 241.069 to delete outdated language; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 243 to establish state license fees for new and existing license types; limit licensee discipline to only the specific license in question; establish a souvenir package license for distillers; authorize distillers, small farm wineries, and microbreweries to allow leashed dogs on their premises; allow caterers and special temporary auction licensees at state and national conferences; modify the privileges for various licensees, including a limited golf course, wholesaler, Class B distiller, and special agent or solicitor; allow a qualified historic site to sell alcoholic beverages by the package under a limited nonquota package license; add references to the new tax structure and statutes; modify requirements for public notice of a license application; sunset existing excise, wholesale, and other taxes on July 1, 2027, as they relate to alcoholic beverages; repeal and reenact KRS 243.075, relating to local regulatory license fees, to allow any moist or wet city or county to impose the fee; authorize audits of each city's or county's regulatory license fee fund by the Auditor of Public Accounts for the most recent 10 years; describe audit penalties for cities and counties that fail to substantially comply; establish the regulatory license fee audit fund; direct cities and counties to reduce the regulatory license fee to 3% within 4 years; limit future cities and counties to a 1% regulatory license fee; amend KRS 244.080 to permanently prohibit a retail license from using a premises if the licensee sold to minors at that premises 3 or more times in 24 months; amend KRS 244.585 to establish limitations for agreements between distributors and breweries or microbreweries; amend KRS 131.250, 139.010, 243.045, 243.430, 243.790, 243.850, and 243.990 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB612/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb612.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":2113526,"bill_number":"HCR66","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION reestablishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to reestablish the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study disaster mitigation, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth; require the task force to submit recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR66/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr66.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":2113541,"bill_number":"HB610","title":"AN ACT relating to teachers.","description":"Amend KRS 158.060 to require teachers to be compensated for noninstructional planning time within their school day during which they are required to supervise or instruct students.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB610/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb610.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2113553,"bill_number":"SB175","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Kentucky Health Command.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 42.720 to 42.742 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Health Command in the Commonwealth Office of Technology; require the Kentucky Health Command to contract with a private sector entity to develop and provide standards and qualifications for the utilization of an artificial intelligence-assited virtual health platform; establish a process by which rural health care providers and facilities may contract for use of the aritificial intelligence-assisted virtual health platform; establish a process for distribution of net advertising revenue; establish activities the virtual health platform may perform; prohibit the virtual health platform from engaging in the practice of medicine or diagnosing or treating any disease, illness, or medical condition; amend KRS 42.724 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-10","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB175/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb175.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2113567,"bill_number":"SR94","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of 2025-2026 Kentucky Optometric Association President Dr. Hannah Huffman.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Dr. Hannah Huffman, president of the Kentucky Optometric Association.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR94/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr94.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2113579,"bill_number":"SB177","title":"AN ACT relating to speech-language pathologists.","description":"Amend KRS 334A.035 to remove the requirement of needing to complete postgraduate professional experience to be completed under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist who holds a Kentucky license; amend KRS 334a.050, 334A.020, and 344A.085 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB177/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb177.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":2114427,"bill_number":"HR69","title":"A RESOLUTION commending Taiwan for its deepening relations with the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Commend Taiwan for its relationships with the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR69/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr69.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":2114434,"bill_number":"HB626","title":"AN ACT relating to education reporting.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a statewide system of oversight and compliance monitoring for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; specify the required components of the system; amend KRS 156.070 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a system for reporting allegations of misconduct by employees of any agency designated for the management of interscholastic athletics and the requirements of the system.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB626/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb626.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2114442,"bill_number":"HB615","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 117.087 and 118.035 to extend voting hours from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m; amend KRS 117.076 and 117.275 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB615/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb615.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2114452,"bill_number":"HB620","title":"AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health penalties.","description":"Amend KRS 338.991 to establish the civil penalty for certain violations of KRS Chapter 338, relating to occupational safety and health, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration beginning on August 1, 2026; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB620/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb620.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2114460,"bill_number":"HB621","title":"AN ACT relating to class sizes for exceptional children and youth.","description":"Amend KRS 157.220 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the maximum class sizes and caseloads specified for exceptional children and youth; make technical corrections; amend KRS 157.200 to define \"caseload\" and \"special classes\"; amend KRS 157.230, 157.3175, and 159.990 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-13","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-18","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB621/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb621.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":2114468,"bill_number":"SB180","title":"AN ACT relating to property valuation.","description":"Amend KRS 132.010, relating to state and local property taxation, to amend the definitions of \"agricultural land\" and \"horticultural land\" to include a parcel in agricultural or horticultural land that has been converted to a residential use as part of a planned development containing 10 or more parcels until a certificate of occupancy is issued for the parcel; state that agricultural value is calculated based on the agricultural value prior to the conversion to residential use; amend KRS 132.454 to outline the procedure and timeline for transition of agricultural use to residential use for property tax purposes; amend KRS 132.450 to conform.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB180/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb180.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2114479,"bill_number":"HB618","title":"AN ACT relating to residential housing.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.050 to require that building code standards for 2, 3, and 4 family homes not be more stringent than those for single-family homes; amend KRS 198B.060 to apply exemption for single-family homes to 2, 3, and 4 family homes; permit third-party plan review and inspections under new procedures; create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; require regulatory authorities to provide information to prospective applicants regarding requirements to apply for a permit; require a regulatory authority to inform an applicant of whether the application is complete within 3 days and include whether the regulatory authority is able to perform plan review and inspection within specified time limits; require a regulatory authority to conduct plan review within 14 days of receipt of a complete application and inspections within 5 days of any request for an inspection being made; provide for circumstances in which deadlines may be extended; permit an applicant to use a qualifying third-party inspector; set out circumstances under which a regulatory authority may collect fees depending on use of a third-party inspector; set out what a third-party inspector may review and set out qualifications and requirements the third-party inspector must meet; require a regulatory authority to issue a permit within 1 business day of the completion of required plan reviews and inspections associated with an otherwise complete application; state that any ordinance, rule, or regulation contrary is void and unenforceable; state that a regulatory authority may issue a stop work order if a condition of a project constitute an immediate threat to public safety and welfare; establish immunity for the regulatory authority for action of an applicant or third-party inspector; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB618/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb618.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":2114487,"bill_number":"HB623","title":"AN ACT relating to leave from employment.","description":"Amend KRS 337.415, relating to court-ordered appearances by employees, to define terms; prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with the prosecution of the crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a civil cause of action for improper discharge, discrimination, retaliation, and failing to maintain confidentiality; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a civil penalty for employer violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB623/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb623.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2114497,"bill_number":"HB622","title":"AN ACT relating to roads and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 179 to define \"chip seal\"; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to establish a pilot project to evaluate the efficacy of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; start the pilot program on July 1, 2026, and end it on June 30, 2030; limit the amount of county road aid funds a county may use to chip seal county roads in any year; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on the use of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; set forth required elements of the report: EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 125)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB622/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb622.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2114505,"bill_number":"HB617","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define \"qualifying planning unit,\" \"qualifying residential development,\" \"small lot,\" \"service document,\" and \"transitional buffer\"; prohibit a qualifying planning unit from establishing certain restrictions on a qualifying residential development or small lot; allow a qualifying planning unit to adopt generally applicable regulations related to specified environmental features, and other matters for which a planning unit is authorized to regulate; establish that there is no effect on property owner's associations; establish a cause of action and recovery costs and awarding of attorney's fees if successful; establish limitations on when a qualifying planning unit may deny a development; allow a developer to modify and resubmit development plans after a denial; require a qualifying planning unit alleging substantial negative impacts to articulate those impacts and demonstrate them under clear and convincing evidentiary standard; establish a cause of action by a developer to bring suit for a development plan denial; permit a local government to require a transitional buffer between existing development and a qualifying residential development; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to prohibit a planning unit from adopting certain space requirements for parking; direct that the prohibition does not alleviate responsibility to provide accessible parking; allow a planning unit to deny a development if there would be substantial negative impacts; allow a developer to modify and resubmit plans to remediate negative impacts; require a planning unit alleging substantial negative impacts to articulate those impacts and demonstrate them under clear and convincing evidentiary standard; establish a cause of action by a developer for a denial due to a substantial negative impact; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define \"mixed-use residential development,\" \"multifamily residential development,\" and \"qualifying planning unit\"; direct that in a qualifying planning unit mixed-use and multifamily developments are permitted use in commercial zones; prohibit a qualifying planning unit from imposing requirements on those developments more restrictive than other uses in the zone or to have certain parking requirements; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB617/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb617.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":2114515,"bill_number":"HB616","title":"AN ACT relating to the Board of Nursing.","description":"Amend KRS 314.121 to require practitioner members of the Board of Nursing to maintain licensure throughout their board terms; make the active clinical practice of registered nurse members consist of direct bedside patient care on a daily basis; change the entities that submit board candidate names for active clinical registered nurses and nurse educators.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB616/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb616.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2114522,"bill_number":"HB619","title":"AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education.","description":"Amend KRS 164.321 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) board of regents to a total of 17; reduce the terms of membership on a board of regents to 4 years; reduce the number of members allowed to reside in 1 county to 1 member; specify that the nonteaching member of a board of regents shall not be an employee who supervises more than 2 employees or reports directly to the president; specify that a member of a board of regents may be removed if the member does not attend 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings and the president requests the member's removal; amend KRS 164.350 to authorize the board of the KCTCS review the president's biennial budget and the budget planning and implementation processes; amend KRS164.365 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.580 to distinguish the responsibilities of the president of the KCTCS; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the president of the KCTCS to employ a chief financial officer and to specify the responsibilities of the chief financial officer; amend KRS 164.583 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.591 to require the president of the KCTCS to present a plan for review by the board of regents when considering the reduction, expansion, or creation of colleges, campuses, or programs, allow the president to conditionally implement the plan upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education; require KCTCS to submit a report to the appropriate committees of the General Assembly regarding the plan; require final approval of the plan by the General Assembly; require the KCTCS to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committees regarding the properties utilized by the KCTCS; amend KRS 164.600 to define \"campus\" and \"chancellor\"; create a board of advisors for the KCTCS made up of the chancellor of each college of the system and others as appointed by the president; specify the responsibilities of the chancellor of each college; amend other sections of KRS Chapter 164 to conform; repeal KRS 164.586, 164.587, 164.594, 164.602, and 164.5833; provide for staggering of initial appointments.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 164)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB619/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb619.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2114532,"bill_number":"SB188","title":"AN ACT relating to railroad safety.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 174 to establish a state rail safety inspection program; establish the Railroad Transportation Advisory Board; establish the board's membership and duties.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB188/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb188.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2114542,"bill_number":"HB625","title":"AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.","description":"Amend KRS 65.8808 to expressly include failure to stop at a red traffic control signal and speeding as crimes subject to code enforcement; amend KRS 189.990 to provide that a person may be subject to a civil offense for failure to stop at a red traffic control signal or for speeding violations if not cited by a police officer at the time of the violation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB625/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb625.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2114550,"bill_number":"SCR96","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION reestablishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to reestablish the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study disaster mitigation, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth; require the task force to submit recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR96/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr96.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2114559,"bill_number":"HB624","title":"AN ACT relating to vacant and abandoned property.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define \"law enforcement officer\"; allow a law enforcement officer to enter vacant and abandoned property to arrest or remove any person unlawfully occupying the property; specify when property shall be presumed vacant and abandoned; provide criminal and civil immunity to a law enforcement officer acting in good faith.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB624/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb624.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2114567,"bill_number":"SB187","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.","description":"Amend KRS 48.311, relating to branch budget bills, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB187/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb187.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":2114577,"bill_number":"SB184","title":"AN ACT relating to education reporting.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a statewide system of oversight and compliance monitoring for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; specify the required components of the system; amend KRS 156.070 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a system for reporting allegations of misconduct by employees of any agency designated for the management of interscholastic athletics and the requirements of the system.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-11","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB184/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb184.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2114584,"bill_number":"SB186","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations.","description":"Amend KRS 48.100, relating to branch budget recommendations, to specify that the Governor shall submit a separate recommendation for the Transportation Cabinet.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-11","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB186/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb186.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":2114590,"bill_number":"SB185","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky State University and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 48.030, relating to branch budget recommendations, to include supporting budget documents.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 120)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB185/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb185.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":2114597,"bill_number":"HB627","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.39-020, relating to personal injury protection benefits, to modify requirements for certain medical expenses paid by a reparation obligor; amend KRS 304.39-130 to increase the allowable weekly reimbursement for work loss and other loss; amend KRS 304.39-210 to establish requirements for a reparation obligor paying medical expenses and a person submitting and collecting medical expenses; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide the Attorney General with concurrent jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 304.47-020; amend KRS 304.47-020 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 47 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner to publish an annual insurance fraud report; direct that certain provisions apply to basic and added reparation benefits issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 149)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB627/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb627.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2115723,"bill_number":"SB193","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 533.020 to provide the court 60 days after the expiration of any period of supervision to determine if a violation of the period of supervision has occurred and any appropriate action; provide that a period of supervision shall be tolled between the issuance of a warrant for any violation of supervision and the defendant's first appearance before the court after service of the warrant.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB193/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb193.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2115738,"bill_number":"HB629","title":"AN ACT relating to the promotion of organ and bone marrow donation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the employers' organ and bone marrow donation tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow disclosure of certain information on the credit to the Legislative Research Commission; provide that Section 1 of this Act may be cited as the Living Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Assistance Act of 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB629/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb629.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":2115755,"bill_number":"HB637","title":"AN ACT relating to animal welfare.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to develop and operate an animal abuse offender registry; require offenders to register for 2 years for a first offense and 5 years for subsequent offenses; require offenders to pay a $100 registration fee and $100 every year the offender is registered; establish that a violation of registration requirements and providing false information to the registry are Class A misdemeanors; establish the animal abuse offender registry fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to require Cabinet for Health and Family Services employees to report animal abuse; amend KRS 321.188 to require veterinarians to report animal abuse.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB637/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb637.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2115773,"bill_number":"HB5","title":"AN ACT relating to prison educational programs.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 197 to establish the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Prison Education Program within the Department of Corrections in partnership with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to provide inmates with job training; require KCTCS to construct a facility to house the program at Northpoint Training Center; establish convictions that preclude participation in the program; require the parties to enter into a memorandum of agreement establishing the responsibilities of each party; amend KRS 196.281 to establish entitlement to a certificate of employability upon successful completion of the program and require reporting by the department; amend KRS 335B.020 to establish that a person shall not be disqualified from public employment or obtaining an occupational license solely because of previous criminal conviction and obtaining a certificate of employment from the department shall constitute rebuttable evidence of rehabilitation and fitness for the occupation; amend KRS 355B.030 to remove a conviction of a Class A felony, Class B felony, or any other felony offense other than a conviction that would qualify the individual as a registrant as defined in KRS 17.500 as supportive of a rebuttable presumption of a connection between that conviction and a license issuance request.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-09","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 64)","last_action_date":"2026-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB5/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb5.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2115788,"bill_number":"HR70","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the survivors of crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators.","description":"Honor the survivors of crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR70/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr70.html","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":2115805,"bill_number":"SB196","title":"AN ACT relating to grooming.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define \"grooming behavior\"; amend KRS 161.120 to add, current and recent former students to the list of individuals upon which the Education Professional Standards Board may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action against a certificate if the applicant or certificate holder engaged in sexual contact with the specified individuals; amend KRS 160.390 to require superintendents to include employment terms prohibiting sexual contact between an employee of the district and specified individuals; amend KRS 160.1596 to require as a term of the public charter school contract that all employees and contractors refrain from sexual contact with specified individuals; amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to require certified nonpublic schools to require employee prohibitions on sexual contact between an employee of the school and specified individuals.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB196/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb196.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2115823,"bill_number":"SB189","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of digital asset business.","description":"Establish Subtitle 13 of KRS Chapter 286 and create new sections thereof to regulate virtual currency kiosks; establish definitions; provide for enforcement by the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions; establish license requirements for virtual currency kiosks; require regulatory filings to be submitted to a nationwide licensing system registry; establish initial and renewal application processes and requirements, reporting, surety bond and tangible net worth, and change of control requirements for virtual currency kiosk operators; require the commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations to establish format, document submission, fee, and trade practice requirements for virtual currency kiosk operators; establish record retention requirements for persons required to be licensed as virtual currency kiosk operators; establish trade practice requirements relating to protection of resident assets, virtual currency kiosk transactions, prohibited practices, and fraud and information security compliance procedures; authorize the commissioner to conduct investigations and examinations; provide for the confidentiality of certain documents provided to the commissioner; authorize the commissioner to share, disclose, and report information and take other actions to assist in the commissioner's duties; require the commissioner to submit an annual licensing report to the Legislative Research Commission; establish due process requirements for adverse actions taken by the commissioner against licensees and other persons; establish requirements for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license; authorize the commissioner to enter cease and desist orders and emergency orders; authorize the commissioner to order civil penalties against persons that violate the subtitle; require the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions to promulgate any required emergency and ordinary administrative regulations on or before January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, in part, March 31, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 126)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB189/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb189.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2115839,"bill_number":"SB190","title":"AN ACT relating to chronic pain treatments.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish that any health benefit plan that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations to include coverage for chronic pain treatments provided by a licensed professional; amend KRS 218A.172 to require that a health care practitioner discuss and refer or prescribe alternative chronic pain treatments before initially prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; provide that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB190/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb190.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2115856,"bill_number":"HB630","title":"AN ACT relating to failure to report a serious crime.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 519 to establish the crime of failure to report a serious crime as a Class A misdemeanor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB630/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb630.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2115874,"bill_number":"HB628","title":"AN ACT relating to the Athletic Trainer Compact.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 311 to adopt the Athletic Trainer Compact; declare the intent and purpose of the compact; define terms; establish conditions under which an individual may","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"to Licensing & Occupations (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Licensing and Occupations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB628/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb628.html","sponsor":"Kevin Jackson"},
{"bill_id":2115890,"bill_number":"HB639","title":"AN ACT relating to poultry.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to define \"end consumer\"; allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB639/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb639.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2115908,"bill_number":"HB636","title":"AN ACT relating to civil immunity for animal rescue.","description":"Amend KRS 411.245 to establish immunity from civil liability for damage to a vehicle caused by a person removing a domestic animal that is in danger.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB636/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb636.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2115925,"bill_number":"HB67","title":"AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 160.145, relating to unauthorized electronic communicating in schools, to expand existing definitions and define \"private electronic communication,\" \"qualified school volunteer,\" and \"commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation\"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication, and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; include designated Kentucky Department of Education and educational cooperative employees assigned to a school district to the scope of the requirement to obtain written consent; limit the scope of school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written parental consent only applies to students enrolled within the same school district as the school district employee or qualified school volunteer; allow a local school district more flexibility in disciplinary actions arising from a violation of this section; allow a written parental consent form to designate more than 1 school district employee or qualified school volunteer; provide that the written consent may be revoked by the parent who filed the consent; require notice of the revocation to be sent to the identified school district employee or qualified school volunteer; prohibit a school or school district from refusing to accept parental consent forms; prohibit requiring parental consent forms under this section as a requirement for a student to participate in an academic, athletic, or extracurricular opportunity; provide an emergency exception to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the individual discloses the communication after the fact; provide exceptions to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent during and in direct relation to a fieldtrip or work-based learning opportunity; provide exceptions to permit a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the communication is directly related to a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation that has been previously disclosed; permit school district employees to notify a school district of a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation; require reasonable belief to trigger a duty to report unauthorized electronic communication; require parental notification for all material phases of an investigation of or disciplinary actions arising from unauthorized electronic communication with students; permit a school district to reconsider allowing previously prohibited volunteers; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB67/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb67.html","sponsor":"J.T. Payne"},
{"bill_id":2115942,"bill_number":"HB632","title":"AN ACT relating to online protections for minors.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require app store providers to verify user ages, obtain parental consent for minor accounts, notify users and parents of significant changes, share age and consent data with developers, and protect age verification data; prohibit app store providers from misrepresenting parental consent disclosures; require developers to verify age and consent status through app stores and notify app stores of significant changes; prohibit developers from misrepresenting parental consent disclosures; require the Office of Consumer Protection within the Attorney General's Office to establish standards for age verification methods; provide that a violation of the Act is a deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce; provide that a parent or guardian has a private right of action for violations, provide a safe harbor for compliant developers; require the Office of Consumer Protection to promulgate administrative regulations in contemplation of the Act in accordance with KRS 13A.200; EFFECTIVE, in part, December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB632/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb632.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2115958,"bill_number":"HB635","title":"AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 158.070 to permit a local board of education to amend its school calendar by adding time to the school day to reach the required 1,062 hours of instructional time; for the 2025-2026 school year, allow local school districts to make up days missed by adding instructional time to student attendance days; notwithstand the requirement for the student instructional year to have 170 student attendance days; allow waiver of up to 5 student attendance days if a school district is unable to provide the required 1,062 hours of instruction by June 10, 2026; require a local board of education seeking to revise its calendar to submit a plan for approval to the Department of Education; allow instructional time made up and days waived to count as employee contracted days; provide that districts that used 10 or fewer nontraditional instruction days and choose not to use any waived days shall have the district's average daily attendance calculated by deducting 5 low attendance days in addition to the 5 days deducted under KRS 157.320(2); EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB635/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb635.html","sponsor":"Timmy Truett"},
{"bill_id":2115975,"bill_number":"HB640","title":"AN ACT relating to taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 131.170 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB640/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb640.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2115993,"bill_number":"HB633","title":"AN ACT relating to data privacy.","description":"Amend KRS 367.3611 to define \"actual knowledge,\" \"algorithmic feed,\" \"algorithmic recommendation system,\" \"covered design feature,\" \"covered minor,\" \"covered online service,\" \"dark pattern,\" \"knows to be a child,\" \"knows to be a minor,\" \"minor,\" \"online service,\" \"parent,\" \"personalized recommendation system,\" \"publicly available information,\" and \"user\"; create a new section of KRS 367.3611 to 367.3629, the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act, to require a covered online service to configure all default privacy settings provided to a covered minor through its online service, product, or feature to the highest level of privacy; provide a covered minor and his or her parents with certain default settings and tools to protect the minor from profiling, targeted advertising for prohibited products, or the use of dark patterns to impair a covered minor's choice; prohibit the use of notifications and push alerts to a covered minor between certain days and times; amend KRS 367.3613 to conform; provide that Section 2 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Kid's Code.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB633/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb633.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2116009,"bill_number":"SJR97","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Glen Stykes Memorial Highway in Pulaski County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 3091 in Pulaski County as the Glen Stykes Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR97/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr97.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":2116027,"bill_number":"HB638","title":"AN ACT relating to the state tree.","description":"Amend KRS 2.095 to add the Kentucky coffeetree to the designation of state trees.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB638/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb638.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":2116044,"bill_number":"SB194","title":"AN ACT relating to local boards of education.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process to recall a member of a local board of education; amend KRS 160.190 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB194/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb194.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2116060,"bill_number":"SB195","title":"AN ACT relating to participants in the legal system.","description":"Amend KRS 367.220 to require written notice from a consumer to a prospective defendant 60 days before initiating a civil action; require giving of notice to toll the statute of limitations; make failure to give notice result in dismissal of a filed claim without prejudice; amend KRS 189.125 to declare failure to wear a safety restraint or wear a restraint properly to be admissible as it may relate to fault only upon a showing that the failure was a substantial factor in any injury claimed; amend KRS 304.12-230 to limit the committing of unfair claims settlement practices to insurers; prohibit that a claim from being brought by a third-party claimant; require any assignment of a claim against an insurer to be void; create a new section of Subtitle 40 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish limitations on information and testimony regarding professional liability insurance in a civil action; amend KRS 364.130 to define terms; establish liability protections for a utility that removes timber of a property owner when done with permission or in good faith and establish damages for violations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; require acceptance of a project by a contracting entity to create a rebuttable presumption of compliance with specifications and not to give rise to a finding of liability except under specified circumstances; establish requirements for the initiating pleading against a contracting entity or contractor and allow failure to comply to result in a dismissal of the action; establish requirements for a claim against a contractor by a noncontractual third party; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish prelitigation notice of a potential claim for medical malpractice or health care liability claims; establish method of providing required notice and the effect of compliance on the applicable statute of limitations; amend KRS 411.167 to require a written medical opinion before commencement of an action under the statute; establish an award of costs and fees upon a finding of noncompliance; amend KRS 411.182 to prohibit a claimant who is more than 50% responsible for the injury or damages claimed from being entitled to recovery; establish evidentiary basis for award of medical expenses; establish apportionment provisions for a nonparty or party entitled to immunity; amend KRS 413.140 to establish notice requirement prior to initiating cause of action for personal injury; amend KRS 422.317 to set costs associated with request for medical records; amend KRS 304.45-110 to conform; repeal KRS 304.12-220, relating to the definition of \"person.\"","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-12","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 97)","last_action_date":"2026-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB195/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb195.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2116077,"bill_number":"HB634","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage of mental health wellness examinations.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for an annual mental health wellness examination provided by a mental health professional; require the coverage to be no less extensive than coverage for medical and surgical benefits, comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and not be subject to any cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the mental health wellness examination coverage requirement; state purpose of the Act; direct that provisions apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; provide that Section 1 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Mental Health Wellness Act; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB634/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb634.html","sponsor":"Adrielle Camuel"},
{"bill_id":2116092,"bill_number":"SB191","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; create the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child-Care Incentive Pilot Program; require the University of Kentucky to operate the pilot program; establish the purpose and directives of the pilot program; establish completion date and reporting requirements.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB191/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb191.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2116107,"bill_number":"HB631","title":"AN ACT relating to school district calendars and declaring an emergency.","description":"Provide 10 additional disaster relief student attendance days to provide instruction using alternate settings; allow local school districts to make up days missed by adding instructional time to student attendance days; require local boards of education seeking to revise its calendar to submit a plan for approval to the Department of Education; allow instructional time made up to count as employee contracted days; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-12","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB631/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb631.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2116125,"bill_number":"SB192","title":"AN ACT relating to local entities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 91A.020 to allow cities bringing in or expending less than $15 million to conform to cash, modified accrual, or budgetary basis of accounting rather than generally accepted governmental accounting principles; amend KRS 91A.040 to allow cities bringing in or expending less than $500,000 to perform an agreed-upon procedures engagement for the fifth fiscal year in which the city remains in that fiscal category, and require cities conducting an audit to contract with an auditor to examine the basic financial statements that include financial statements prepared under the basis of accounting used by the city; require each city to publish an advertisement containing a budget-to-actual comparison schedule for the general fund and remove the publication requirement for copies be available at no cost; require the city to make a copy of the audit report available to the Auditor of Public Accounts; amend KRS 424.220 to make conforming amendments and require a city to publish a financial statement within 30, rather than 90 days after submission to the Department for Local Government; exempt from the publication requirements officers of cities that have completed an audit under KRS 91A.040 and cities that have completed an agreed-upon procedures engagement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 91A to allow cities to complete an agreed-upon procedures engagement with the Auditor of Public Accounts or a certified public accountant rather than an audit if the city meets certain requirements; establish standards for the agreed-upon procedures engagement process; establish reporting, advertising and access requirements; direct that the Department for Local Government may permit a city to use this process under certain circumstances when the city has not completed and reported an audit for 2 or more fiscal years.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 91)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB192/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb192.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2116142,"bill_number":"SR98","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Paige \"Nikki\" Nicole Feltner.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Paige \"Nikki\" Nicole Feltner.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR98/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr98.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2117036,"bill_number":"SB200","title":"AN ACT relating to hunter education.","description":"Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt persons 18 years of age and older from the requirement to complete a hunter education course.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":"Natural Resources and Energy","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB200/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb200.html","sponsor":"Gary Boswell"},
{"bill_id":2117038,"bill_number":"SB198","title":"AN ACT relating to operations in the Office of the Attorney General.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 15.800 to 15.876 to require staff in the Department of Law with access to or use of federal tax information to submit to a criminal background check to be provided to the Attorney General; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; establish that each state agency is for all purposes the custodian of its own records; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to establish a 10-year statute of limitations in actions brought by the Attorney General; amend KRS 13B.140 to prohibit a hearing officer from being named as a party in any court action seeking judicial review of a final order of an agency; amend KRS 216B.115 to establish that in any appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court, neither the Attorney General nor any hearing officer shall be named as a party; amend KRS 322A.030 to remove the Attorney General as legal adviser to the Board of Registration for Professional Geologists; amend KRS 403.213 to remove the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a member of the commission charged with review of the child support tables to conform with the transfer of child support enforcement to the Attorney General; amend KRS 367.160 to conform; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-12","last_action":"Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB198/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb198.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2117041,"bill_number":"HB645","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Tax Tribunal.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 142 to establish the Kentucky Tax Tribunal within the executive branch to be the single form for all tax litigation; establish judges, forums, processes, and methods of appeal; amend various statutes to conform; repeal sections of KRS Chapter 49 which constituted the Board of Tax Appeals; amend various sections of KRS to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027, and in part, January 1, 2028.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-23","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB645/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb645.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2117044,"bill_number":"SB202","title":"AN ACT relating to boards of education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.210 to establish new numbers for membership of a local board of education based on district enrollment; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the required number of members every 10 years; provide for the election of additional members and for the reduction of membership; require local boards of education to report new electoral divisions to the Kentucky Board of Education and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 160.200, 160.160, 160.042, and 116.200 to conform; require the Kentucky Board of Education to make initial determinations of board size by December 31, 2026, and local boards to conduct required division changes with created positions being treated as vacancies under KRS 160.190.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB202/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb202.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2117046,"bill_number":"SB197","title":"AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 32 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish a tiered county system for eligible companies to receive incentives under the Kentucky Business Investment Program; amends KRS 154.32-010 to define \"tier\"; amends KRS 154.32-020 and 154.32-040 to conform; amend KRS 154.32-050 to specify tiering procedures; amend KRS 154.32-060 to require the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to identify and certify or decertify the tiers for all counties on an annual basis into 4 tax credit tiers; provide that the incentives available under this subchapter be determined based on the county where the economic development project is located by an approved company; provide a county's tier will be based on a 5 year average of its unemployment rate and population ranking; amend KRS 154.32-090, 154.61-010, 154.61-020, and 141.383 to conform.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-27","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 202)","last_action_date":"2026-04-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB197/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb197.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2117049,"bill_number":"HB646","title":"AN ACT relating to the use of pharmaceuticals to intentionally terminate life.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.100 to place an abortion-inducing drug in Schedule IV; amend KRS 218A.1413 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of trafficking in a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.1415 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, except when in the possession of a pregnant woman for her own personal use; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the offense of importing an abortion-inducing drug amend KRS 216.302 to include providing any drug, medication, or other substance as a means of assisting another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide; increase the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class B felony when the act is done knowingly by force or duress and from a Class C to a Class B felony when a person knowingly or intentionally provides the physical means or participates in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts suicide; create a new section of KRS 216.300 to 216.308 to establish the offense of medically assisted aid in dying as a Class B felony; amend KRS 216.308 to provide for the revocation of a license upon a criminal conviction or plea of guilty of assisted suicide or medically assisted aid in dying; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide a civil cause of action for any person who sustains damages resulting from receiving an abortion-inducing drug; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require the distribution of specified information to any patient who a physician or other healthcare provider believes is experiencing a complication as a result of taking an abortion-inducing drug; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make specified information available on its website.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-23","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB646/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb646.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":2117052,"bill_number":"HB641","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health chatbots.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to protect consumers using mental health chatbots; define terms; establish prohibitions and exceptions for how suppliers are to handle individually identifiable health information; prohibit supplier from advertising a specific product or service unless that product or service is clearly and conspicuously disclosed; require supplier to clearly and conspicuously disclose that the mental health chatbot is artificial intelligence and provide when this disclosure should appear; provide an affirmative defense to liability and list requirements to achieve that defense; grant enforcement authority to the Attorney General; include severability provision; provide that the Act may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-23","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB641/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb641.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2117056,"bill_number":"HB647","title":"AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 154.14-020, relating to the GRANT Program, to include the United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Defense as eligible agencies; amend KRS 154.14-030 to push the sunset date of the program from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2028; amend KRS 154.14-040 to increase the possible extension of a project from 6 months to 12 months; amend KRS 154.14-070 to make technical changes; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 115)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB647/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb647.html","sponsor":"Shawn McPherson"},
{"bill_id":2117059,"bill_number":"SR100","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day at the State Capitol.","description":"Recognize Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day at the State Capitol on March 5, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR100/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr100.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2117061,"bill_number":"SJR99","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Destiney Brewer Memorial Highway in Martin County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 40 in Martin County as the Destiney Brewer Memorial Highway for DUI Awareness.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR99/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr99.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2117064,"bill_number":"HB643","title":"AN ACT relating to school safety.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety; provide that the Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB643/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb643.html","sponsor":"Kevin Jackson"},
{"bill_id":2117068,"bill_number":"SB199","title":"AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to establish that any pesticide registered with the Department of Agriculture, with an EPA approved label for use pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is deemed sufficient warning for the purposes of an action concerning duty to warn; amend KRS 217.544 to conform.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 11)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB199/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb199.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2117071,"bill_number":"HB642","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.","description":"Amend KRS 161.520 to remove the requirement for dependent children over the age of 18 to have their mental or physical condition approved by a majority of a medical review committee to receive survivor benefits; amend KRS 161.605 to raise the minimum amount a retired reemployed member may earn per day from $170 to $200, remove the provision for returning to work 1 month earlier if the member forfeits 1 month of their retirement benefit, reinstate the pension waiver program and prohibit members returning to work under its provisions from returning to work as administrators, and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.608 to clarify that the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) will acknowledge a member's earliest participation date in another state administered retirement system to determine benefit tier; amend KRS 161.620 to allow a member who is a parent to apply for and manage payments to a disabled child without necessity of a court order or other legal authority; amend KRS 161.635 and 161.636 to allow TRS to offer index fund investment options to university and nonuniversity members, to annuitize the investment return on the supplemental benefit applied to the index funds not to exceed 6.1% if there is no COLA in a given year or 4.6% if there is a COLA in the given year, allow TRS to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for disbursements from the supplemental benefit component, and establish that neither the TRS board or staff shall be liable for any losses or claims due to a member's election of an index fund and state that members have the sole responsibility for their investment decisions.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 34)","last_action_date":"2026-04-07","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB642/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb642.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2117073,"bill_number":"SB201","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage for evaluation and management services.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and Medicaid managed care organizations to cover evaluation and management services; prohibit the department or managed care organizations from limiting coverage for evaluation and management services to fewer than 2 units per provider, per recipient, per date of service; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-13","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-13","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB201/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb201.html","sponsor":"Donald Douglas"},
{"bill_id":2117075,"bill_number":"HB644","title":"AN ACT relating to the awarding of a medal of distinction by the General Assembly.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to create the Kentucky General Assembly Medal of Distinction and establish the award criteria and selection process.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB644/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb644.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2117077,"bill_number":"SR101","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 21, 2026, as Historic St. Paul A.M.E. Church National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize February 21, 2026, as Historic St. Paul A.M.E. Church National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Day in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR101/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr101.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2118283,"bill_number":"HJR71","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Private Andrew Kuracka Memorial Highway in Letcher County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 160 in Letcher County as the Private Andrew Kuracka Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR71/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr71.html","sponsor":"Mitch Whitaker"},
{"bill_id":2118296,"bill_number":"SB205","title":"AN ACT relating to election officers.","description":"Amend KRS 117.045 to increase election officer pay to $120 per election day served.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB205/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb205.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2118308,"bill_number":"HB651","title":"AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 224A.320 to require that eligible funding recipients for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) Program meet 3 or more of the specified eligibility criteria instead of 1; exclude projects that expand the utility service of funding applicants from the definition of \"eligible project\"; require that a funding application include a detailed budget for all proposed project expenses; allow the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board to evaluate and score funding applications for proposed projects in phases; require that approved eligible funding recipients adopt best management practices that would address the performance deficiencies that made the applicant eligible for funding; remove the funding evaluation criteria categories of current accounts payable turnover ratio and current days' sales in accounts receivable ratio; remove the requirement from the evaluation criteria that the applicant's receipt of a notice of violation of drinking water or other water quality standards occur in the past year; add to the funding eligibility criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the amount of stormwater inflow and groundwater infiltration entering the funding applicant's system seriously impairs its effectiveness; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant previously received funding through the program for a prior phase of the proposed project; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the estimated costs are comparable to actual costs incurred for similar projects; add to the funding evaluation criteria that a licensed professional engineer signed an attestation of the application's veracity; require that in the evaluation of the funding applications, the board separately score and individually rank all eligible projects, with additional consideration given to projects that provide or restore safe water or wastewater utility service; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 116)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB651/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb651.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2118320,"bill_number":"SB50","title":"AN ACT relating to the disposition of property.","description":"Amend KRS 391.010 to specify the share of the surviving spouse in real property in an intestate estate; amend KRS 392.020 to identify surplus personalty and surplus real estate and the share of the surviving spouse to surplus personalty and surplus real estate in an intestate estate; amend KRS 394.300 to set the period of time a county clerk is required to hold a recorded will and to whom the will shall be returned upon expiration of the time period; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 395 to establish requirements for appointment as a fiduciary, confidentiality protections of assets of an estate, and when a hearing for appointment may be waived; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 395 to establish a written declaration under penalty of perjury in lieu of a sworn oath when accepted by the court; amend KRS 395.130 to establish that no bond shall be required of a personal representative unless a surety bond is ordered by the court or required by statute; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 395 to set the requirements for filing an inventory, including penalties for failure to timely comply with the statutory requirements; amend KRS 395.255 to require the clerk of the court to report to the judge on a monthly basis all filings that are not timely filed; amend KRS 395.380, 395.390, and 395.400 to change requirements for the appointment of a public administrator or guardian; remove the sheriff as a public administrator; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 395 to establish procedures to dispense with administration of testate and intestate estates; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 395 to establish procedures for the filing of periodic and final settlements; amend KRS 395.990 to increase the penalty from $10 to $100 for a fiduciary failing to file an inventory or account; amend KRS 199.520 to deem a child of adoption to be a child of the petitioners for purposes of inheritance and succession if the child was adopted and resided with the petitioners prior to the age of 18; amend KRS 140.070 and 140.080 to identify Class A and Class B beneficiaries for purposes of inheritance tax and provide exemptions; amend KRS 64.012 to establish a flat fee of $33 for the recording of a will or other probate document or a court-ordered name change with the county clerk; amend KRS 142.010 to establish a tax of $4 for each recorded will to be collected by the clerk of the court and paid to the county clerk; amend KRS 401.040 to authorize the clerk of the court to collect the fee on behalf of the county clerk for filing a name change order; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to set a procedure for the transfer of a motor vehicle upon death; amend KRS 138.470 to include the transfer on death of a motor vehicle as an exemption from the tax imposed by KRS 138.460; create new sections of KRS Chapter 394 to enact the Uniform Electronic Wills Act; define terms; establish the applicability of electronic wills; address the effect of a will electronically executed in another jurisdiction; establish requirements for executing and revoking an electronic will; address records that are not executed in compliance with the requirements for an electronic will; provide requirements for an electronic will to be self-proving; allow for certified paper copies of an electronic will; create new sections of KRS Chapter 394 to enact the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; define terms; establish that a nontestamentary estate planning document or a signature on a nontestamentary estate planning document may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form; provide that an electronic record of a document satisfies a requirement for a nontestamentary estate planning document to be in writing; establish notarization, acknowledgment, and verification requirements; create new sections of KRS Chapter 386 to enact the Kentucky Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act; define terms; establish requirements for qualified affidavit; prohibit claims by creditors against property subject to a qualified disposition to a qualified trust except under limited circumstances; provide that limitations on actions by creditors do not apply to past due child support, past due maintenance to a spouse or former spouse, or a written agreement, judgment, or order of a court for division of marital property of a spouse or former spouse; limit powers and rights of transferor to those conferred by the qualified trust; establish rules for avoiding a qualified disposition to a qualified trust; address rights of trustee and beneficiary when a qualified disposition has been avoided; provide that a spendthrift provision acts as a restriction on the transferor's beneficial interest in the trust under law other than bankruptcy law; enumerate persons who may not act as a qualified trustee; allow a transferor to appoint trust advisors; provide for the appointment of a successor trustee in certain circumstances; provide that the inclusion of certain provisions in the qualified trust instrument does not deem the trust to be revocable; specify application to trusts and dispositions of property on or after effective date of Act; establish a new subchapter of KRS Chapter 386B and create new sections to enact the Uniform Directed Trust Act; define terms; establish that the Act does not apply to powers of appointment; subject trust directors to same rules, liabilities, and fiduciary duties as trustees; enumerate powers of trust director and responsibilities of trustee in a trust under direction; provide for liability of trust director for breach of trust; time limitation for breach of trust action; require communication of information between trustees and trust directors; establish a new subchapter of KRS Chapter 386B and create new sections to enact the Uniform Trust Decanting Act; define terms; applicability of provisions; require fiduciaries to act in accordance with fiduciary duties in exercising trust decanting power; specify notice requirements prior to exercise of the decanting power; address authority to represent and bind or another person under a first-trust instrument; allow court intervention in disputes regarding the exercise of the decanting power; require an exercise of the decanting power to be made in a record signed by an authorized fiduciary; allow an authorized fiduciary with expanded distributive discretion over the principal of a first trust to exercise decanting power over the principal of the first trust; specify trust provisions and actions permissible when property is decanted to a second trust by such a fiduciary; allow an authorized fiduciary with limited distributive discretion over the principal of a first trust to exercising decanting power over the principal of the first trust; specify trust provisions and actions permissible when property is decanted to a second trust by such a fiduciary; establish rules for decanting to a special needs trust; establish rules to protect charitable trust interests; provide for limitations on decanting power through restrictions in a first-trust instrument; prohibit decanting to a second trust to increase fiduciary compensation unless beneficiaries of the second trust agree to the increase or it is approved by a court; address fiduciary compensation and liability in a second-trust instrument; provide for limitations on authority of authorized fiduciary to exercise decanting power to modify provisions relating to removal or replacement of the fiduciary; set limitations for exercise of the decanting power with respect to transfers of property affecting tax liability; specify requirements for duration of a second trust; allow authorized fiduciary to exercise decanting power regardless of whether the fiduciary could have made or would have been compelled to make a discretionary distribution under discretionary distribution standard of the first trust; provide for circumstances where decanting power is effective even if second trust does not comply in part with the provisions of the Act; provide for decanting powers to an animal trust; establish rules for disposition of later-discovered property; provide that obligations enforceable against first trust are enforceable to same extent against second trust; require provisions to be applied and construed so as to promote uniformity among states; conform to federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; repeal KRS 395.635, relating to certification of list of delinquent fiduciaries; repeal KRS 386B.8-080, relating to a settlor's power to direct a trust; repeal KRS 386.175, relating to second trusts; establish short titles.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 134)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB50/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb50.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2118333,"bill_number":"HB650","title":"AN ACT relating to designating the official state musical composition.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate the musical composition \"A Mighty Long Way\" as the official state musical composition.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB650/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb650.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2118346,"bill_number":"SR108","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Thomas \"Tom\" Shelton.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Dr. Thomas \"Tom\" Shelton.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR108/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr108.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2118359,"bill_number":"HB652","title":"AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 158.4433 to move the school mapping data program to the Kentucky 911 Services Board, specify responsibility for mapping data accuracy walk-through; amend KRS 65.7629 and 158.442 to conform; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 163)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB652/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb652.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2118371,"bill_number":"HB653","title":"AN ACT relating to civil rights.","description":"Repeal and reenact KRS 344.010 to define terms; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 210.033, 344.030, 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB653/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb653.html","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":2118384,"bill_number":"SR103","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the children of military families on Military Kids Day, February 19, 2026.","description":"Recognize and honor the children of military families on Military Kids Day, February 19, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR103/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr103.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2118396,"bill_number":"HB648","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.","description":"Amend KRS 190.046 to establish conditions for reimbursement of motor vehicle dealers by manufacturers, component manufacturers, and distributors for parts and warranty or recall work on motor vehicles with a classification of 7 or higher as established in 49 C.F.R. sec. 565.15; define \"component manufacturer\"; expand the time frame for a dealer to submit a claim for warranty work from 30 days to 90 days.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 83)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB648/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb648.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2118408,"bill_number":"SR107","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Rudy William Grant, Consul General of Barbados, and welcoming him to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize and honor Rudy William Grant, Consul General of Barbados.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR107/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr107.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2118422,"bill_number":"SR109","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day.","description":"Recognize March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR109/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr109.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2118435,"bill_number":"SJR105","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Gary Lee Egelston Memorial Highway in Menifee County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States 460 West in Menifee County as the Gary Lee Egelston Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR105/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr105.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2118447,"bill_number":"SR104","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of the incomparable Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of the incomparable Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR104/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr104.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2118459,"bill_number":"HB649","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students to add 2 board members appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; require the appointed members to reside in the district, hold bachelor's degrees, and have at least 5 years of finance experience; specify that appointed members shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms; amend KRS 156.132 to authorize the commissioner of education to remove an appointed local board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty; amend KRS 160.160, 160.170, 160.180, and 160.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB649/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb649.html","sponsor":"Scott Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2118472,"bill_number":"SR106","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Bias Sidney Tilford, Sr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Bias Sidney Tilford, Sr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR106/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr106.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2118484,"bill_number":"SR102","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Marie Childers for her service as the longest-serving Republican member of the Pike County Board of Elections.","description":"Honor Marie Childers for her service as the longest-serving Republican member of the Pike County Board of Elections.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR102/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr102.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2118497,"bill_number":"SB204","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of children.","description":"Amend KRS 508.090 to define \"controlled substance\" and \"abuse or neglect\"; amend KRS 508.100 and 508.110 to conform; amend KRS 508.120 to enhance the penalty of abuse in the third degree if the victim is under 13 years old and suffered serious physical injury as a result of ingesting or inhaling a controlled substance; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to possess a policies and procedures manual related to pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances; amend KRS 620.055 to allow the child fatality and near fatality review panel to compel the attendance of members from an investigating agency to discuss cases in closed session; amend various sections to require continuing education on pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances for certain professionals; amend KRS 620.050 to allow medical professionals to administer comprehensive urine drug screens on children when they suspect abuse or neglect; amend various sections to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB204/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb204.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2118509,"bill_number":"SB203","title":"AN ACT relating to community health workers.","description":"Amend KRS 309.462 to require community health worker certifications to be renewed every 3 years.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-17","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB203/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb203.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2119219,"bill_number":"HB666","title":"AN ACT relating to taxation.","description":"Amend KRS 132.027 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB666/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb666.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2119229,"bill_number":"HB655","title":"AN ACT relating to limited health service benefit plans.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17C-085 to modify the definition of \"covered services\" to exclude services and materials for which reimbursement would be available but for the application of the enrollee's contractual limitation of an annual maximum benefit; prohibit contractual waivers; make technical amendments; direct that the Act applies to contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB655/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb655.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2119239,"bill_number":"SB206","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 56.020 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB206/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb206.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2119248,"bill_number":"SB210","title":"AN ACT relating to geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 353 to establish the purposes of the Act; define terms; require and specify the types of permits before constructing or operating a carbon dioxide facility; exempt enhanced oil or gas recovery under KRS 353.592; require any oil, natural gas or coalbed methane well converted to a carbon dioxide sequestration well to be governed by this Act; set forth the requirements and process to obtain a Class VI underground injection control permit; require permit fees to be put in the carbon dioxide sequestration facility administrative fund; set forth a process for commercially valuable minerals; designate the consent of owners of pore space for a administratively complete application; specify when the Energy and Environment Cabinet can begin technical review of the application; require financial responsibility sufficient to cover specific activities and cabinet review of financial responsibility annually; provide that the cabinet's determination is considered final; allow for the adjustment of financial responsibility based on adjustments in cost estimates; list the type of financial instruments which can be used as qualifying financial responsibility instruments; authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for financial responsibility; identify reasons why the cabinet would deny an application for a permit; authorize the cabinet to restore applicant eligibility for permit under specific grounds and circumstances; require cabinet approval for a transfer of a permit and allow obligations and rights to pass to the new transferee; require periodic review of permits; prescribe the notice and comment requirements for a Class VI permit; delineate the cabinet's actions for applications that are complete and incomplete; prohibit the approval or transfer of a permit to an operator for conditions specified and allow eligibility after an applicant, operator, or control person takes certain remedial actions; establish requirements to maintain the integrity of carbon sequestration wells and notification of affected parties when activities occur on the well site; provide mechanism of redress for parties that are not in agreement over activities on the well site; specify the requirements for plugging and abandoning a Class VI well or monitoring well; authorize the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to enter into cooperative agreements; specify the requirements for a completion certificate issued by the Energy and Environment Cabinet after demonstrating compliance for 50 years or another time frame designated by the cabinet along with notice and public hearing; require ownership transferred to the Commonwealth and that both pore and surface owners are held harmless from liability; establish a carbon dioxide sequestration facility administrative fund and specify the moneys to be placed into the fund and the purposes and uses of the fund; establish an application fee to be paid to the carbon dioxide sequestration facility administrative fund and authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for a fee schedule; establish a carbon dioxide sequestration facility trust fund and specify the purposes and use of moneys in the fund; require sequestration operators to pay a fee on each ton of carbon dioxide sequestered and have the fees remitted to the carbon dioxide sequestration facility trust fund; require the cabinet to prepare an annual report on the Class VI underground injection control permit and the carbon dioxide sequestration facility trust fund; state that the report is due December 31 of each year beginning with the receipt of the first application for an underground injection control permit; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to certify the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered by each permittee and allow amounts sequestered to be used for a carbon dioxide credits, allowances, trading, emissions allocations, or offsets; prohibit the altering of legal rights or relationships of several mineral estates and pore space owners in common law; specify methods for nonconsenting owners; allow for the cabinet to make a determination on missing or nonconsenting pore space owners for a sequestration facility and notice for a pooling order; require the applicant to pay the cost of administrative hearing with a pooling order; establish notice for a pooling order and the compensation of owners; establish requirements for seismic survey of lands; require operator to deposit funds for unknown or missing pore space owners and allow funds to be moved to the carbon dioxide sequestration facility trust fund after 7 years; create a severability clause; establish violations and penalties; require notice and service for violations and establish courts with jurisdiction and a requirement for a stay of notice and administrative hearing; authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to develop regulatory program for the administration of the underground injection control program; repeal KRS 353.800, 353.802, 353.804, 353.806, 353.808, 353.810, and 353.812, relating to geologic storage of carbon dioxide.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB210/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb210.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2119259,"bill_number":"HB667","title":"AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.","description":"Amend KRS 109.045 to change the definition of \"confidential business information\"; extend the prohibition on the release of confidential business information relating to solid waste management service companies to all persons acting on behalf of a county or waste management district; provide that confidential business information shall be exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.844; provide for remedial actions to be taken if confidential business information is released; provide for payment to a contractor for work that is uninfluenced by and independent from confidential business information.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB667/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb667.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2119268,"bill_number":"HB654","title":"AN ACT relating to school district reporting and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 160.345 to remove the Kentucky Department of Education's reporting requirement on school physical activity, prohibit the department or the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring a school to complete any component of a comprehensive school improvement plan that is not expressly required from that specific school by federal law or state statute; amend KRS 156.101 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on instructional leaders who fail to complete required training; amend KRS 160.380 to remove superintendents' annual reporting requirement on a district's minority teacher recruitment process; amend KRS 158.1413 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on school districts' essential workplace ethics programs; repeal KRS 158.867, relating to minimum requirements for summer learning camps; authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to continue to collect designated existing reports; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education from requiring designated reports; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-12","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB654/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb654.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2119278,"bill_number":"HB657","title":"AN ACT relating to professional licensing background checks.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 319, 319A, 334A, 335.010 to 335.160, and 335.500 to 335.599, relating to psychologists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists, social workers, and professional counselors, to require a national and state background check for applicants seeking an initial license, reinstatement of a license, or authorization to practice in another state in accordance with a compact; provide that the results of a national and state criminal background check shall not be distributed by the board except to any applicant upon request or as evidence in a legal proceeding; provide that the fee charged by the Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of processing the request and conducting the background check; require the boards to review criminal background checks for every Kentucky licensee seeking to practice in another state before the board makes a determination on whether the person is eligible to apply for compact privileges; provide that boards shall not require a criminal background check solely for the purpose of renewing a license; and require boards to promulgate administrative regulations to implement this Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 6)","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB657/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb657.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2119289,"bill_number":"HB671","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to define \"statewide-elected official\"; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to investigate a credible threat to kill or seriously injure a statewide-elected official; require the department to make an assessment of the threat after conducting an investigation; require the department, after making a determination that a threat is a viable threat, to identify ways to mitigate or eliminate the threat.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB671/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb671.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2119301,"bill_number":"SB208","title":"AN ACT relating to arrest-related deaths.","description":"Amend KRS 72.025 to require a post-mortem examination in deaths that occur during an arrest; create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 to require coroners to notify the Kentucky State Medical Examiner of arrest-related deaths; require publication of an annual public report; amend KRS 72.020 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB208/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb208.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2119310,"bill_number":"HB659","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative hearings.","description":"Amend KRS 13B.090 to increase the burden of persuasion in all administrative hearings from a preponderance of evidence to clear and convincing evidence; require costs and reasonable attorney's fees to be awarded to parties that prevail against agencies in any action; amend KRS 151.184 and 224.10-440 to establish that the ultimate burden of persuasion is met by clear and convincing evidence in hearings conducted pursuant to the chapters; require costs and reasonable attorney's fees to be awarded to parties that prevail against the Energy and Environment Cabinet in any action.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB659/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb659.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":2119321,"bill_number":"HJR74","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Tucker Daniel Memorial Highway in Johnson County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 40 in Johnson County as the Tucker Daniel Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR74/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr74.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":2119331,"bill_number":"HB670","title":"AN ACT relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in schools.","description":"Repeal and reenact KRS 158.178 to require that a public school or public charter school conspicuously display a copy of the Ten Commandments accompanied by text providing historical context in each elementary and secondary classroom; set requirements for the display; require private donations to be used to acquire copies; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for enforcement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require that public postsecondary education institutions conspicuously display a copy of the Ten Commandments in each classroom; set requirements for the display; require private donations to be used to acquire copies; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to promulgate administrative regulations for enforcement; amend KRS 158.195 to allow teachers and administrators to read or post the Ten Commandments in a public school building, classroom, or event.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB670/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb670.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2119342,"bill_number":"SB207","title":"AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits.","description":"Amend KRS 61.621 to allow a member of a state-administered retirement system who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position and who receives a duty-related injury to be eligible for the same minimum retirement benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 61.702 to allow Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 78.5536 to allow County Employees Retirement System (CERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the Act to apply for benefits; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Education","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB207/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb207.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2119350,"bill_number":"HB669","title":"AN ACT relating to child welfare.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 605 to establish requirements that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall determine for all children in the care and custody of the cabinet whether each child is receiving or eligible for earned federal benefits administered by the United States Social Security Administration or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, including survivor or dependent benefits; require the cabinet to establish a program to be called the Success Sequence Savings and Disbursement Plan; require the promulgation of administrative regulations to implement the new requirements.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 162)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB669/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb669.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2119361,"bill_number":"HJR73","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Coach Jim Matney Memorial Highway in Johnson and Martin Counties.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 3 in Johnson and Martin Counties as the Coach Jim Matney Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR73/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr73.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":2119372,"bill_number":"HB656","title":"AN ACT relating to deferred deposit transaction fees imposed by the commissioner.","description":"Amend KRS 286.9-140 to require the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions to impose a $3 fee per deferred deposit transaction for data required to be submitted by a deferred deposit service business licensee; direct that the Act applies to deferred deposit transactions entered or or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB656/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb656.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":2119383,"bill_number":"HB664","title":"AN ACT relating to civil remedies and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish a civil cause of action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; provide for the type of damages a plaintiff may recover and the causation requirements a plaintiff must establish in a civil action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish the statute of limitations and discovery requirements necessary for a civil cause of action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; amend KRS 413.140, relating to the statute of limitations for an action against a physician or hospital for negligence or malpractice, to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB664/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb664.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2119392,"bill_number":"HB668","title":"AN ACT relating to liquified petroleum gas.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; allow a residential customer of a supplier of liquified petroleum gas or propane to have an alternative, temporary supplier fill the customer's tank whenever the regular supplier has failed to fill an order and a qualifying emergency exists that threatens the health of the customer or will cause damage to the premises heated by the tank; prohibit the regular supplier from imposing fees if a temporary supplier is used; require the temporary supplier to assume liability for damages to the tank when filling it; void future contracts for liquified petroleum gas that are not in compliance with the provision to allow a temporary supplier to provide propane in an emergency; describe the requirements for a qualifying emergency; require the Office of the Attorney General to develop a \"Propane Customer Bill of Rights\" to inform the public of their rights regarding the purchase of liquified petroleum gas during a qualifying emergency and post the customer bill of rights on the website.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB668/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb668.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2119404,"bill_number":"HB660","title":"AN ACT relating to highways.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 176 to define \"resurfacing project'; require the Department of Highways to notify cities where resurfacing projects are located at least 60 days prior to the project letting date; specify contents of the notice; allow any affected city to submit comments on the project; require city to consider feedback from the city and issue a response.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB660/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb660.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2119413,"bill_number":"HB658","title":"AN ACT relating to limited commercial driver's licenses and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate emergency and ordinary administrative regulations to extend the allowable time length a limited CDL in accordance with the maximum length allowed under 49 C.F.R sec. 383.3; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB658/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb658.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2119422,"bill_number":"HB663","title":"AN ACT relating to a property tax installment payment program.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 134, relating to collection of taxes to establish a quarterly installment payment program; define terms; provide installment payment calculation guidelines; require specific property tax information to be sent to the taxpayer through notifications or made accessible through an electronic system; allow an administrative fee up to 3%; disallow 2% discount for early payment of taxes if taxes paid under quarterly installment payment program; prohibit collection of penalties and interest on installment payments; require the Department of Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations; establish penalties for noncompliance; amend KRS 133.220 to require the sheriff or collector to include specific tax payment information on tax notices; amend KRS 134.015 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB663/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb663.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2119433,"bill_number":"HB662","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of low voltage battery-charged security fences by local governments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define \"local government,\" \"low voltage battery-charged security fence,\" and \"nonelectric perimeter barrier\"; allow low voltage battery-charged security fences to be installed and operated on property that is not used as or exclusively zoned for residential purposes without the need to obtain any local government permit, approval, or other authorization, except for an alarm permit when required; specify that the bill does not impede a local government's usage of safety codes and generally applicable setback, height, and lot coverage requirements for nonelectric perimeter barriers.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB662/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb662.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":2119444,"bill_number":"HB661","title":"AN ACT relating to school property.","description":"Amend KRS 162.055 to allow public school property to be utilized for employee housing; create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to allow school boards or school district finance corporations to use property currently owned or newly leased to provide housing options for employees upon a determination that the use of land serves the educational purposes of the school district; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB661/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb661.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2119455,"bill_number":"HB665","title":"AN ACT relating to captive cervids.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 150.725 to 150.735 to grant the Department of Agriculture the sole authority to administer and enforce permitting, holding, and fencing requirements of captive cervids in the event of a natural disaster or declared emergency.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB665/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb665.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2119465,"bill_number":"SCR110","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Mental Health Alternative Community Response Model Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Mental Health Alternative Community Response Model Task Force; establish task force membership; require the task force to study and make recommendations to identify programs, initiatives, and opportunities in the Commonwealth for alternative response services for communities related to mental health for Kentuckians and submit a report with recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR110/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr110.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2119474,"bill_number":"SB209","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of the External Detainee Fatality Review Panel.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 441 to establish the External Detainee Fatality Review Panel to conduct comprehensive reviews of all fatalities of individuals detained by law enforcement, in county or regional jails, or in any facility operated by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or an entity under contract with either department; establish membership and duties of the panel; set a schedule for appointment of members.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB209/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb209.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2119483,"bill_number":"HJR72","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION establishing the Circular Economy and Advanced Recovery Advisory Working Group.","description":"Establish the Circular Economy and Advanced Recovery Advisory Working Group attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet until December 30, 2026, to study circular energy economy applications for the Commonwealth; direct the Governor to make appointments no later than 30 days after the effective date of the Resolution; authorize a minimum of 4 meetings of the working group; require the working group to submit a report, including findings and recommendations, to the Legislative Research Commission by December 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-18","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR72/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr72.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2120435,"bill_number":"HB687","title":"AN ACT relating to stray equines.","description":"Amend KRS 259.120 to allow the county judge/executive to contract for the performance of specific duties required to be performed when an equine is subject to being taken up by a person or organization that provides animal sheltering services; require the contract to be approved by the county fiscal court; establish immunity from criminal and civil liability.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB687/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb687.html","sponsor":"Mitch Whitaker"},
{"bill_id":2120441,"bill_number":"HB686","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 210 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission; establish the positive youth development trust fund; amend KRS 200.503, 200.505, and 200.509 to require the State Interagency Council for Services and Supports to Children and Transition-Age Youth to direct regional interagency councils to coordinate with the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission to establish workgroups to perform community needs assessments, research opportunities for positive youth development programming, and apply for grants to fund and implement positive youth development programming; amend KRS 200.505 to add the state suicide prevention coordinator and Attorney General, or their designees, to the Interagency Council for Services and Support to Children and Transition-Age Youth.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB686/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb686.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2120448,"bill_number":"SB211","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for prescription drugs.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health plans to include a generic drug or biosimilar on the plan's formulary under specified circumstances; define terms; establish cost-sharing requirements when a generic drug or biosimilar is required to be placed on the health plan's formulary; prohibit a health plan from imposing any prior authorization, step therapy, or other limitation on coverage for a generic drug or biosimilar required to be placed on the health plan's formulary or imposing any restriction on a pharmacist or pharmacy that makes it more difficult for the insured to obtain coverage or access to the generic drug or biosimilar compared to the reference drug or product; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, self-insured group health plans offered by a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the requirements for generic drugs and biosimilars; direct that the Act applies to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB211/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb211.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2120454,"bill_number":"HB1","title":"AN ACT implementing the federal education opportunity program in Kentucky.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 14 to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit; designate the Secretary of State as the sole official authorized to report the state's election and submit the required list to the United States Secretary of the Treasury; require the Secretary of State to publish associated administrative regulations and other guidance on a website; authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the program; authorize the Secretary of State to collect a fee and accept private contributions to pay for necessary costs and establish requirements for the administration of the funds; waive Eleventh Amendment immunity for the section; amend KRS 141.019 to exclude qualified contributions made to scholarship granting organizations from allowed individual income tax dedications.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB1/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb1.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2120460,"bill_number":"HB681","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.","description":"Amend KRS 164.020 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to postpone the approval of any new program at a state postsecondary educational institution if the institution has not met its equal educational opportunity goals; amend KRS 164.011, 164.131, 164.321, 164.821, and 335B.010 to conform; repeal KRS 164.2894, 164.2895, 164.2896, 164.2897, 164.2898. 164.2899, and 335B.035; provide that the Act may be cited as the Restoration of Postsecondary Inclusion and Student Success Programs Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB681/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb681.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2120468,"bill_number":"HB683","title":"AN ACT relating to recreation and tourism development.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to define terms; establish the Burnside Island Development Authority to develop, finance, maintain, and improve lodging and restaurant facilities on General Burnside Island State Park and surrounding area; require the authority to be governed by a board; establish board membership, terms, powers, and duties; establish duties and purposes of the authority; require the board and authority to be subject to the Kentucky Open Meetings Act and Kentucky Open Records Act; require the board to acquire authorization from the General Assembly prior to the sale, trade, or disposal of real property valued greater than $400,000 that is owned by the Commonwealth and managed by the Department of Parks; require that bond debt service be payable solely from the revenue of the bonds; require the Department of Parks to operate and maintain General Burnside Island State Park until an agreement between the authority and a private partner takes effect; amend KRS 132.195 to exempt the acquisition or lease of General Burnside Island State Park from taxation requirements; set forth the staggering of initial board terms.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB683/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb683.html","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":2120476,"bill_number":"SB215","title":"AN ACT relating to school districts.","description":"Amend KRS 160.290 to ensure public school curriculum, textbooks, and instructional materials, including digital learning materials, remain subject to the Open Records Act and that districts protect a resident's fair use rights; amend KRS 160.350 to require a superintendent with total annual compensation greater than the commissioner of education to be subject to confirmation by the Senate; require a majority vote instead of a four-fifths vote of local board of education members to remove a superintendent; delete requirements for approval from the commissioner of education to remove a superintendent; provide an appeal process for the superintendent; amend KRS 160.160 to establish a 1 year term for chair and vice chair of a local board of education; require superintendents to submit reports on closed personnel investigations to the local board of education for the purposes of policy oversight and evaluation of the superintendent's performance; amend KRS 160.180 to make ineligible a candidate for membership on a board of education who engages or serves as an officer or director of an organization that represents district employees in employment or legal matters against the district; require Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act training for local board of education members; make conforming changes; permit the hiring of relatives of a local board of education member; amend KRS 160.380 to prohibit a person convicted of certain specified crimes from being employed by a superintendent; require superintendents to submit reports on previous personnel investigations closed during the superintendent's contract to the local board of education within 30 days of the effective date of this Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB215/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb215.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2120481,"bill_number":"HB680","title":"AN ACT relating to controlled substances.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the criminal offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; require hospitals to display signs regarding unlawful possession; amend KRS 218A.1415 to change the name of the crime of possession of a controlled substance to unlawful possession of a controlled substance; remove controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutric acid, and flunitrazepam from unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the first degree; establish possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; amend KRS 218A.1416 to add controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, and flunitrazepam to unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.133, 218A.1417, 218A.202, 218A.205, 218A.275, and 218A.500 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB680/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb680.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2120489,"bill_number":"HB684","title":"AN ACT relating to constables and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council (KLEC) to approve and certify within 90 days of submission an 80 hour basic training course for constables and deputy constables, and topics for in-service training for constables by the Kentucky Constables Association, Inc., require KLEC to promulgate administrative regulations allowing the association to provide basic training courses and in-service training courses for constable and deputy constable certification; provide that a constable or deputy constable that has taken the basic training course or who is certified under KRS 15.380 to 15.404 is certified and has peace officer powers; require 40 hours of in-service training to maintain certification; require instructors to be certified by KLEC; grandfather constables serving in office on the effective date of the Act who have been continually in office since December 31, 2022; require KLEC to track certification; establish the peace officer powers of certified constables; allow for extensions of training time and establish consequences for failing to meet training standards; set out certification categories; amend KRS 70.325 to specify powers of constables who have not completed the training; amend KRS 15.856 to allow constables in all counties to serve process related to child support actions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide for the conditions of revocation of constable's peace officer powers; amend KRS 15.310 to include constables and deputy constables within the definition of \"law enforcement officers\" amend KRS 15.315 to add a constable to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; amend KRS 17.190 to add constables to the list of law enforcement agencies allowed to make emergency requests for call location information; amend KRS 70.310 to remove the sufficiency standards for constables' bonds exercised by the county level government; amend KRS 15.404 to specify that the executive director of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council is responsible for certain program aspects; allow constables to apply for admission to a basic training course as established by KRS 15.440 at a school certified or recognized by an association representing constables, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, or the Department for Criminal Justice Training; remove requirement that the constable bear the costs of precertification and training as well as precertification; provide that if space is not available upon request, the constable or deputy constable possessing peace officer powers at the time of application continue to possess those powers until training is made available to them and they are able to complete the training; amend KRS 446.010 to include certified constables and deputy constables in the definition of \"peace officers\"; amend KRS 180.910 to include within the definition as an \"emergency vehicle\" a vehicle being used for official law enforcement purposes by a constable or deputy constable possessing the powers of a peace officer; amend KRS 189.910 to inlcude vehicles commandeered by peace officers, rather than police officers within the meaning of emergency vehicles, and include constables' and deputy constables' vehicles within the meaning of an emergency vehicle when the officers possess peace officer powers and are using the vehicles for law enforcement; amend KRS 189.950 to allow constables without the powers of peace officers to equip their vehicles with blue lights and a siren with fiscal court approval; allow constables possessing the powers of a peace officer to equip their vehicle with blue lights and a siren without fiscal court approval; direct that the act be cited as the Richard Lee VanHoose Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB684/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb684.html","sponsor":"Ryan Dotson"},
{"bill_id":2120497,"bill_number":"HB685","title":"AN ACT relating to professional credentials.","description":"Amend KRS 161.030 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue a 5 year teaching certificate to eligible applicants.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"to Education (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-18","committee":"Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB685/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb685.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":2120503,"bill_number":"HJR77","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of coal resource viability and energy affordability in eastern Kentucky and declaring an emergency.","description":"Direct the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of coal resource viability and energy affordability in eastern Kentucky; direct that EPIC report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR77/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr77.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":2120511,"bill_number":"HB677","title":"AN ACT relating to energy production and byproduct management.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 353 to establish the purposes of the Act; define terms; require and specify the types of permits before constructing or operating a carbon dioxide facility; exempt enhanced oil or gas recovery under KRS 353.592; require any oil, natural gas or coalbed methane well converted to a carbon dioxide sequestration well to be governed by this Act; set forth the requirements and process to obtain a Class VI underground injection control permit; require permit fees to be put in the carbon dioxide sequestration facility administrative fund; set forth a process for commercially valuable minerals; designate the consent of owners of pore space for a administratively complete application; specify when the Energy and Environment Cabinet can begin technical review of the application; require financial responsibility sufficient to cover specific activities and cabinet review of financial responsibility annually; provide that the cabinet's determination is considered final; allow for the adjustment of financial responsibility based on adjustments in cost estimates; list the type of financial instruments which can be used as qualifying financial responsibility instruments; authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for financial responsibility; identify reasons why the cabinet would deny an application for a permit; authorize the cabinet to restore applicant eligibility for permit under specific grounds and circumstances; require cabinet approval for a transfer of a permit and allow obligations and rights to pass to the new transferee; require periodic review of permits; prescribe the notice and comment requirements for a Class VI permit; delineate the cabinet's actions for applications that are complete and incomplete; prohibit the approval or transfer of a permit to an operator for conditions specified and allow eligibility after an applicant, operator, or control person takes certain remedial actions; establish requirements to maintain the integrity of carbon sequestration wells and notification of affected parties when activities occur on the well site; provide mechanism of redress for parties that are not in agreement over activities on the well site; specify the requirements for plugging and abandoning a Class VI well or monitoring well; authorize the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to enter into cooperative agreements; specify the requirements for a completion certificate issued by the Energy and Environment Cabinet after demonstrating compliance for 50 years or another time frame designated by the cabinet along with notice and public hearing; require ownership transferred to the Commonwealth and that both pore and surface owners are held harmless from liability; establish a carbon dioxide sequestration facility administrative fund and specify the moneys to be placed into the fund and the purposes and uses of the fund; establish an application fee to be paid to the carbon dioxide sequestration facility administrative fund and authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for a fee schedule; establish a carbon dioxide sequestration facility trust fund and specify the purposes and use of moneys in the fund; require sequestration operators to pay a fee on each ton of carbon dioxide sequestered and have the fees remitted to the carbon dioxide sequestration facility trust fund; require the cabinet to prepare an annual report on the Class VI underground injection control permit and the carbon dioxide sequestration facility trust fund; state that the report is due December 31 of each year beginning with the receipt of the first application for an underground injection control permit; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to certify the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered by each permittee and allow amounts sequestered to be used for a carbon dioxide credits, allowances, trading, emissions allocations, or offsets; prohibit the altering of legal rights or relationships of several mineral estates and pore space owners in common law; specify methods for nonconsenting owners; allow for the cabinet to make a determination on missing or nonconsenting pore space owners for a sequestration facility and notice for a pooling order; require the applicant to pay the cost of administrative hearing with a pooling order; establish notice for a pooling order and the compensation of owners; establish requirements for seismic survey of lands; require operator to deposit funds for unknown or missing pore space owners and allow funds to be moved to the carbon dioxide sequestration facility trust fund after 7 years; create a severability clause; establish violations and penalties; require notice and service for violations and establish courts with jurisdiction and a requirement for a stay of notice and administrative hearing; authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to develop regulatory program for the administration of the underground injection control program; repeal KRS 353.800, 353.802, 353.804, 353.806, 353.808, 353.810, and 353.812, relating to geologic storage of carbon dioxide.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 152)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB677/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb677.html","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":2120516,"bill_number":"SB212","title":"AN ACT relating to mental health coverage and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-660 to define \"health professional\"; amend KRS 304.17A-661 to require that annual mental health parity reports be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission on or before June 1 of each year for referral to certain committees and be published by the insurance commissioner on the Department of Insurance's website; require insurers to have an independent audit conducted to evaluate mental health parity compliance upon request of the commissioner or Attorney General; require the commissioner to establish and operate a hotline that allows health professionals and insureds to submit complaints regarding mental health parity compliance; prohibit insurers from retaliating against a health professional for submitting a complaint; authorize the Attorney General to enforce the mental health parity law; establish duties, remedies, and penalties for enforcement by the Attorney General; authorize a private cause of action by any person directly injured by a violation or likely violation of the mental health parity law; establish duties, remedies, and penalties for a private right of action under the mental health parity law; establish construction clauses; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations for proper enforcement of mental health parity law; create a new section of KRS 304.17A-660 to 304.17A-669 to establish requirements for review criteria used by insurers to determine the medical necessity and appropriateness of a claim submitted for the diagnosis or treatment of a mental health condition; require that the review criteria be publicly available on the insurer's website; require insurers to comply with KRS 304.17A-600 to 304.17A-633 with respect to claims submitted by health professionals for the diagnosis of treatment of mental health conditions except as provided in the section; amend KRS 304.17A-617 and 304.17A-623 to conform; amend KRS 205.522 to require the Department for Medicaid Services, Medicaid managed care organizations, and the state' medical assistance program to comply with mental health parity law; require the Department for Medicaid Services or the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to obtain federal approval, if necessary, and comply with notice requirements; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB212/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb212.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2120526,"bill_number":"SB213","title":"AN ACT relating to retail electric suppliers.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to declare that policy of the Commonwealth is for retail electric suppliers under the Public Service Commission (PSC) to procure electric generation sufficient to meet customer demand using an open, competitive process and at a rate that is the lowest possible; require retail electric suppliers to conduct integrated resource planning every 3 years and set forth the parameters of the integrated resource plan process; exempt elective cooperatives from the integrated resource plan process if the cooperative maintains an all-requirements contract; direct the PSC to promulgate administrative regulations within 120 days of the effective date of the Act; restrict the purchase of capacity from regional transmission organizations or independent system operators for prolonged periods as determined by the commission; require retail electric suppliers to file integrated resource plans on a triennial basis and include an assessment and acquisition plan for adequate and reliable electricity to meet customer demand at the lowest possible cost of forecasted estimates; make the privilege to serve customers in a certified territory a property right of the Commonwealth; require the PSC to allow the commission to determine an amount to be returned to customers of an electric retail supplier that is based on a calculation of the privilege to serve in a certified territory in a proceeding involving an acquisition, transfer, or sale of an electric retail supplier; allow one time, limited choice of retail electric supplier for incremental load at a single site in excess of 50 megawatts beginning June 30, 2027; require the PSC to ensure customers of affected retail electric suppliers are indifferent to the limited choice designation; amend KRS 278.010 to amend the definition of \"adequate service\" to include generating capacity; define \"integrated resource plan\"; amend KRS 278.016 to state that retail electric supplier has the privilege to provide electric service; amend KRS 278.018 to state that retail electric suppliers have the privilege rather than right to furnish retail electric service in its certified territory; and if the PSC find that a retail electric supplier is not providing adequate service the PSC may order the supplier to correct the problem; allow the commission to authorize another retail electric supplier to serve facilities located in the certified territory of another retail electric supplier; amend KRS 278.020 to determine whether public ownership of a retail electric supplier can achieve lower rates and deem cooperatives organized under KRS Chapter 279 to have public ownership; allow the PSC to consider the integrated resource planning process or the use of the contract when making a determination on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; amend 278.300 to allow the for evaluation of the integrated resource plan or use of a contract when granting certificate of public convenience and necessity.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB213/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb213.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2120532,"bill_number":"HB676","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky statewide health data utility.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Kentucky statewide health data utility; define terms; establish purposes and a restricted fund for the utility; require the executive director of the Office of Data Analytics to be responsible for the development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the utility, contract with a consortium of public health colleges to operate and govern the utility, and promulgate administrative regulations to carry out those duties; establish functions and content of utility; create a consortium of public health colleges; establish duties of consortium in operating and governing the utility; establish administration and operation requirements for the consortium; establish the Kentucky Health Information Technology Board; require the board to establish policies and procedures for the sharing and submission of health information, approve data control, governance, and privacy practices, and advise the executive director and the consortium; require the utility's participants to comply with health information sharing and submission requirements within certain timeframes; require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to enforce the mandatory reporting requirements for the utility's participants; establish enforcement powers of secretary including civil penalty assessment; require the consortium and the executive director to make annual reports relating to the utility; amend KRS 194A.030, 194A.101, 194A.103, 194A.095, 205.640, 205.6489, 211.474, 214.375, and 311A.190 to conform; repeal KRS 216.2920, 216.2921, 216.2923, 216.2925, 216.2927, and 216.2929, relating to health data collection; establish timeframe for making initial appointments, and provide for staggered appointments to the board; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2028.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 150)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB676/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb676.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2120538,"bill_number":"HB674","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations.","description":"Amend KRS 48.165, relating to branch budget recommendations, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB674/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb674.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2120543,"bill_number":"HB672","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.","description":"Amend KRS 48.210, relating to branch budget bills, to require the Transportation Cabinet to provide assistance to the General Assembly during the budgeting process.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB672/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb672.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2120553,"bill_number":"HB682","title":"AN ACT relating to residency requirements for fire protection entities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 75.031 to require all trustees of a fire district to personally reside in the fire district and declare a vacancy if a trustee moves outside the district during his or her term; amend KRS 273.207 to require all board members of a fire department organized under KRS Chapter 273 to be residents of the area served by the corporation and declare a vacancy if the member moves outside the geographic area during his or her term; declare a vacancy to exist for board members who do not reside in the district or area in the effective date of the Act; provide a method to fill the vacancy; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB682/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb682.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2120560,"bill_number":"HB678","title":"AN ACT relating to food products.","description":"Amend KRS 217.015, relating to the Kentucky Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to add whole or ground roasted coffee beans to the definition of \"home-based processor.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB678/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb678.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":2120568,"bill_number":"HB673","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.","description":"Amend KRS 48.160, relating to branch budget bills, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB673/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb673.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2120575,"bill_number":"HB675","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.","description":"Amend KRS 131.205 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB675/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb675.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2120583,"bill_number":"SB216","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 116.155 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB216/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb216.html","sponsor":"Mike Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2120587,"bill_number":"SB214","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 246.055 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to accept nonfederal funds and grants from any source, public or private, that benefit the Department's programs; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 187)","last_action_date":"2026-04-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB214/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb214.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2120594,"bill_number":"HB679","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 142.406 to require the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to establish criteria to administer a regional marketing and matching funds program; require the program to provide financial and marketing assistance for projects that directly support the promotion and marketing efforts of a tourism attraction event or geographic area; establish 9 tourism regions in the state; require a tourism regional committee to be established within each tourism region; set requirements for the appointment of members to the tourism regional committee; require the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to establish terms and operating policies of the tourism regional committees; require at least 25% of the moneys available in the tourism, meeting, and convention marketing fund to be divided equally among the tourism regions for the payment of eligible expenses; require the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to work in partnership with the tourism regional committees to use the money provided to the tourism regions; require at least 10% of the moneys in the tourism, meeting, and convention marketing fund to be dedicated to the regional marketing and matching funds program; require the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to implement initial strategic plans for marketing and promoting tourism in each tourism region; mandate reporting to the Legislative Research Commission by the secretary of the cabinet; create a new section of KRS Chapter 148 to mandate reporting by the commissioner of the Department of State Parks to the Legislative Research Commission on state park occupancy rates; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-19","last_action":"to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Tourism & Outdoor Recreation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB679/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb679.html","sponsor":"Aaron Thompson"},
{"bill_id":2121181,"bill_number":"HB690","title":"AN ACT relating to unborn children.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 507, relating to criminal homicide, to allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and life-saving medical procedures; amend KRS 507.010 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 508, relating to assault, to define terms; allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and life-saving medical procedures; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth's and county attorneys when the victim is an unborn child; repeal KRS 507A.010, 507A.020, 507A.030, 507A.040, 507A.050, and 507A.060, relating to fetal homicide; amend KRS 311.732, 402.205, and 439.265 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Prenatal Equal Protection Act.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB690/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb690.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2121215,"bill_number":"HB689","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of a Medicaid state-directed payment program.","description":"Amend KRS 205.6412 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to seek authorization from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement a state-directed payment for physician and nonphysician professional services provided to a Medicaid beneficiary by a qualifying hospital's affiliated physician groups or physicians and other professionals employed or contracted by the qualified hospital; require the Department of Medicaid Services to direct Medicaid managed care organizations to issue payments back to January 1, 2026, upon federal approval; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 117)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB689/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb689.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":2121250,"bill_number":"SB217","title":"AN ACT relating to dentistry, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 164.936 to establish maximum loan repayment awards under the Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program for dentists and dentists in counties that do not have an actively practicing dentist; provide rural dental practice grant awards and criteria; establish distribution requirements for funds appropriated to the Center of Excellence in Rural Health for loan repayment awards for dentists and rural dental practice grants; amend KRS 164.937 to require information on the Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program to be reported to the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 313.035 to require the Kentucky Board of Dentistry to create a Rural Dental Fellows Network; require the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates by 25% for dental services in federally designated health professional shortage areas; appropriate $4,400,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to the Center of Excellence in Rural Health budget unit; appropriate $600,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to the Kentucky Board of Dentistry; appropriate $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to the Department for Medicaid Services; provide that the Act may be cited as the Rural Dental Incentive and Access Program Act; specify that the expanded award eligibility, required reporting on the Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program, and the Rural Dental Fellows Network shall expire on July 1, 2036; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB217/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb217.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2121286,"bill_number":"SB219","title":"AN ACT relating to debts.","description":"Amend KRS 286.9-140 to require the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions to impose a $3 fee per deferred deposit transaction for data required to be submitted by a deferred deposit service business licensee; direct that the Act applies to deferred deposit transactions entered or or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-12","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 98)","last_action_date":"2026-04-12","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB219/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb219.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2121324,"bill_number":"SR111","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the tenth anniversary of 2016 Regular Session Senate Bill 228 and recognizing its lasting impact on bullying prevention in Kentucky public schools.","description":"Honor the 10th anniversary of 2026 Regular Session Senate Bill 228.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR111/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr111.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2121361,"bill_number":"SB218","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of a Medicaid state-directed payment program.","description":"Amend KRS 205.6412 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to seek authorization from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement a state-directed payment for physician and nonphysician professional services provided to a Medicaid beneficiary by a qualifying hospital's affiliated physician groups or physicians and other professionals employed or contracted by the qualified hospital; require the Department of Medicaid Services to direct Medicaid managed care organizations to issue payments back to January 1, 2026, upon federal approval; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-20","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB218/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb218.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":2121398,"bill_number":"HB688","title":"AN ACT relating to the portion of income tax liability contributed to a political party.","description":"Amend KRS 141.071 and 141.072 to sunset the option to contribute to a political party from an individual's tax liability, effective for taxable years beginning January 1, 2026; amend KRS 121.180 and 121.230 to make conforming changes, repeal KRS 141.073, relating to rules and regulations for the administration of KRS 141.071 and 141.072.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-20","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB688/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb688.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2122576,"bill_number":"HB698","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Dentistry.","description":"Amend KRS 313.020, relating to the Kentucky Board of Dentistry, to require general dentists for at least 3 of the 7 voting dentist members of the board; direct the nonvoting ex officio representatives of dental schools and hygiene degree programs to come from Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited programs; make the hygiene program seats rotate on a staggered, biennial basis.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB698/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb698.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2122581,"bill_number":"HB693","title":"AN ACT relating to the extension of municipal utility service.","description":"Amend KRS 96.150 to provide that when a city extends its water supply or sanitary sewer system into the service territory of another water supply or sanitary sewer system and it fails to provide utility service to its new customers within the agreed upon time to do so, the affected customers may elect to receive their utility service from their previous provider for as long as the service is available; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB693/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb693.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2122584,"bill_number":"HB702","title":"AN ACT relating to local government.","description":"Amend KRS 67.035, relating to branch offices of county clerks and sheriffs, to make technical changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB702/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb702.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2122588,"bill_number":"SR112","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging the establishment of the Fatherhood and Family Engagement Task Force.","description":"Encourage the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Fatherhood and Family Engagement Task Force; recommend duties and membership of the task force; encourage the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR112/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr112.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2122593,"bill_number":"HB703","title":"AN ACT relating to land use.","description":"Amend KRS 100.283, relating to the approval of subdivision plats, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB703/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb703.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2122597,"bill_number":"SB220","title":"AN ACT relating to small farm wineries.","description":"Amend KRS 243.037 to allow a small farm winery with a retail drink license to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink at 1 or more locations on the licensed premises of the small farm winery without obtaining supplemental bar license.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-23","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB220/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb220.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2122603,"bill_number":"HJR80","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a list of the resources provided to families during Individualized Education Program process and related recommendations.","description":"Direct the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a list of resources that are provided to families during the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process and recommendations for possible additional family supports to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR80/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr80.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2122607,"bill_number":"HB701","title":"AN ACT relating to postnuptial agreements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to provide that postnuptial agreements are void and unenforceable unless the document meets certain requirements and 60 days have elapsed between initial receipt of the document and its execution.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB701/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb701.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2122611,"bill_number":"HB696","title":"AN ACT relating to infantile seizure disorder.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require the Department for Public Health to make educational material available on its website regarding the recognition and warning signs of infantile seizure disorder; require a health facility or health care provider to provide the material; amend KRS 311.601, 311.844, and 314.073 to require pediatricians, family practitioners, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants who regularly provide care to infants to demonstrate completion of a 1 time course of a least 1 hour of continuing education that covers the recognition and warning signs of infantile seizure disorder.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB696/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb696.html","sponsor":"Felicia Rabourn"},
{"bill_id":2122615,"bill_number":"HJR81","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds and declaring an emergency.","description":"Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release a portion of the moneys previously appropriated for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems Program; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-20","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 190)","last_action_date":"2026-04-20","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR81/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr81.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2122620,"bill_number":"HB691","title":"AN ACT relating to the medical treatment of high acuity youth.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense or subject to a court order to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan, and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge of the child from inpatient admission under specific circumstances.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"returned to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB691/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb691.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2122624,"bill_number":"SB221","title":"AN ACT relating to abuse of a corpse.","description":"Amend KRS 525.120, relating to abuse of a corpse, to include the purchase or sale of a corpse or parts of a corpse after the corpse has been authorized for final disposition by burial or cremation.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-12","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-12","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB221/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb221.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2122632,"bill_number":"HB699","title":"AN ACT relating to paid leave for state employees.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 to define \"child,\" \"family medical leave,\" \"fictive kin,\" \"foster care placement,\" \"kinship care placement,\" and \"parent\"; provide classified and unclassified employees family medical leave of up to 6 weeks for the birth or adoption of a child, placement of a child in foster care or kinship care, or a serious health condition that would render the employee unable to perform his or her job functions; require the employee to complete 30 days of service before he or she is eligible for family medical leave; require the leave be used within 1 year of the birth, adoption, foster or kinship care placement, or serious health condition; require any leave which involves the birth of more than 1 child during a particular pregnancy or the adoption or placement of more than 1 child with an employee to be taken concurrently and used as 1 adoption or placement; allow the employee to use the leave as a block or intermittently; allow both parents to use the leave concurrently or consecutively under certain conditions; require the employee to use family medical leave before using any other accrued leave; limit use of family medical leave to 2 times during a 60-month period; provide that once an employee leaves the position eligible for family medical leave, any unused balance shall lapse; require an employee who returns to a position in state service that provides family medical leave to complete 30 days of service before becoming eligible for the leave; prohibit an employee from converting any unused balance of family medical leave to any other type of paid leave, benefit, or compensation; require the employee to submit written verification of the birth, placement of a child, or serious health condition; amend KRS 18A.025 to conform; amend KRS 18A.110 to authorize the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to the family medical leave program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB699/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb699.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2122635,"bill_number":"SB223","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis-infused beverages.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 243 to allow the holder of a cannabis-infused beverage retail package license and a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license to sell and serve cannabis-infused beverages at bars, restaurants, fairs, and festivals; allow the holder of a cannabis-infused beverage manufacturer license approved by the Department for Public Health to sell and serve cannabis-infused beverages at fairs and festivals; limit the sampling size of cannabis-infused beverages to 12 ounces per person, per day; create a nonquota cannabis-infused beverage supplemental drink license; establish the conditions upon which a nonquota cannabis-infused beverage supplemental drink license may be issued; allow the holder of a special temporary license, special Sunday retail drink license, caterer’s license, hotel in-room license, entertainment destination center license, limited restaurant license, limited golf course license, and qualified historic site license to serve cannabis-infused beverages; allow a cannabis-infused beverage retail package license, a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license, or a cannabis-infused beverage manufacturer's license approved by the Department for Public Health to obtain a sampling license; amend KRS 243.401 to add to the list of licensees that are eligible to sell cannabis-infused beverages; amend KRS 243.028 to establish labeling requirements for shipped packages that contain cannabis-infused beverages; amend KRS 189.530 to define \"open cannabis-infused beverage container\"; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 243 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB223/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb223.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2122639,"bill_number":"SB225","title":"AN ACT relating to regulation of residential construction.","description":"Amend KRS 198B.030 to require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to consider the effects of any proposed new or amended regulation on residential construction by conducting a cost-benefit analysis and an analysis to determine the impacts on the amount of residential construction; require the analyses to be submitted to the Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee and the Legislative Research Commission; establish a moratorium on the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction altering or amending any state code in a way that would result in an increase in residential construction costs until January 1, 2029.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB225/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb225.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2122643,"bill_number":"HJR79","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Transportation Cabinet to include Josh Martin on the Country Music Highway in Floyd County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to include Josh Martin on the Country Music Highway and erect appropriate signage on United States Route 23 in Floyd County denoting this designation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR79/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr79.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2122646,"bill_number":"HB695","title":"AN ACT relating to campaign finance.","description":"Amend KRS 121.120 to require that the city and state of contributors to candidates for the General Assembly and statewide office be available to the public online.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB695/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb695.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2122651,"bill_number":"HB697","title":"AN ACT relating to commercial surrogacy.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; establish that it is unlawful to offer commercial surrogacy services or enter into commercial surrogacy agreements in the Commonwealth or with a resident of the Commonwealth; establish that the penalties established do not apply to altruistic surrogacy, a woman acting as a surrogate, or a child born as a result of a prohibited commercial surrogacy arrangement; amend KRS 199.990 to establish that a violation of the prohibitions regarding commercial surrogacy is a Class D felony for the first offense and a Class C felony for any subsequent offense; establish an additional civil penalty of not less than $10,000 for each violation with continued violations resulting in a forfeiture of the right to do business in this state; establish that any commercial surrogacy agreement is void and unenforceable as against public policy; amend KRS 199.590 to conform; establish that the penalties created shall apply to all contracts or agreements entered into after the effective date of the Act; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB697/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb697.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":2122655,"bill_number":"HR78","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the 80th Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments Southern Office.","description":"Commemorate the 80th Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments Southern Office.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR78/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr78.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2122661,"bill_number":"HB694","title":"AN ACT relating to an income tax credit for qualified employers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to define terms; establish a nonrefundable income tax credit for an employer that hires an eligible employee who holds a certificate of employability; provide that the credit is equal to the amount of wages paid to the eligible employee subject to certain limitations; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB694/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb694.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2122665,"bill_number":"SB222","title":"AN ACT relating to environmental covenants and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 224.80-190 to allow for the amendment of an environmental covenant without the approval of some of the previously required signatories if the sole effect of the amendment is to remove or reduce a land use restriction in the environmental covenant that the Energy and Environment Cabinet has determined is no longer necessary and certain new procedural requirements have been satisfied; provide that when the cabinet determines that a land use restriction in an environmental covenant can be reduced or eliminated, it shall provide notice to the affected parties and opportunity for them to object to the determination; allow for affected parties to seek judicial review of a cabinet determination; amend KRS 224.80-180 to conform; RETROACTIVE; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 55)","last_action_date":"2026-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB222/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb222.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2122669,"bill_number":"HB704","title":"AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 243.232, relating to vintage distilled spirits, to allow an exception for qualified collections of vintage distilled spirits from certain purchase and annual package maximum limits; limit the exemption to 10 collections in any given 12-month period per licensee or seller; amend KRS 241.010 and 243.990 to conform","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB704/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb704.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2122673,"bill_number":"SB224","title":"AN ACT relating to land use.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; establish that an applicant has a vested right to the development standards in place at the time of application for a building permit, development plan, or subdivision plat upon the submission of the application to a relevant authority; establish vesting periods; allow for extensions to the vesting period; establish that the relevant authority may terminate the vested rights under specified circumstances; establish enforcement authority; allow for the amendment to a development plan on a vested right; amend KRS 100.347 to limit entities which have standing to challenge a final action of a planning and zoning authority.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB224/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb224.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2122678,"bill_number":"HB700","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 507.060 to establish the crime of vehicular homicide when a person is traveling in excess of 25 miles per hour over the speed limit resulting in the death of another; establish the crime of vehicular homicide for a violation of KRS 189.580(1)(a) resulting in the death of another; provide that the Act may be cited as Daniels Law.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-23","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB700/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb700.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2122682,"bill_number":"HB692","title":"AN ACT relating to data privacy.","description":"Amend KRS 367.3611, relating to the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act, to define \"automatic content recognition\" and \"smart monitor\" and to include automatic content recognition data in the definition of \"sensitive data\"; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 118)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB692/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb692.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":2122685,"bill_number":"SB65","title":"AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to nullify an administrative regulation relating to the Medicaid outpatient pharmacy program, after that administrative regulation was found deficient during the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly; nullify 2 emergency administrative regulations of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licenses, after those administrative regulations were found deficient during the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB65/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb65.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2123300,"bill_number":"SB232","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB232/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb232.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2123304,"bill_number":"SB229","title":"AN ACT relating to children.","description":"Amend KRS 405.020, relating to child custody, to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB229/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb229.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2123308,"bill_number":"SR113","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in loving memory and honor of Robert Conley Young.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in loving memory and honor of Robert Conley Young.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR113/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr113.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2123313,"bill_number":"SB233","title":"AN ACT relating to property owner associations.","description":"Amend KRS 381.794 to exempt planned communities with 14 or fewer units from financial reporting and document retention requirements; amend KRS 381.9197 to exempt condominiums with 14 or fewer units from financial reporting and document retention requirements.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB233/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb233.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2123317,"bill_number":"HB708","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 32 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish a tiered county system for eligible companies to receive incentives under the Kentucky Business Investment Program; amends KRS 154.32-010 to define \"tier\"; amends KRS 154.32-020 and 154.32-040 to conform; amend KRS 154.32-050 to specify tiering procedures; amend KRS 154.32-060 to require the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to identify and certify or decertify the tiers for all counties on an annual basis into 4 tax credit tiers; provide that the incentives available under this subchapter be determined based on the county where the economic development project is located by an approved company; provide a county's tier will be based on a 5 year average of its unemployment rate and population ranking; amend KRS 154.32-090, 154.61-010, 154.61-020, and 141.383 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB708/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb708.html","sponsor":"Aaron Thompson"},
{"bill_id":2123322,"bill_number":"HB715","title":"AN ACT relating to the rights of incarcerated minors.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 600 to enumerate the rights of incarcerated minors; provide that the Act may be cited as the Incarcerated Minor's Bill of Rights.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB715/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb715.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2123328,"bill_number":"HB712","title":"AN ACT relating to public protection.","description":"Amend KRS 75.160 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB712/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb712.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":2123331,"bill_number":"SB234","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB234/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb234.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2123337,"bill_number":"SCR115","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Economic Development Incentive Modernization Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Economic Development Incentive Modernization Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding Kentucky's current economic develop inititiatives, incentives, and related policies and their effectiveness in relation to competitor states, marketing campaigns and targeted sector updates that competitor states have implemented in recent years and their effectivesness, and actions and policies Kentucky should consider in order to improve Kentucky's economic develop initiatives and incentives; establish membership; direct the task force to meet during the 2026 Interim and submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR115/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr115.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2123342,"bill_number":"HB716","title":"AN ACT relating to local school board student representatives.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require each local school board to include at least 1 student representative; require each local school board to adopt a school board student representative policy with certain requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB716/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb716.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2123347,"bill_number":"SB227","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans.","description":"Amend KRS 40.050 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB227/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb227.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2123353,"bill_number":"SB240","title":"AN ACT relating to student rights.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms and establish student rights related to secular education and religious liberty; direct school districts to establish a formal grievance procedure for students, parents, and staff to report violations of those rights and set minimum requirements for the procedure; create a cause of action for violations of those rights that permits students or parents of students to bring an action for a violation of those rights within 2 years from the date of violation; permit recovery of attorney's fees and costs; waive sovereign and governmental immunity; prohibit retaliation; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to establish model policies, guidance documents, and training materials to assist in implementation by designated dates; direct school districts to provide trainings on compliance during the 2026-2027 school year; amend KRS 158.175 to remove schools' permission to recite the Lord's prayer; remove the requirement for a moment of silence or reflection within the first period of a school day; amend KRS 158.188 to remove references to the Bible and religious aspects of holidays; amend KRS 158.195 to remove the requirement that schools display \"In God We Trust\" in a prominent location; repeal KRS 158.170, KRS 158.177, and 158.178; provide that the Act may be cited as the Student Secular Bill of Rights.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB240/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb240.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2123357,"bill_number":"SB230","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB230/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb230.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2123361,"bill_number":"SB241","title":"AN ACT relating to a deduction for professional membership dues.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define terms; allow a deduction from gross income for professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the deduction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB241/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb241.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2123365,"bill_number":"HB720","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB720/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb720.html","sponsor":"Scott Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2123369,"bill_number":"HB710","title":"AN ACT relating to veterans.","description":"Amend KRS 40.050 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB710/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb710.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":2123377,"bill_number":"HB709","title":"AN ACT relating to respiratory care.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314A to allow an advanced practice respiratory therapist employed by a health facility to declare a patient death and sign the provisional report of death; repeal and reenact KRS 314A.010, 314A.110, and 314A.220 to define terms; create a new license category for advanced practice respiratory therapists; deem the practice credential a license instead of a mandatory certificate; replace the term \"respiratory care practitioner\" with \"respiratory therapist\" or \"advanced practice respiratory therapist\"; establish education and training requirements; set procedures for license reinstatement and reactivation; amend KRS 314A.100 to authorize a respiratory therapist to perform services with the prescription of a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or advanced practice respiratory therapist; describe services an advanced practice respiratory therapist may provide under prospective medical direction, including prescribing legend drugs; amend KRS 314A.112 to establish requirements for a limited student respiratory therapist license; amend KRS 314A.200 to make the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care's meetings subject to Kentucky Open Meetings and Open Records laws; amend KRS 314A.215 to raise board members' daily pay from $50 to $100; amend KRS 314A.225 to expand avenues for board discipline of licensees; amend KRS 314A.990 to authorize the board to impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 per violation; amend KRS 164.0401, 216.2920, 216.380, 217.015, 311.646, 314A.105, 314A.115, 314A.205, 314A.230, 353.510, and 405.024 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB709/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb709.html","sponsor":"Aaron Thompson"},
{"bill_id":2123381,"bill_number":"SB243","title":"AN ACT relating to Juneteenth National Freedom Day.","description":"Amend KRS 2.147, relating to Juneteenth National Freedom Day, to include emphasis on roles of African-Americans in the history of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB243/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb243.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2123385,"bill_number":"HB717","title":"AN ACT relating to health education.","description":"Repeal and reenact KRS 158.1415 to require each school district to provide healthy relationship education instruction to all public school students; establish minimum requirements for the instruction; establish minimum requirements for the healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials; prohibit a school or school district from restricting the ability of an instructor to answer a question related to the instruction; require that a school make the healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials available upon the request of a parent or guardian and establish a procedure for a parent or guardian to opt a student out of the instruction; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this section; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations requiring that each school district submit a report on healthy relationship instruction in the district biennially; require the Kentucky Department of Education to maintain a list of recommended healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials; permit a parent or guardian to file an enforcement action in Circuit Court; provide that the Act may be cited as the Education for Healthy Youth Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB717/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb717.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2123390,"bill_number":"HB724","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB724/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb724.html","sponsor":"Ken Upchurch"},
{"bill_id":2123393,"bill_number":"HB725","title":"AN ACT relating to a deduction for professional membership dues.","description":"Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define terms; allow a deduction from gross income for professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the deduction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB725/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb725.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2123399,"bill_number":"HB706","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.","description":"Amend KRS 164.050 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB706/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb706.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2123405,"bill_number":"HB721","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 205.558 to insert gender-neutral language; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB721/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb721.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2123410,"bill_number":"HB711","title":"AN ACT relating to military affairs.","description":"Amend KRS 36.230 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB711/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb711.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":2123415,"bill_number":"HB714","title":"AN ACT relating to unborn children.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 507, relating to criminal homicide, to allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and life-saving medical procedures; amend KRS 507.010 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 508, relating to assault, to define terms; allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and life-saving medical procedures; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth's and county attorneys when the victim is an unborn child; repeal KRS 507A.010, 507A.020, 507A.030, 507A.040, 507A.050, and 507A.060, relating to fetal homicide; amend KRS 439.265 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Prenatal Equal Protection Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB714/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb714.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2123419,"bill_number":"HB718","title":"AN ACT relating to expungement.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish an automatic nonviolent felony expungement process for eligible convictions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB718/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb718.html","sponsor":"William Lawrence"},
{"bill_id":2123424,"bill_number":"SB228","title":"AN ACT relating to public protection.","description":"Amend KRS 75.160, relating to fire protection districts, to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB228/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb228.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2123428,"bill_number":"SB231","title":"AN ACT relating to child mental health.","description":"Amend KRS 645.110, relating to mental health of children, to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB231/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb231.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2123432,"bill_number":"HB719","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB719/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb719.html","sponsor":"Scott Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2123435,"bill_number":"SB226","title":"AN ACT relating to preneed burial contracts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 367.934 to 367.974 to allow an agent that guarantees a price for all merchandise and services to be provided under a preneed burial contract to collect an administrative fee not to exceed 15% of the total amount of payments to be paid under the contract; prohibit the administrative fee from being paid more than once; prohibit the administrative fee from being paid until all installments have been paid; amend KRS 367.934 to conform; amend KRS 367.936 to exempt an administrative fee imposed on a fully paid contract from the refund requirements; make technical amendments; direct that the Act applies to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 88)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB226/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb226.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2123441,"bill_number":"SB239","title":"AN ACT relating to children.","description":"Amend KRS 158.1415 to remove provisions related to parental rights and courses, curriculums, or programs on human sexuality; provide for a process for parents to opt out of their child receiving instruction on the subject of human sexuality; amend KRS 158.191 to remove language limiting Kentucky Board of Education or Department of Education policies regarding student confidential information and the use of pronouns; require a local school district to use pronouns for students upon a request from a parent along with a note from a medical provider diagnosing the child with gender dysphoria; remove language concerning parental consent for well-being questionnaires or assessments or a health screening; amend KRS 158.189 to make findings about children and young adults desiring individual privacy; require a school to provide an accommodation to any student who requests an area of individual privacy in restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms, regardless of biological sex or gender identity; require school officials to provide an accommodation for individual privacy for children whose gender is different from his or her biological sex and who have a note from a medical provider diagnosing the child with gender dysphoria; permit alternate accommodations upon the parent's request; amend KRS 311.372 to prohibit surgical or medical treatment of a child under the age of 18 years for gender dysphoria, and any nonsurgical medical treatment without the consent of the child's parent or legal guardian; require that the provision of nonsurgical medical treatment to a child under the age of 18 years apply only to a child with a medical diagnosis from a mental health care provider and by a trained and experienced health care provider in collaboration with a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist using only appropriate nonsurgical medical treatments approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for adolescents and that meet evidence-based medical standards.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB239/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb239.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2123447,"bill_number":"HB726","title":"AN ACT relating to telehealth coverage.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-138 to make technical corrections; provide that health benefit plans may require a telehealth provider to be licensed in Kentucky, or as allowed under the standards and provisions of a recognized interstate compact, in order to receive reimbursement for telehealth services; provide a construction clause relating to coverage or reimbursement to out-of-network providers; require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with telehealth coverage requirements; provide that telehealth coverage requirements for state postsecondary education institutions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after effective date of Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB726/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb726.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2123452,"bill_number":"HB713","title":"AN ACT relating to workplace violence against health care professionals.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS 216.701 to 216.709 to define terms; require health facilities to display a notice in a prominent location advising of possible consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior toward health care workers; require health facilities to notify health care workers of changes to policies, procedures, or the workplace safety plan based on a health facility's required annual review; require that any health facility procedure for incidents of workplace violence shall require certain notifications for the victim.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"to Health Services (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB713/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb713.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2123457,"bill_number":"SJR116","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders.","description":"Direct the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders; require a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-17","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 186)","last_action_date":"2026-04-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR116/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr116.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2123462,"bill_number":"HB707","title":"AN ACT relating to child support.","description":"Amend KRS 403.211 to prohibit a child from initiating, intervening in, or otherwise becoming a party to an action to enforce or establish child support or in any related dissolution of marriage proceeding; prohibit a child from receiving child support payments directly, unless the child is emancipated due to age and eligible for support in accordance with KRS 403.213(3); require child support payments to be directed to the parent, custodian, or agency substantially contributing to the support of the child; amend KRS 403.213 to prohibit a child support order from being entered, continued, or made retroactive after a child has reached age 18 unless the child was under age 18 when the child support action was initiated.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB707/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb707.html","sponsor":"Steven Doan"},
{"bill_id":2123466,"bill_number":"SB236","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB236/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb236.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2123472,"bill_number":"SB238","title":"AN ACT relating to the forensic processing of firearms.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require law enforcement agencies to transmit information to national law enforcement databases about firearms and shell casings collected during criminal investigations.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB238/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb238.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2123474,"bill_number":"SB235","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB235/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb235.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2123482,"bill_number":"HB722","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB722/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb722.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2123485,"bill_number":"HB723","title":"AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to annually transfer 80% of the sales and use taxes, interest, and penalties collected during the preceding fiscal year from sporting goods retailers from the general fund to the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB723/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb723.html","sponsor":"Mitch Whitaker"},
{"bill_id":2123490,"bill_number":"SB237","title":"AN ACT relating to occupational license fees.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 91A to define terms; require 100% of the wages of an employee associated with the corporate office to be apportioned to the local government where the corporate office is located; exclude wages for work performed at a satellite office; require 100% of the wages of an employee assigned to a state government office to be apportioned to the local government where the state government office is located; allow a refund claim for occupational license fees paid for work physically performed outside of the local government's jurisdiction; establish requirements for refunds; apply the apportionment and refund requirements to incentive agreements entered into on or after January 1, 2001; amend KRS 67.780 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Economic Development Incentive Retention Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB237/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb237.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2123495,"bill_number":"HB727","title":"AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow a potential applicant to create and submit applications to multiple school districts; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB727/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb727.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":2123500,"bill_number":"SB242","title":"AN ACT relating to the grocery store initiative fund.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish the grocery store initiative fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to expand access to healthy foods in underserved areas by providing grants, loans, and technical assistance to eligible food retailers and food enterprises; establish conditions for the fund; require an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by October 1; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the activities related to the fund.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB242/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb242.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2123505,"bill_number":"SR114","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the 80th Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments Southern Office.","description":"Commemorate the 80th Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments Southern Office.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR114/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr114.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2123508,"bill_number":"HB705","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.","description":"Amend KRS 164.050 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-24","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB705/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb705.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2124197,"bill_number":"HB744","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.","description":"Amend KRS 13A.230 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB744/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb744.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2124208,"bill_number":"HB748","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 247.4477 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB748/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb748.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2124218,"bill_number":"HB746","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 246.040 to make gender-neutral references.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB746/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb746.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2124229,"bill_number":"HB757","title":"AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 139.340 to redefine the sales and use tax nexus standard for remote retailers and marketplace providers to include a sales volume threshold only; amend KRS 131.383 and 141.044 to allow the Department of Revenue to refund an estimated tax payment in the event the payment was submitted to the department in error; amend KRS 96.895 to require reporting by the Department for Local Government to the Legislative Research Commission related to the Tennessee Valley Act in lieu of tax payments; amend KRS 154.30-030 to sunset the tax increment financing state-participation programs; allow TIF projects approved prior to this date to continue to be governed in accordance with the tax incentive agreement's terms and conditions; amend KRS 141.010, 141.019, and 141.039 to conform to the Internal Revenue Code in effect on December 31, 2025, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026; decouple from certain IRC provisions; delay the deferred tax deduction until January 1, 2028; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define terms and impose an excise tax on fantasy contests; set requirements for administering the tax; amend KRS 139.010 to define \"data brokering services\"; amend KRS 139.200 to impose sales and use taxes on pay phones and data brokering services; amend KRS 139.202 to exempt from the tax pre-existing lease or rental agreements; amend KRS 224.50-868 to extend the fee currently imposed for each new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer tire sold in Kentucky to July 1, 2028; amend KRS 224.50-872 to require reporting by the Energy and Environment Cabinet to the Legislative Research Commission on the waste tire trust fund; amend KRS 45.760 and 45.770 to limit the transfer of moneys for a capital project from 15% to 5%; amend KRS 45.345 and create new sections of KRS Chapters 65, 160, and 367 to define terms and require rounding of cash transactions to the nearest $.05 increment; amend KRS 139.210 to prohibit retailers from being relieved of their responsibility to collect the correct amount of sales tax regardless of the purchaser' s payment method; create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 in relation to regional industrial development districts to prioritize the purposes for organizing the district; exclude cities and school occupational license taxes from the single occupational license tax imposition restriction; require the fee to expire the earlier of date bonds issued are retired or 20 years; require notification to all local governments with territory in the boundaries of the multicounty region before interlocal agreement is executed; prohibit inclusion of any portion of a city that has not consented to participation; require reporting to the Department for Local Government and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 143A.030 to tax fluorspar as a natural resource; amend KRS 143A.010 to add fluorspar to the definition of \"natural resources\"; amend KRS 140.160, relating to the inheritance and estate taxes, to extend the deadline for filing a tax return from 18 months to 36 months for deaths on or after July 1, 2026; amend KRS 140.210 to correspondingly extend the due date for payment of tax and discount; amend KRS 134.490 to modify notification requirements for third-party purchasers of delinquent taxes; amend KRS 138.130 to define \"premium cigar,\" and amend \"vending machine operator\" to include cigarettes, tobacco products, vapor products, or a combination thereof; amend KRS 138.140 to tax premium cigars at the rate of 15% of the actual price up to 60 cents per cigar; require an annual CPI adjustment for the maximum rate and publication on the Department of Revenue's website; amend KRS 138.195 to require a vending machine operator to secure a license for dispensing tobacco products and vapor products in vending machines; amend KRS 141.0205 to order income tax credits; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on certain credits to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 160.613 to impose the utility gross receipts license tax on the furnishing of pay phone service; amend KRS 139.538 to sunset sales and use tax exemptions for filming and producing motion pictures in this state July 1, 2028; amend KRS 132.096, 139.480, 139.4802, 139.481, 141.0401, 141.206 to delete tax exemptions for property certified as a fluidized bed energy production facility; amend KRS 139.481 to extend the agricultural exemption license number for sales and use taxes to 6 months; amend KRS 154.20-236 to end further applications for the Kentucky Angel Investment ; amend KRS 141.065 to sunset the credit for hiring the unemployed as of January 1, 2028; amend KRS 141.412 to sunset the qualified farming operation credit as of January 1, 2028; amend KRS 151B.402 to sunset the employer High School Equivalency Diploma program incentive credit as of January 1, 2028; amend KRS 171.396 to allocate 15% of the certified rehabilitation credit cap to owner-occupied residential property and 85% to all other property; define \"commercial residential property\" and \"median family income\"; amend KRS 171.397 to sunset the current application process; create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to establish 2 application rounds by which the certified rehabilitation credit may be applied for; allow credit based on 30% of the qualified rehabilitation expenses if the commercial residential property is affordable to households earning 80% of the median family income; amend KRS 441.135 to require compensation received from disposal of property that was purchased from a jail canteen account to be returned to the canteen account; require reporting of proceeds by the jailer; create a new section of KRS Chapter 224A to require an administrative fee of 0.5% to be paid for each project funded by the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Coal-Producing Counties and the Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Tobacco Counties; amend KRS 45.050 require audit expenses of audits with federal funds to be paid by the agency being audited; amend KRS 18A.080 Executive branch agencies assessed for the operation of the Personnel Board; require the amount to be determined and collected by Finance and Administration Cabinet based on the number of full-time employees of each agency on July 1; amend KRS 151.723 to prohibit state and local taxes on water withdrawal fees; amend KRS 304.17B-021 to require insurance premium and retaliatory taxes for accident and health and insurance premiums to be deposited into the general fund; amend KRS 11.068 to require the Office of State Budget Director to publish on its website by September 1 of each year an estimate of general fund and road fund revenue loss from tax expenditures; create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require billing of Kentucky State Police security services provided to nonstate-operated events; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to impose a new excise tax on predictive markets; define terms; amend KRS 160.470 to increase the publication requirements when a local board of education proposes to levy a general tax rate; amend KRS 132.017 to require the petition committee challenge information be published on the home page of the county clerk's website; amend KRS 160.473 to prohibit a personal property tax rate levied by a local board of education to be higher than the rate levied on January 1, 2026; amend KRS 160.607 to prohibit an occupational license tax from being imposed in a school district that does not currently have one imposed as of January 1, 2026; prohibit an occupational license tax rate levied for a school district to increase on or after January 1, 2026; amend KRS 160.613 to prohibit a utility gross receipts license tax from being imposed in a school district that does not currently have one imposed; prohibit a utility gross receipts license tax rate from increasing on or after January 1, 2026; amend KRS 11A.211 to increase the registration fee for each employer of one or more executive agency lobbyist and each real party in interest from $500 to $750; amend KRS 278.010 to define “municipal interlocal gas utility”; exempt “municipal interlocal gas utility” from the definition of “utility”; amend KRS 65.230 to define “municipal interlocal gas utility”; create a new section of KRS 65.210 to 65.300 to provide that municipal interlocal gas utilities shall be considered special purpose governmental entities and pay an annual fee to the Department for Local Government; amend KRS 65.240 to allow public agencies to enter into agreements to acquire natural gas facilities outside of its municipal jurisdictional boundaries; amend KRS 96.5375 to allow municipal interlocal gas utilities to extend or construct natural gas systems outside the constituents city’s boundaries; define municipal interlocal gas utility; allow for the selling or disposal of real property purchased with capital construction funds or equipment or state funds; require reporting of property sold or disposed; require school districts receiving urgent needs school allotments to reimburse the Commonwealth; amend various other sections to conform; make technical changes; repeal KRS 160.621, 160.625, 160.627, 160.633, 160.472, 211.390, and 211.392; EFFECTIVE, in part, August 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027; RETROACTIVE, in part to January 1, 2020; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 161)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB757/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb757.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2124241,"bill_number":"HB752","title":"AN ACT relating to blood donation.","description":"Amend KRS 214.450 to define \"autologous donation,\" \"directed donation,\" and \"informed consent\"; create a new section of KRS 214.450 to 214.466 to establish an individual's right to select a willing blood donor; establish related prohibitions for blood establishments, health facilities, health services, and health care providers; establish related requirements for blood establishments and health care facilities; prohibit misrepresentation of the availability, safety, or legality of directed or autologous donations; establish protections for physicians who facilitate directed or autologous donations; establish penalty for violations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a reporting mechanism to report obstructions to directed or autologous donations, complete investigations within 60 days, and promulgate administrative regulations to implement and enforce reporting; permit emergency transfusions with consent and provide exemption from liability; permit an individual to bring a civil action for violations of individual rights to directed or autologous donations; amend KRS 214.452, 214.456, and 214.990 to conform and make technical corrections; create a new section of Subchapter 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require all health benefit plans to cover any autologous or directed transfusion of blood; amend KRS 205.522 and 205.6485 to require Medicaid coverage of any autologous or a directed transfusion of blood; amend KRS 18A.225 to require state health benefit plans coverage of any autologous or directed transfusion of blood; apply coverage mandates to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; provide that sections of the Act may be cited as the Medical Autonomy and Directed Donation Act; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes as required under KRS 205.5372(1); include provisions for cost defrayal requirements; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB752/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb752.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2124251,"bill_number":"SR119","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on the occasion of its 75th anniversary and commending its members for their dedication to improving the health of patients.","description":"Honor the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR119/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr119.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2124262,"bill_number":"SB251","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections.","description":"Amend KRS 197.020 to establish that the Department of Corrections shall not be required to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the death penalty; establish that execution protocols and procedures may be prescribed by internal policy, memorandum, or another form of action; amend KRS 13A.105 to conform; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 181)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB251/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb251.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2124272,"bill_number":"SR120","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing February 25, 2026, as Labor Lobby Day at the State Capitol.","description":"Recognize Labor Lobby Day on February 25, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR120/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr120.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2124285,"bill_number":"HB738","title":"AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 341.350, relating to unemployment insurance, to lengthen the verified definite return-to-work or recall-to-work period from 16 weeks to 12 months and add protections for employees whose place of employment can reasonably be expected to resume operations within 12 months following a natural disaster.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB738/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb738.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2124294,"bill_number":"SB253","title":"AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.","description":"Amend KRS 218B.020 to make consultation with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the Kentucky Center for Cannabis optional for annual reports produced by the Office of Medical Cannabis; amend KRS 218B.065 to vest exclusive jurisdiction over final orders of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services relating to medicinal cannabis authorization with the Franklin Circuit Court upon request; amend KRS 218B.090 to vest exclusive jurisdiction for appeals of final orders of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services related to medicinal cannabis licenses with the Franklin Circuit Court; amend KRS 218B.095 to require medicinal cannabis business license holders to comply with filing and payment requirements by the Kentucky Department of Revenue and prohibit a medicinal cannabis business licensee from pledging or granting a security interest in the business; amend KRS 218B.140 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create an electronic monitoring system for monitoring medicinal cannabis business licensees and patients within the Commonwealth; require the electronic monitoring system to share specific information with the KASPER system in KRS Chapter 218A; amend KRS 218B.050, 218B.060, 218B.110, and KRS 216B.402 to conform; create new sections of KRS 218B to relocate existing data sharing provisions related to the medicinal cannabis electronic monitoring system from KRS Chapter 218A to KRS Chapter 218B and permit the Office of Medical Cannabis to investigate complaints of business improperly holding themselves out as a medicinal cannabis business licensee; amend KRS 218A.202 to remove requirements of a medicinal cannabis electronic monitoring database; require the KASPER system established in KRS Chapter 218A to communicate with the medicinal cannabis electronic monitoring database established in KRS Chapter 218B to identify certified medicinal cannabis patients.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB253/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb253.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2124305,"bill_number":"HB755","title":"AN ACT relating to associations and individual representation rights.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to allow public employee collective bargaining organizations to represent only dues-paying members; allow nonmember employees to be represented by counsel of their choosing, subject to reasonable employer procedures; grant the labor organization the right to represent a nonmember employee in an action involving the interpretation or enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement; allow nonmember employees to enter into a written agreement with the labor organization for representation for a reasonable fee; apply to agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB755/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb755.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2124317,"bill_number":"SB246","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 246.285 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB246/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb246.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2124329,"bill_number":"HB750","title":"AN ACT relating to cychlorphine.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.010 to define \"cychlorphine\"; amend KRS 218A.1410 to prohibit the importing of cychlorphine with the intent to sell or distribute cychlorphine; amend KRS 218A.1412 to prohibit trafficking of cychlorphine; amend KRS 218A.14141 to prohibit unlawfully selling or distributing cychlorphine while misrepresenting the identity of the substance; amend KRS 218A.142 to prohibit aggravated trafficking of cychlorphine; amend KRS 500.080 to define \"cychlorphine\" and \"fentanyl\"; amend KRS 507.030 to expand the elements of manslaughter in the first degree to include selling cychlorphine to another person and the injection, ingestion, inhalation, or introduction of that substance causes the death of that person; amend KRS 507.040 to expand the elements of manslaughter in the second degree to include distributing cychlorphine to another person without remuneration and the injection, ingestion, inhalation, or introduction of that substance causes the death of that person; amend KRS 520.050 to enhance the penalty of promoting contraband if the dangerous contraband is cychlorphine; amend KRS 532.100 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB750/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb750.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2124338,"bill_number":"SB248","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 247.4477 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB248/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb248.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2124348,"bill_number":"SB247","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 246.040 to make gender-neutral references.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB247/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb247.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2124361,"bill_number":"HB753","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives.","description":"Propose to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide 4-year terms of office for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives beginning with those elected from even-numbered districts in November 2026 and with those elected from odd-numbered districts in November 2028; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB753/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb753.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2124372,"bill_number":"HB740","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for prosthetic devices and orthotic devices when medically necessary for certain purposes; establish minimum requirements for the required coverage; prohibit any limitation or requirements with respect to out-of-network coverage unless the limitation or requirement is not more restrictive than the restrictions or requirements applicable to out-of-network coverage for medical or surgical benefits; require the commissioner of insurance to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission regarding implementation of the required coverage; require insurers to provide data requested by the commissioner for purposes of completing the report; require the commissioner to promulgate any necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured group health plans offered by the governing board of state postsecondary education institutions and the state employee health plan to comply with prosthetic and orthotic device coverage requirements; provide that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB740/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb740.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2124383,"bill_number":"SB252","title":"AN ACT relating to civil remedies and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish a civil cause of action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; provide for the type of damages a plaintiff may recover and the causation requirements a plaintiff must establish in a civil action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish the statute of limitations and discovery requirements necessary for a civil cause of action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; amend KRS 413.140, relating to the statute of limitations for an action against a physician or hospital for negligence or malpractice, to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB252/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb252.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2124394,"bill_number":"HB741","title":"AN ACT relating to personal delivery devices.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"business entity,\" \"pedestrian area,\" and \"personal delivery device\"; establish where a personal delivery device may be used; establish the requirements for a personal delivery device; set forth when a personal delivery device shall not be used; require that a business entity operating a personal delivery device have at least $100,000 in general liability coverage; establish that local governments shall not impose any tax or fee on a personal delivery device or business entity operating it; amend KRS 186.010 and 189.010 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB741/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb741.html","sponsor":"Chris Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2124404,"bill_number":"HB728","title":"AN ACT relating to harassing communications.","description":"Amend KRS 525.080 to enhance the penalty for a harassing communications second offense to a Class A misdemeanor; enhance the penalty for a harassing communications third or subsequent offense and an offense where a person conceals his or her identity to a Class D felony.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB728/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb728.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2124415,"bill_number":"HB736","title":"AN ACT relating to merchant processing agreements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to establish requirements for merchant processing agreements; prohibit credit card processors from assessing or charging a fee, fine, or penalty in certain circumstances; require credit card processors to make certain disclosures and comply with certain contracting requirements; establish penalties and exemptions; provide for construction of section; provide that Act applies to contracts entered on or after the effective date.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB736/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb736.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2124425,"bill_number":"SR117","title":"A RESOLUTION designating February 23 to February 27, 2026, as Public Schools Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Designate February 23 to February 27, 2026, as Public Schools Week in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR117/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr117.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2124438,"bill_number":"HB751","title":"AN ACT relating to use of a credit card or debit card.","description":"Repeal, reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 365, and amend KRS 369.135 to define \"credit card\" and \"debit card\"; expand section, relating to the use of a digital asset as a method of payment, to apply to credit cards and debit cards.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB751/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb751.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2124448,"bill_number":"HB733","title":"AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 243.100 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB733/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb733.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":2124458,"bill_number":"HB735","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of pharmacists.","description":"Amend KRS 315.408, relating to pharmacists, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB735/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb735.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":2124468,"bill_number":"HCR83","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Sheriff's Office Modernization Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Sheriff's Office Modernization Task Force to study the duties and powers of the office of sheriff, fee collection, salaries, and technological or administrative changes to benefit the office; establish membership; direct the task force to meet during the 2026 Interim and submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR83/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr83.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2124479,"bill_number":"HB737","title":"AN ACT relating to the transportation of forestry products.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"primary forest products\"; allow the transportation of primary forest products on state-maintained highways within 100 miles of their point of origin at increased weight limits of 90,000 pounds for dual rear axle trucks and 100,000 pounds for tri-axle trucks; specify that the increased weight limits do not apply on the interstate highway system or on any road with a posted bridge weight limit; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalties for violations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB737/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb737.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2124490,"bill_number":"SB250","title":"AN ACT relating to securing affordable, reliable, and clean energy.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; require the Public Service Commission to adopt rules and policies to prioritize securing affordable, reliable, and clean energy by prioritizing domestic fuel sources, prohibiting the use of critical materials sources or manufactured by a foreign adversary nation, giving preference to infrastructure and components built in the Commonwealth and the United States, and ensuring sufficient clean energy sources that are dispatchable and minimize disruptions; EFFECTIVE November 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB250/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb250.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2124500,"bill_number":"HR84","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging the development and construction of the East Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain near Pikeville, Kentucky.","description":"Encourage the development and construction of the East Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain near Pikeville, Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR84/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr84.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2124513,"bill_number":"SB245","title":"AN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to establish application form requirements for a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; prohibit the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from establishing any additional licensure requirements beyond those prescribed in statute; require the department to publish and maintain on its website the components required for a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; amend various sections of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to require the Secretary of State to notify retailers that a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license is required to sell authorized nicotine vapor products; establish application requirements for a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; require the department to publish the application form on its website within 30 days of the effective date of this Act; require the licensing fee to be refunded to the applicant if a license is not issued; require a licensure renewal form and a licensing fee to be remitted to the department upon the renewal of a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; define \"batch license\"; allow a retailer with a license issued by the department under KRS Chapter 243 to renew a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license on the date of its next renewal; allow an applicant or licensee to batch license using a singular application or renewal form; allow a licensee to batch license on the date of its next alcohol licensure renewal or 1 year from the date of issuance of its tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; require an applicant or licensee who chooses to batch license to multiply the licensure fee by the number of locations to be licensed or premises to be renewed; require the department to establish a singular application and renewal form for a batch license; allow the department to require a supplemental form for batch licensing if an alcohol license requires further information; grant a grace period to applicants for any error identified in an application by the department; establish requirements for a change of ownership; establish grounds for denial of an application; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations relating to tobacco, nicotine, and vapor licensing within 30 days of the effective date of this Act; repeal KRS 438.3065, which establishes transitional licensing; prohibit this Act from delaying enforcement; require any retailer selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products in Kentucky that does not currently hold a license to remit the initial application form and licensing fee within 60 days of the effective date of this Act; credit a licensee's 2025 licensing fee to the licensee's upcoming licensing fee payment for 2026; RETROACTIVE, in part, to January 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 70)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB245/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb245.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2124522,"bill_number":"HB759","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher certification.","description":"Amend KRS 161.048 to modify and reestablish alternative teacher certification options as alternative routes; establish the eligibility requirements of alternative routes; delete Option 2 certification; establish a route for current professional certificate holders to expand certification and the eligibility requirements; require the Education Professional Standards Board to maintain and publish a list of academic majors, academic minors, and graduate degree academic content areas and the corresponding areas for which they shall satisfy certification requirements; make current professional certificate holders eligible to expand certification through any alternative route; require holders of professional certificates under specific routes complete training requirements to be eligible for the first renewal of the certificate; provide that the Education Professional Standards Board may require a passing score on a professional skills assessment; amend KRS 161.032 and 164.757 to conform; repeal KRS 161.049.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"returned to Rules (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":"Rules","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB759/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb759.html","sponsor":"J.T. Payne"},
{"bill_id":2124534,"bill_number":"HJR82","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Hospital Corpsman Fred Lamarr Salyer Memorial Highway in Magoffin County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of US 460 in Magoffin County as the Hospital Corpsman Fred Lamarr Salyer Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR82/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr82.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2124544,"bill_number":"SB254","title":"AN ACT relating to programs to encourage the rehabilitation of property.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require local governments to establish a program to waive fines, fees, and interest associated with a property that has been donated to a qualifying donee; amend KRS 65.355 to require a local government that creates a land bank authority to establish a program to grant property assessment moratoriums pursuant to KRS 99.595 to 99.605.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB254/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb254.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2124555,"bill_number":"HB729","title":"AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drug safety and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 315.010 to define terms; amend KRS 315.020 to require a terminal distributor to designate a responsible practitioner for each permitted location; require the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy to promulgate administrative regulations to establish criteria for a responsible practitioner; permit the board to enter agreements with other states, federal agencies, and entities to exchange information concerning permitting and inspection of pharmacies and terminal distributors; amend KRS 315.035 and 315.0351 to update the name of an approved accreditation agency to National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Digital Pharmacy Accreditation Program; permit the board to consider previous permit compliance and violations of permit applicants; amend KRS 315.121 to require the board to retain jurisdiction to investigate and to take disciplinary action for acts or omissions committed while a person was licensed, permitted, or certified even if the person is no longer licensed, permitted, or certified; amend KRS 315.131 to permit the board to extend temporary emergency suspensions of a license, certificate, or permit for 60 to 180 days; amend KRS 315.191 to prohibit the board from regulating other professions; amend KRS 315.220 to permit the board to enter all licensed or permitted facilities and any facility suspected of operating as a pharmacy, terminal distributor, wholesaler, or manufacturer; establish inspection criteria; permit the board to investigate any location at which it has reasonable cause to suspect a violation is being committed; require cooperation with investigations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 315 to require that on or after January 1, 2027, a permit is required to operate as a terminal distributor of prescription drugs; establish permit requirements for terminal distributors; establish requirements for internet business; allow the board to consider previous permit compliance and violations of permit applicants; allow temporary permit transfer; establish permit exclusions; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the permit process; establish compounding requirements and prohibitions; require reporting of a serious adverse event to the board within 5 business days; require the board to report violations and inspections to a responsible practitioners' licensing board; require the board to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission on its inspection and investigation findings by August 1 of each year; permit the board to take action to restrain or enjoin; amend KRS 315.990 to add penalties; amend KRS 194A.800, 217.215, 217.913, and 315.205 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as Jimmie's Law; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB729/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb729.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2124566,"bill_number":"HB732","title":"AN ACT relating to worker benefits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to define terms; allow a public or private entity to contribute funds to a portable benefit plan as a form of compensation to a self-employed worker; prohibit using contributions to determine a worker's classification.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-25","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB732/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb732.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2124577,"bill_number":"HB734","title":"AN ACT relating to occupations and professions.","description":"Amend KRS 322.330 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB734/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb734.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":2124591,"bill_number":"HB749","title":"AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Office of Public Defense.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 16 to define terms; establish the Office of Public Defense within the Department of Kentucky State Police to acquire and transfer machine guns to qualified persons; establish the duties of the office and its director; require the director or designee to issue a transfer certificate upon transfer of a machine gun to a qualified person; require a qualified person who becomes ineligible to possess a firearm to return a machine gun to the office within 7 days of learning of his or her prohibited status; allow a qualified person to transfer a machine gun to another qualified person; establish the public defense fund; provide civil immunity to the Commonwealth, the office, and the office's director, officers, and employees in the performance of their duties; provide that the Commonwealth, the office, and the office's director, officers, and employees shall not be civilly or criminally liable for acts or omissions of qualified persons; amend KRS 12.020 and 15A.020 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB749/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb749.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2124601,"bill_number":"HB731","title":"AN ACT relating to the Geographic Information Advisory Council.","description":"Amend KRS 42.740 to reduce the number of candidates submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities and Kentucky Association of Counties from 6 persons to 3 persons for consideration of the Governor to be appointed to the Geographic Information Advisory Council.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB731/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb731.html","sponsor":"Kevin Jackson"},
{"bill_id":2124611,"bill_number":"SB249","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce development and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 151B to grant the governor, in consultation with the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, the authority to approve all eligible workforce training programs for federal Workforce Pell Grants and coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs to avoid duplicative payments; require the board to establish an internal procedure to determine that a program meets applicable federal requirements and ensure that the implementation of this procedure does not impose requirements more restrictive than or inconsistent with any applicable federal rules governing the Workforce Pell Grants; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 132)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB249/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb249.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2124622,"bill_number":"HB756","title":"AN ACT relating to small farms and home-based processors.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 217.015 to 217.215 to define \"small farms\"; exempt small farms and home-based processors from any state and any city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or charter county government and any health department thereof from any rule, administrative regulation, certification, or licensing requirement that is not required by federal law; repeal KRS 217.136, relating to home-based food processors.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB756/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb756.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2124633,"bill_number":"HB747","title":"AN ACT relating to agriculture.","description":"Amend KRS 246.285 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB747/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb747.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2124645,"bill_number":"HB743","title":"AN ACT relating to outdoor recreation.","description":"Amend KRS 147A.090 to make technical changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Tourism & Outdoor Recreation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB743/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb743.html","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":2124654,"bill_number":"HB742","title":"AN ACT relating to tourism.","description":"Amend KRS 148.056, relating to the Department of Parks, to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Tourism & Outdoor Recreation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB742/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb742.html","sponsor":"Kim King"},
{"bill_id":2124667,"bill_number":"HB730","title":"AN ACT relating to residential building permits.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; require regulatory authorities to provide information to prospective applicants regarding requirements to apply for a permit; require a regulatory authority to inform an applicant of whether the application is complete within 3 days and include whether the regulatory authority is able to perform plan review and inspection within specified time limits; require a regulatory authority to conduct plan review within 14 days of receipt of a complete application and inspections within 5 days of any request for an inspection being made; provide for circumstances in which deadlines may be extended; permit an applicant to use a qualifying third-party inspector; set out circumstances under which a regulatory authority may collect fees depending on use of a third-party inspector; set out what a third-party inspector may review and set out qualifications and requirements the third-party inspector must meet; require a regulatory authority to issue a permit within 1 business day of the completion of required plan reviews and inspections associated with an otherwise complete application; state that any ordinance, rule, or regulation contrary is void and unenforceable; state that a regulatory authority may issue a stop-work order if a condition of a project constitute an immediate threat to public safety and welfare; establish immunity for the regulatory authority for action of an applicant or third-party inspector; amend KRS 198B.060 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB730/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb730.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2124676,"bill_number":"HB745","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.","description":"Amend KRS 13A.210 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB745/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb745.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2124687,"bill_number":"HB754","title":"AN ACT relating to the terms of members of city legislative bodies.","description":"Amend KRS 83A.040 to increase the term of office for city legislative body members in cities with populations of 12,000 or more to terms of 4 years; provide guidance for the transition of the members who will have longer terms of office after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB754/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb754.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2124698,"bill_number":"HB758","title":"AN ACT relating to occupational license fees.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 91A to define terms; require 100% of the wages of an employee associated with the corporate office to be apportioned to the local government where the corporate office is located; exclude wages for work performed at a satellite office; require 100% of the wages of an employee assigned to a state government office to be apportioned to the local government where the state government office is located; allow a refund claim for occupational license fees paid for work physically performed outside of the local government's jurisdiction; establish requirements for refunds; apply the apportionment and refund requirements to incentive agreements entered into on or after January 1, 2001; amend KRS 67.780 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Economic Development Incentive Retention Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB758/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb758.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2124709,"bill_number":"SB244","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB244/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb244.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2124720,"bill_number":"HB739","title":"AN ACT relating to the partial distribution of pari-mutuel racing tax receipts to local governments.","description":"Amend KRS 138.510 to allocate moneys from the pari-mutuel racing excise tax distribution to the local government support fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the pari-mutuel racing local government support fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; establish parameters for use of fund moneys; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to share information relating to the calculation of the new fund distribution.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-25","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB739/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb739.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2124730,"bill_number":"SR118","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Joseph H. Mattingly, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Joseph H. Mattingly, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR118/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr118.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2125698,"bill_number":"HR87","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 8 to 14, 2026, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize March 8 to 14, 2026, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR87/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr87.html","sponsor":"Erika Hancock"},
{"bill_id":2125701,"bill_number":"SJR129","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Lt. Brian Hatt Memorial Highway in Marion County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of KY 84 in Marion County as the Lt. Brian Hatt Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR129/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr129.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2125705,"bill_number":"HB771","title":"AN ACT relating to earned paid sick leave.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to provide earned paid sick leave to employees; provide that employees earn paid sick leave upon the date of hire and can use the leave after being employed for 90 days; set forth allowable uses of accrued earned paid sick leave; designate how notice of need to use earned paid sick leave is provided by employees; amend KRS 337.990 to establish the penalty for employers that fail to follow earned paid sick leave requirements.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB771/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb771.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2125708,"bill_number":"HR85","title":"A RESOLUTION designating March 2026 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Designate March 2026 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR85/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr85.html","sponsor":"Amy Neighbors"},
{"bill_id":2125711,"bill_number":"SB271","title":"AN ACT relating to the practice of ophthalmology.","description":"Amend KRS 320.410 to make technical clarification.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB271/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb271.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2125715,"bill_number":"SR123","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Norton Children's for its commitment to serving children and families.","description":"Recognize and honor Norton Children's for its commitment to serving children and families.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR123/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr123.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2125718,"bill_number":"SB258","title":"AN ACT relating to a sales and use tax exemption for diapers.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010 to define \"diaper\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt all diapers from the sales and use tax.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB258/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb258.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2125722,"bill_number":"SB256","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.","description":"Amend KRS 156.070 to require the Kentucky Board of Education or any agency designated to manage interscholastic athletics to train administrators and coaches on how to prevent suicide.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB256/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb256.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2125726,"bill_number":"HB768","title":"AN ACT relating to a Kentucky working credit.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable Kentucky working credit equal to 30% of the federal earned income credit allowed for the taxable year; a taxpayer's modified gross income to be in excess of the amount eligible for the family size tax credit allowed in KRS 141.066(limit the credit to $2,000 per taxable year; make credit effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB768/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb768.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":2125729,"bill_number":"SB268","title":"AN ACT relating to nondivisible loads.","description":"Amend KRS 189.010 to include electric vehicle batteries in the definition of \"nondivisible load\" as it pertains to any state-maintained highway.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB268/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb268.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2125732,"bill_number":"SB270","title":"AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 243.100 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB270/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb270.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2125736,"bill_number":"SCR124","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Kentucky's congressional delegation to support amending the Gun Control Act of 1968 to allow users of medical cannabis to exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms.","description":"Urge Kentucky's congressional delegation to support amending the Gun Control Act of 1968 to remove the firearms restrictions on users of medical cannabis.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR124/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr124.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2125740,"bill_number":"SB279","title":"AN ACT relating to the efficient use of public funds in postsecondary institutions.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education to promulgate administrative regulations to prohibit the use of public funds towards a degree in a low-earning outcome program; require the council to provide an annual report on the implementation of the prohibition to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB279/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb279.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2125744,"bill_number":"SJR127","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to develop training on wellness checks and the emergency aid exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.","description":"Direct the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to develop and approve an in-service training course to be presented to all certified peace officers on wellness checks and the emergency aid exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR127/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr127.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2125748,"bill_number":"SB267","title":"AN ACT relating to energy.","description":"Amend KRS 353.804 and 353.812 to make technical corrections and update committee references.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB267/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb267.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2125751,"bill_number":"HB760","title":"AN ACT relating to the certified rehabilitation credit and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 171.396 to define and redefine certain terms; allow the certified rehabilitation credit cap to be allocated as 15% for owner-occupied residential property and 85% for property other than owner-occupied residential property, including workforce housing; require that projects approved as workforce housing maintain affordability for individuals earning 80% of the county level area median income or less; amend KRS 171.397 to state that the provisions established in this statute pertain to applications received before April 30, 2026; create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to apply to applications received after April 30, 2026 with certain changes; current credit program cap of $100 million is maintained; with a split of $50 million into 2 separate credit allocation application rounds; expand the credit to apply to certain taxes imposed in KRS Chapter 136; require the Kentucky Heritage Council to work with the Kentucky Housing Corporation to ensure the workforce housing property maintains area median income affordability requirements for 5 years within completion of the certified rehabilitation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to require the corporation to work with the Kentucky Heritage Council for these purposes; amend KRS 141.0205; 141.382; and 171.3961 to make conforming changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB760/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb760.html","sponsor":"Susan Tyler Witten"},
{"bill_id":2125754,"bill_number":"SB261","title":"AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.","description":"Amend KRS 67.083 to allow fiscal courts to provide for the care and maintenance of pedestrian swinging bridges that are available for recreation and public enjoyment; amend KRS 411.190 to give liability protections to owners of land leased to a local government that maintains pedestrian swinging bridges that are available for recreation and public enjoyment on the land.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 192)","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB261/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb261.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2125761,"bill_number":"SR122","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of John Douglas \"Doug\" Hubbard.","description":"Ajourn in honor and loving memory of John Douglas \"Doug\" Hubbard.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-09","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR122/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr122.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2125765,"bill_number":"SB266","title":"AN ACT relating to traffic control signal monitoring systems.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"agency,\" \"owner,\" \"recorded images,\" and \"traffic control signal monitoring system\"; establish a civil penalty of $50 if a motor vehicle in a consolidated local government is recorded failing to obey the instructions of a traffic control device; set forth forms and procedures; outline defenses for citations for failing to obey a traffic control device; mandate that a person who refuses to pay the civil penalty and does not appear to contest the citation shall have the vehicle's registration suspended; mandate that civil penalties shall not result in points against the violator's driving record; amend KRS 189.231 and 189.990 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB266/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb266.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2125768,"bill_number":"HB767","title":"AN ACT relating to emergency management and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 39A.050 to require the Division of Emergency Management to institute and maintain the Kentucky Qualification System; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 137)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB767/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb767.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":2125772,"bill_number":"HB764","title":"AN ACT relating to fetal homicide.","description":"Amend KRS 507A.010 to allow prosecution of a pregnant woman under KRS Chapter 507A, relating to fetal homicide.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB764/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb764.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2125774,"bill_number":"SR125","title":"A RESOLUTION supporting the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' special pastoral message on immigration and affirming that immigration enforcement actions should not occur in houses of worship, schools, or hospitals.","description":"Support the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' special pastoral message on immigration; affirm the protection of houses of worship, schools, and hospitals from immigration enforcement action within the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR125/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr125.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2125778,"bill_number":"SB259","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic violence.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms; require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to establish and maintain a domestic violence offender registry; limit the registry to persistent domestic violence offenders; require registrants to pay a $150 registration fee.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB259/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb259.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2125782,"bill_number":"HB762","title":"AN ACT relating to the criminal justice system.","description":"Amend KRS 31.010 and 31.020 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 31.030 to require the annual report filed by the Department of Public Advocacy to inform the LRC and the public of the work of all divisions of the department; amend KRS 31.110 to provide that the Department shall provide legal representation to a person who is accused of being in contempt of court for noncompliance with a court-ordered obligation only when the obligation arises out of a criminal prosecution or conviction or an action or adjudication for a public or status offense; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to provide that the Department of Public Advocacy shall not be appointed by a court to provide legal representation unless specifically authorized by KRS 31.110; amend KRS 31.211 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall forward all information that indicates payment or reimbursement for services to the public advocate; amend KRS 31.215 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall not accept fees for legal representation; create an exception for unsolicited gifts of de minimis value; amend KRS 31.219 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall file a notice of appeal after trial if requested by his or her client; amend KRS 202A.121 to provide that an attorney appointed under KRS Chapter 202A shall be paid a fee fixed by the court not to exceed $500; direct the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to work with the Department of Public Advocacy to develop and implement a new classification series for Department of Public Advocacy Trial Attorneys; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 136)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB762/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb762.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2125786,"bill_number":"SB274","title":"AN ACT relating to financial institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 286.3-380 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB274/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb274.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2125789,"bill_number":"SB276","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 118.425 to modify issuance of certificates of election to electors of political parties and organizations in Presidential and Vice Presidential elections to award 2 certificates to the candidates receiving the highest amount of the statewide popular vote, and the remaining certificates proportionally to electors of political parties and organizations whose candidates received at least 10% of the statewide popular vote.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB276/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb276.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2125795,"bill_number":"SJR126","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Private Hargis Salyer, Jr. Memorial Highway in Magoffin County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1635 in Magoffin County as the Private Hargis Salyer, Jr. Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Transportation (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR126/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr126.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2125799,"bill_number":"SB263","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to make findings and declarations about locally driven innovation and the intent of the General Assembly to permit flexibility for school districts to improve practices; amend KRS 156.161 to modify the waiver process and the waiver authority of the Kentucky Board of Education; require the Kentucky Department of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of waiver requests; specify the analysis the department shall provide to the state board in reviewing a local board's waiver request; establish a process for a local board to submit a request for a school or program to be identified as a school of innovation with a set of waivers that operate collectively; provide protections for school districts that rely on waiver assistance from the department; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the state board to establish a list of expedited waivers; establish the expedited waiver process and authority; require the state board to annually review all waivers granted to determine necessary changes to administrative regulations or statutes or identify new best practices; amend KRS 157.360 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the school of innovation pilot project; establish the school of innovation pilot project fund; provide procedures for the operation of the pilot project; conclude the pilot project on June 30, 2028; require the department to annually report information and findings from the pilot project to the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 180)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB263/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb263.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2125803,"bill_number":"SR121","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the tremendous bravery and skill of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) of the United States Army, known as the \"Night Stalkers.\"","description":"Recognize the tremendous bravery and skill of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) of the United States Army, known as the \"Night Stalkers.\"","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR121/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr121.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2125807,"bill_number":"HB772","title":"AN ACT relating to employment discrimination.","description":"Amend KRS 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, 344.080, 344.100, and 344.110 to add protections against discrimination based on weight.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB772/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb772.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2125811,"bill_number":"SB260","title":"AN ACT relating to middle school advanced mathematics.","description":"Amend KRS 158.6453 to require a local board of education to maintain a district plan on the promotion of advanced coursework in mathematics; beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, establish requirements for the plan to automatically enroll students in grade 8 into Algebra I or higher courses for high school credit with specific conditions; until the 2036-2037 school year, direct the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report on students in grade 8 taking math courses for high school credit to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 158.791 to conform; authorize local board of education to implement the plan prior to the start of the 2028-2029 school year; require superintendents to submit an implementation plan to the local board of education.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB260/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb260.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2125814,"bill_number":"SB275","title":"AN ACT relating to securities.","description":"Amend KRS 292.420, relating to securities exemptions, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB275/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb275.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2125817,"bill_number":"HB765","title":"AN ACT relating to volunteer fire departments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to establish the volunteer fire department emergency medical expenses fund to be administered by the Kentucky Fire Commission; establish use of fund; authorize the Kentucky Fire Commission to promulgate administrative regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB765/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb765.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2125820,"bill_number":"SB280","title":"AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.","description":"Amend KRS 189.340 to restrict travel in the leftmost lane of any multilane highway at a speed lower than the posted speed limit; provide exceptions; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalties.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB280/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb280.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2125824,"bill_number":"SB273","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.48-080 to replace a reference to the executive director with the commissioner.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB273/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb273.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2125829,"bill_number":"HB763","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce development, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to define terms; establish the Kentucky FLOW Program and specify eligible participants, activities, and uses of funds; establish the Kentucky FLOW Program fund; appropriate $1,347,500 in each fiscal year from the General Fund to the Kentucky FLOW Program fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, effective, July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB763/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb763.html","sponsor":"Bobby McCool"},
{"bill_id":2125833,"bill_number":"HJR86","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Personnel Cabinet, in consultation with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, to integrate community supported agriculture purchases into the wellness rewards programs offered to public employees and retirees who receive health insurance coverage through the Kentucky Employees Health Plan.","description":"Direct the Personnel Cabinet, in consultation with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, to integrate community supported agriculture (CSA) purchases in the wellness rewards programs offered to public employees and retirees who receive health insurance coverage through the Kentucky Employees Health Plan; require the program to be offered for the 2027 KEHP plan year; require the Personnel Cabinet to report on the program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"returned to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR86/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr86.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":2125837,"bill_number":"SB264","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizen ballot initiatives.","description":"Propose to amend Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish the initiative power of the people to propose laws and to enact or reject proposed initiatives at an election; establish procedures for initiatives, effect of adopted initiatives, and parameters for the subject of any initiative; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB264/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb264.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2125840,"bill_number":"SB272","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.5-150 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB272/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb272.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2125844,"bill_number":"SB265","title":"AN ACT relating to nourishment and choice in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.","description":"Amend KRS 205.1783 to define terms; require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to exclude accessory foods such as candy, soft drinks, and specialty coffee drinks from being purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP; require the request to be resubmitted as instructed by the General Assembly; require the cabinet to request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to allow the purchase of hot foods utilizing SNAP benefits; require the request be resubmitted as instructed by the General Assembly; specify waiver development and reporting requirements.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB265/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb265.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2125847,"bill_number":"SB257","title":"AN ACT relating to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility.","description":"Amend KRS 205.178 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to receive and review monthly wage and salary information, fleeing felon information, and address change information for beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); amend KRS 205.200 to prohibit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from granting categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for any noncash or in-kind services or other benefits, apply gross income standards higher than federal standards, and exempt households from gross income standards based on categorical eligibility; permit alternate vehicle allowance standards when determining SNAP benefits and eligibility; require the cabinet to recertify SNAP beneficiaries on a specific monthly schedule based on the beneficiaries' status; require SNAP beneficiaries be either a United States citizen, United States national, or an alien under certain qualifying statuses; require SNAP beneficiaries prove their qualifying status to the cabinet; require the cabinet to consider the income and financial resources of noneligible household members when determining eligibility and benefit allotment of SNAP benefits.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Families & Children (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB257/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb257.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2125851,"bill_number":"SB269","title":"AN ACT relating to occupations and professions.","description":"Amend KRS 322.330 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB269/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb269.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2125855,"bill_number":"HB775","title":"AN ACT relating to the selection and oversight of Article V convention delegates and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 6 to provide for the selection and oversight of Article V commissioners if an Article V convention is called and the Commonwealth is a participant; define terms; establish rules and procedures for appointing, recalling, or filling vacancies for delegates and alternate delegates to Article V conventions; establish duties of delegates and oath requirements; rules and procedures for adoption of instructions to the delegates for an Article V convention; create guidelines for invalidation an unauthorized vote and penalties for an unauthorized vote; establish procedures and the composition of Article V Oversight Committee membership; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB775/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb775.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2125858,"bill_number":"SB278","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Kentucky State Police.","description":"Amend KRS 16.060 to require the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police to authorize officers of the department to engage in certain types of law enforcement-related off-duty employment; require the commissioner to establish policies and procedures for off-duty employment; amend KRS 16.070 to require the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police to establish policies and procedures related to the use of uniforms, equipment, and facilities for off-duty employment; amend KRS 44.045 to allow officers of the Department of Kentucky State Police to use motor vehicles with regular license plates for off-duty employment.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-09","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 60)","last_action_date":"2026-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB278/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb278.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2125863,"bill_number":"HB770","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to create the Promise Program to provide scholarships to eligible students of a teacher preparation program; define terms; specify the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority may provide promise awards to eligible students; require 5 years of qualified teaching service; require repayment if services are not rendered; specify that failure to meet repayment obligations shall be cause for revocation of a teaching certificate.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB770/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb770.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2125866,"bill_number":"HB761","title":"AN ACT relating to riverport authorities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 65.520 to prohibit riverport authorities from delegating policy-making to outside entities; amend KRS 65.530 to change the purpose of riverport authorities and, unless agreed to in writing, mandate compliance with comprehensive plans, land use, and design regulations of planning units; amend KRS 65.540 to allow for a joint riverport authority to be created by a combination of counties; require adoption of a code of ethics, establish membership, and prohibit direct or indirect interest in the business of the authority; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB761/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb761.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2125870,"bill_number":"HB769","title":"AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.","description":"Amend KRS 164.7881 to extend expiration of KEES eligibility from 5 to 8 years after high school graduation; amend KRS 164.7884 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB769/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb769.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2125873,"bill_number":"SR128","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of William \"Will\" Prebble Coomes.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William \"Will\" Prebble Coomes.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR128/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr128.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2125877,"bill_number":"SB262","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 256 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the submission of constitutional amendments to voters.","description":"Propose to amend Section 256 of the Constitution to permit constitutional amendments to be submitted to the voters by ballot question or summary that clearly describes the substance and effect of the amendment, rather than requiring the full text of the amendment to appear on the ballot; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-11","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB262/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb262.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2125881,"bill_number":"SB255","title":"AN ACT relating to rural revitalization.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to provide incremental revenue tax incentives to the Rural Kentucky Revitalization Opportunity Partnership; define terms; state findings; establish the Rural Kentucky Revitalization Opportunity Partnership Board; establish incentive program; create an income tax credit for certain residents; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB255/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb255.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2125884,"bill_number":"HB773","title":"AN ACT relating to domestic violence.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms; require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to establish and maintain a domestic violence offender registry; limit the registry to persistent domestic violence offenders; require registrants to pay a $150 registration fee.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB773/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb773.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2125888,"bill_number":"HB766","title":"AN ACT relating to student housing.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit public postsecondary education institutions from requiring a student who is within 6 months of turning 18 years of age or older to reside in student housing; provide exceptions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB766/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb766.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2125892,"bill_number":"SB277","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 350.240, relating to natural resources and mining, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-26","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB277/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb277.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2125895,"bill_number":"HB774","title":"AN ACT relating to the reporting of costs, fines, and fees.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to define terms; require governmental entities to submit specified data to the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics regarding fines and fees assessed beginning July 31, 2027, and annually thereafter; require the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee of the General Assembly to prepare a summary of the data collected and submit the summary to the General Assembly beginning January 31, 2028; amend KRS 151B.133 to establish authority for the promulgation of administrative regulations by the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics related to the collection of data provided under the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to authorize the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform a financial audit of records related to revenues collected through costs, fines, and fees at the request of the Governor or a member of the General Assembly; provide that the Act may be cited as the Costs, Fines, and Fees Reporting Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-11","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB774/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb774.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2127046,"bill_number":"SB290","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal history.","description":"Create a new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to establish an automatic expungement process for specific eligible misdemeanor and felony convictions; allow the Commonwealth's and county attorney to object and halt the automatic expungement of certain offenses; require the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Kentucky State Police to submit a report twice a year to the Legislative Research Commission on the implementation of the automatic expungement process; amend KRS 431.073 to waive fees for an applicant whose conviction qualifies as an eligible conviction; amend KRS 431.074 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to establish a searchable portal to allow a person to determine if his or her conviction has been expunged; amend KRS 431.078 to waive fees for a petitioner whose conviction qualifies as an eligible conviction; amend KRS 431.079 to provide court clerks and deputy court clerks with immunity from civil liability for acts done in good faith under this act; amend KRS 17.151 to require the Department for Kentucky State Police to provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with data to comply with automatic expungement process; amend KRS 196.093 to require the Department of Corrections to provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with data to comply with automatic expungement process; amend KRS 367.310 to provide that no conviction that has been overruled, vacated, set aside, or expunged shall not be included on any background check or consumer report; establish the Automatic Expungement Task Force; establish duties and membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Automatic Expungement Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"2nd reading, to Rules","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB290/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb290.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127052,"bill_number":"HB779","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require district level employees to provide substitute services in the schools of the district for 1 day of every 20 in-person instructional days.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB779/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb779.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2127059,"bill_number":"SB304","title":"AN ACT relating to firearms.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define \"safe storage depository\" and require an owner or custodian of a firearm to store the firearm in a safe storage depository or render the firearm incapable of being fired using a gun-locking device; require an owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm or any person who sells ammunition to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition to a law enforcement agency; amend KRS 237.990 to establish penalties for violations.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB304/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb304.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2127067,"bill_number":"SB282","title":"AN ACT relating to guardianship proceedings.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to change the term \"ward\" to \"protected person\"; allow the respondent the right to retain private counsel; set out the respondent's right to an attorney who does not act as a guardian ad litem; increase maximum allowable hourly rate for court-appointed attorneys; create new sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to allow the court to address the needs of marital parties after the appointment of a guardian or conservator; allow the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for the respondent in certain circumstances; amend KRS 216B.303 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB282/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb282.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2127074,"bill_number":"SB303","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.","description":"Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB303/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb303.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2127081,"bill_number":"SB300","title":"AN ACT relating to animal care.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order owner to pay cost of care for a seized animal; establish penalties; amend KRS 258.215 to require owners to be responsible for cost of care of an impounded animal.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB300/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb300.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127090,"bill_number":"HB777","title":"AN ACT relating to sports wagering.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 230.805 to 230.826 to define \"suspicious wagering activity\"; prohibit sports wagering licensees and services providers from limiting the size or frequency of deposits or wagers unless the wagering activity constitutes suspicious wagering activity or indicates that a person is a problem or compulsive gambler; require a sports wagering licensee or service provider to send an electronic notification within 24 hours of issuing a limit or ban; require sports wagering licensees and service providers to establish an appeal process and notify a person of the determination of the appeal within 1 week; amend KRS 230.805 to change the age of access to sports wagering from 18 to 21; amend KRS 2.015 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Fair Play Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB777/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb777.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2127099,"bill_number":"SB291","title":"AN ACT relating to recyclers and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 433.900 to define terms relating to secondary metals recyclers; repeal and reenact KRS 433.902 to require secondary metals recyclers to be licensed; create new sections of KRS Chapter 433 to provide for the licensing of secondary metals recyclers by the Motor Vehicle Commission (commission); require the commission to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission; authorize the commission to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 433.906 to conform; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 433.890 as a new section of KRS Chapter 433 to require specified recyclers to enter a report into the LeadsOnline database for all metals transactions and keep a register that contains specified information; amend KRS 433.892 to add failure to enter a report into the LeadsOnline database; amend KRS 514.110 to establish that the intentional failure to enter a report into the LeadsOnline database or maintain the information in a register as required shall be prima facie evidence that a person knew property was stolen; amend KRS 433.894 to add the purchase or sale of copper telecommunication wire in any form or any metal property clearly identified as belonging to a telecommunications company, unless the purchase or sale is excluded from the record keeping requirements for metals transactions; repeal and reenact KRS 190.010 to define terms and alphabetize definitions relating to recyclers; make technical corrections; amend KRS 190.030 to require automobile, vehicle, or machinery recycler, or material recycler establishments to be licensed; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 177.910, 177.912, 177.915, 177.925, 177.935, 177.940, and 177.950 as new sections of KRS Chapter 190 to provide for the licensing of recyclers by the commission rather than the Department of Highways; amend KRS 190.990 to set forth penalties for violations; amend various other sections to conform; repeal KRS 177.905 and 177.920; allow businesses with a certificate of registration from the Department of Professional Licensing or a permit from the Department of Highways to continue to engage in business in this Commonwealth for a period not to exceed 90 days following the effective date of the Act; require a secondary metals recycler to surrender a certificate of registration upon receipt or denial of a license from the commission; require an automobile, vehicle, or machinery recycler, or material recycler to surrender a permit from the Department of Highways upon receipt or denial of a license from the commission; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 182)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB291/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb291.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127107,"bill_number":"SB307","title":"AN ACT relating to step therapy protocols.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-163 to modify the definition of \"health plan\"; require insurers, health plans, private review agents, and pharmacy benefit managers to disclose certain information about step therapy protocols on their website and ensure that the electronic process for requesting and transmitting prior authorization for a drug includes the ability for prescribing providers to electronically transmit a complete request for a step therapy exception; require coverage for a prescription drug on the date the provider submits a step therapy exception request; provide that requirements apply to Medicaid and KCHIP benefits to the extent authorized by federal law; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); provide that the Act applies to policies, certificates, contracts, and plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB307/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb307.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2127112,"bill_number":"SB294","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 224A.300 to ensure administrative regulations are promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A; make grammatical and technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB294/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb294.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127120,"bill_number":"SB297","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 353.812 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB297/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb297.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127128,"bill_number":"SB285","title":"AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.","description":"Amend KRS 278.050 to remove the requirement that an appointment to the Public Service Commission made more than 90 days prior to a regular session of the General Assembly be confirmed by an interim joint committee.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB285/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb285.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2127136,"bill_number":"SJR130","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department of Employee Insurance in the Personnel Cabinet to study and report to the Legislative Research Commission on employer and employee cost-sharing trends, health insurance expenditures and trends, health plan governance models, and administrative processes and costs associated with the Kentucky Employees' Health Plan and other state employee plans across the country.","description":"Direct the Department of Employee Insurance to study and report to the Legislative Research Commission on employer and employee cost sharing trends, health insurance expenditures and trends, health plan governance models, and administrative processes and costs associated with the Kentucky Employees' Health Plan and other state employee plans across the country; require the department to provide the report and a survey of other state employee health plans to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR130/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr130.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2127144,"bill_number":"SB301","title":"AN ACT relating to health and family services.","description":"Amend KRS 205.558 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB301/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb301.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127153,"bill_number":"SB281","title":"AN ACT relating to grandparent visitation.","description":"Amend KRS 405.021 to establish a clear and convincing standard of evidence in determining grandparent visitation; establish factors the court may consider in determining the best interests of the child; remove rebuttable presumption standard; amend KRS 620.090 to conform.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-18","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB281/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb281.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":2127160,"bill_number":"SB288","title":"AN ACT relating to the rights of tenants.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to define terms; state that a tenant has a right of first refusal to purchase a rental property from the owner of the property; require the owner to notify a tenant prior to listing a rental property for sale or accepting an offer on the property; establish timelines for a tenant to exercise the right of first refusal; specify circumstances under which a tenant's right of first refusal may be waived; establish penalty for violation.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB288/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb288.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2127168,"bill_number":"SB287","title":"AN ACT relating to the State Fair Board.","description":"Amend KRS 247.210 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB287/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb287.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2127174,"bill_number":"HB784","title":"AN ACT relating to fetal homicide.","description":"Amend KRS 507A.010 to allow prosecution under KRS Chapter 507A, relating to fetal homicide, of a pregnant woman and of acts committed during an abortion.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB784/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb784.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2127183,"bill_number":"SB298","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 278.506, relating to the transportation of natural gas, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB298/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb298.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127190,"bill_number":"SB299","title":"AN ACT relating to operator's licenses.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, to operate a pilot project from September 1, 2027, to June 30, 2029, to provide instruction permit testing in 1 public high school in each congressional district in the Commonwealth; set requirements for the pilot project; require that the state police report to the Legislative Research Commission by October 31, 2027, and annually thereafter as long as the pilot project continues, to provide data and the pilot project's effect on existing testing efforts.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB299/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb299.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2127197,"bill_number":"HB778","title":"AN ACT relating to child welfare.","description":"Amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit an individual from being approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, be considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or to receive a child for adoption if the individual or an adult or minor child living in the individual's is on the adult or juvenile sex offender registry; amend KRS 199.801 related to placement requirements for children in the custody of the state; amend KRS 600.020 to update definitions for \"diversion agreement,\" \"eligible youth,\" and \"informal adjustment\"; amend KRS 610.030 to establish which individuals shall have access to diversion agreements related to juvenile court cases; amend KRS 610.345 to expand the list of individuals that a judge shall notify when a child is adjudicated guilty of an offense which classifies him or her as a youthful offender to include school superintendents, school directors of pupil personnel, and school resource officers; amend KRS 620.050 to expand the list of individuals or entities that can have access to a report of suspected child abuse, neglect, or dependency; remove certain individuals and entities that could have access to files, reports, notes, photographs, records, electronic and other communications, and working papers used or developed by a children's advocacy center related to child welfare investigations; to allow medical professionals to administer comprehensive urine drug screens on children when they suspect abuse or neglect; allow external child fatality and near fatality review panel to access additional data; amend KRS 620.055 to allow the child fatality and near fatality review panel to compel the attendance of members from an investigating agency to discuss cases in closed session; amend KRS 620.140 to expand the ability for a dependent, neglected, or abused youth to request to have his or her commitment extended or reinstated beyond the age of 18 up to the age of 21; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to define and establish requirements for \"plan of safe care\" and \"plan of care safety assessment review\" related to substance-exposed infants; create a new section of KRS Chapter 625 related to reporting of involuntarty termination of parental rights; amend KRS 508.090 to define \"controlled substance\" and \"abuse or neglect\"; amend KRS 508.100 and 508.110 to conform; amend KRS 508.120 to enhance the penalty of abuse in the third degree if the victim is under 13 years old and suffered serious physical injury as a result of ingesting or inhaling a controlled substance; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to possess a policies and procedures manual related to pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances; amend various sections to require continuing education on pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances for certain professionals.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch.68)","last_action_date":"2026-04-10","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB778/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb778.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2127207,"bill_number":"HB782","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education students.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms, require postsecondary education institutions to designate at least 1 employee to serve as a liaison between the institution and a homeless student or student in care who is enrolled at the institution; detail responsibilities of the liaison, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and the institution; require an institution to create a position to carry out the responsibilities of a liaison if the number of students experiencing homelessness or students in care exceeds 2% of the student body; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission on students experiencing homelessness, students in care, and the impact of liaisons.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB782/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb782.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2127214,"bill_number":"SB293","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 224.73-100 to make grammatical and technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB293/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb293.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127223,"bill_number":"SB292","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 224.10-220 to technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB292/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb292.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127230,"bill_number":"SB302","title":"AN ACT relating to jails and correctional facilities.","description":"Amend KRS 441.540 to insert gender-neutral language; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB302/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb302.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2127236,"bill_number":"HB781","title":"AN ACT relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training state plan.","description":"Amend KRS 205.2003 to require the cabinet develop and implement a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, education and training plan amendment to promote improved employment outcomes and workforce participation related to healthy workforce habits through public-private partnerships.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-08","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 58)","last_action_date":"2026-04-08","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB781/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb781.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":2127244,"bill_number":"SB286","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 350.475, relating to surface mining and natural resources, make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB286/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb286.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2127253,"bill_number":"HB785","title":"AN ACT relating to solar farms in the Commonwealth.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define \"owner,\" \"solar farm,\" and \"taxes\"; levy an excise tax on the owner of a solar farm in Kentucky at an annual rate of $200 per acre for land used to generate electricity; provide for a yearly increase of the tax rate based on the change of the consumer price index; specify reporting and payment requirements; establish penalties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB785/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb785.html","sponsor":"J.T. Payne"},
{"bill_id":2127261,"bill_number":"SB296","title":"AN ACT relating to foreign money judgments.","description":"Establish and create new sections of KRS Chapter 426A to define terms; establish requirements for recognition of a Canadian money judgment and a foreign-country money judgment in this state, including supporting documents and service of process; establish a period of limitations for recognition of a foreign-country judgment; establish a relationship between a Canadian money judgment and a foreign-country money judgment; provide for uniformity of interpretation; establish that Sections 1 to 11 of the Act may be cited as the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act; establish that Sections 12 to 23 of the Act may be cited as the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB296/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb296.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127269,"bill_number":"SB308","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 278.040 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB308/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb308.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2127277,"bill_number":"HB786","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid eligibility.","description":"Amend KRS 205.592 to extend Medicaid eligibility for new parents from 12 months to 24 months postpartum; require the Cabinet for Health and Familly Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB786/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb786.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2127285,"bill_number":"HB776","title":"AN ACT relating to health care services and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 313 to amend terms; require the Kentucky Board of Dentistry to affiliate with all testing qualifying examinations for licensure; require the board to purchase liability insurance for board and staff against acts performed in good faith; permit the board to designate trust and agency account funds for scholarships or education loan repayment assistance; add the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards for recognizing licensure of specialists; require rather than permit minimum classification licensure of dental hygienists; clarify how a dental hygienist shall operate in a dental practice; amend conditions for providing dental hygienist services; amend services provided by dental assistants; amend provisions relating to radiography; allow for consent by legal representative during telehealth sessions; amend license and registration restrictions related to licensure and ownership titles; allow the Law Enforcement Committee to offer an agreed order during complaint investigations; permit the Well-being Committee to enter into contractual agreements; direct employment provisions for dental laboratories operating or doing business in Kentucky; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 to establish controls over clinical settings by licensed dentists; prohibit establishing reimbursement rates by a dental practice entity; permit entities controlling a dental practice under a contract to continue exercising control; prohibit new or expanded entities; make technical corrections and remove outdated language; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 the chapter may be cited as the Kentucky Dental Practice Act.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 131)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB776/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb776.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2127291,"bill_number":"SB289","title":"AN ACT relating to missing children.","description":"Amend KRS 16.175 to expand the criteria for determining when an Amber alert should be initiated to include when a child's disappearance may not have been voluntary and the physical safety of the child may be endangered and when a child is committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice or in the temporary custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, a relative, or a nonrelative placement; provide that the Act may be cited as Wynter's law.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB289/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb289.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127298,"bill_number":"HB783","title":"AN ACT relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish the school bus stop safety camera fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; provide that moneys in the fund shall be used to provide grants to local governments for the operation of bus stop cameras systems; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on public property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on private property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction with the permission of the property owner; allow local governments to apply for grants through the fund; require local governments to consult with public school districts within their jurisdiction to determine appropriate placement for the cameras; require the local government that installed the cameras to retain the video images; require parents or guardians of all children assigned to the bus stop to be informed of the existence of a bus stop camera system, and allow parents or guardians to deny permission to film their children; require that if any parent objects to filming, the faces and personal identifying characteristics of all children assigned to the bus stop shall be blurred or redacted prior to the use or sharing of video images; specify the allowable uses of the video images and provide for retention timeframes; require school districts to notify all of the local governments in whose jurisdictions their schools are located of the location of each school bus stop in the district; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB783/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb783.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2127307,"bill_number":"SB295","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 278.506, relating to the transportation of natural gas, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB295/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb295.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2127315,"bill_number":"SB305","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources and energy.","description":"Amend KRS 278.040 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB305/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb305.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127323,"bill_number":"SB283","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid.","description":"Amend KRS 205.5365 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB283/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb283.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127331,"bill_number":"HB780","title":"AN ACT relating to recording of deeds.","description":"Amend KRS 382.110 to establish that a municipal government may initiate a cause of action to compel the filing of a commissioner's deed if more than 30 business days have passed since the grantee's receipt of the deed from the commissioner; establish available relief; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"to Judiciary (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB780/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb780.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":2127339,"bill_number":"SB284","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 350.600 to clarify that the cabinet promulgates administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A and make grammatical and technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB284/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb284.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2127346,"bill_number":"SB306","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 353.812, relating to natural resources and energy, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-02-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-02-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB306/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb306.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2127859,"bill_number":"HB794","title":"AN ACT relating to financial exploitation.","description":"Amend KRS 209.990 to add persons age 65 and older to who can be a victim of exploitation; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly exploits a victim from more than $300 to more than $500 and increase the penalty from a Class C felony to a Class B felony; increase the amount of money lost to a person who wantonly or recklessly exploits a victim from more than $300 to more than $500 and increase the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class C felony; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploits a victim from $300 or less to $500 or less and increase the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony; allow the Attorney General to demand the Governor of another state to surrender a person found in another state who is charged in Kentucky with exploitation; amend KRS 292.338 to require registered investment advisor representatives to complete at least 3 hours of continuing education covering financial exploitation each reporting period; amend KRS 365.245 to require a qualified person to create and maintain a record of a temporary hold, develop training policies and programs and conduct training on issues regarding financial exploitation, and develop, maintain, and enforce procedures regarding internal review before placing a temporary hold a specified adult's account.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-19","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB794/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb794.html","sponsor":"Matt Lockett"},
{"bill_id":2127860,"bill_number":"SB310","title":"AN ACT relating to lump-sum line of duty death payments.","description":"Amend KRS 61.315 to define \"public safety officer,\" \"public safety officer in training,\" \"retired public safety officer\" and \"post-service act in the line of duty\"; provide a lump-sum payment of $80,000 to the families of public safety officers in training who die in the line of duty and retired public safety officers who die as a result of an attack related to their prior service as a public safety officer; make technical and clerical changes; provide that the benefit is effective for deaths occurring on or after the effective date of the Act, except that provisions impacting retired public safety officers shall be retroactive to deaths occuring on or after August 1, 2012, and provisions impacting public safety officers in training shall be retroactive to deaths occuring on or after November 1, 2024; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB310/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb310.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127861,"bill_number":"SB321","title":"AN ACT relating to affordable housing programs established by local governments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; permit a local government to establish a revolving loan program fund to facilitate affordable housing; establish requirements for the fund; permit a local government to use bonding authority to support a fund; establish means and terms of repayment of bonds issued for a fund; permit a local government to use a fund to make loans for development of affordable housing and for rehabilitation of homes by low-income persons; allow local government to assess fines and fees for failure to repay loans as part of a program; create a lien in association with a loan issued under a program and set out priority of the lien.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB321/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb321.html","sponsor":"Casey Chambers Armstrong"},
{"bill_id":2127862,"bill_number":"SB311","title":"AN ACT relating to health insurer contracts with participating providers.","description":"Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to prohibit insurers offering or providing health benefit plans from changing a participating provider's reimbursement, payment methodology, fee schedule, or claim adjudication terms through any provider manual, policy update, or other document incorporated by reference in the agreement; provide that a change to a material term affecting reimbursement shall be effective only by written amendment executed by both parties; provide that the requirements are in addition to any requirement under other laws; provide that any modification, reduction, or other change adopted in violation of the section is void and unenforceable; amend KRS 304.17A-235 to conform; direct that the Act applies to contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB311/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb311.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2127863,"bill_number":"HJR88","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Department of Education to study expanding student access to free and reduced-price school meals.","description":"Direct the Kentucky Department of Education to study expanding access to free and reduced-price school meals at schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR88/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr88.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2127864,"bill_number":"SB334","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 150.022 to disqualify a person who has been convicted of a violation of any state or federal hunting or fishing regulation from serving on the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission (commission); establish additional qualifications to serve on the commission; require that each appointee file an affidavit with the Secretary of State setting forth how the appointee meets the qualifications and requirements to serve on the commission; require that legislation confirming the appointment of a member of the commission be referred, reviewed, and reported by the standing committee of jurisdiction; require annual executive branch ethics training for each member of the commission; add definition for \"sportswoman\"; amend KRS 150.061 to provide additional qualifications for the commissioner of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; require that the commissioner be confirmed by the Senate; require for the commission to conduct national searches to fill vacancies for commissioner after the effective date of the Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB334/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb334.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2127865,"bill_number":"SR131","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children and recognizing Children's Advocacy Week 2026.","description":"Honor the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children and recognize Children's Advocacy Week 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR131/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr131.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2127866,"bill_number":"SB350","title":"AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030 to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 640.040 to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a capital offense; amend KRS 640.010 to define \"serious intellectual disability\" and \"significant subaverage general intellectual functioning\"; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, 532.100, and 533.010 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB350/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb350.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2127867,"bill_number":"HB812","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 117.245, relating to the procedure to follow when a voter's right to vote is disputed, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB812/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb812.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2127868,"bill_number":"SCR138","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Property Tax Relief Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Property Tax Relief Task Force to study and review the taxation of property and make policy recommendations to address affordability issues; require the task force to seek input from other groups in the development of policy recommendations and strategies; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR138/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr138.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127869,"bill_number":"HB787","title":"AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations.","description":"Amend KRS 48.200, relating to branch budget recommendations, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB787/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb787.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2127870,"bill_number":"HB799","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of 1 party for each primary opened by that party; require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 117.125 to require that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary; amend KRS 118.125 to prohibit a primary candidate from being a registered independent.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB799/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb799.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2127871,"bill_number":"HJR92","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the J.C. Holbrook Memorial Highway in Breathitt County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 540 in Breathitt County as the J.C. Holbrook Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR92/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr92.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":2127872,"bill_number":"SB309","title":"AN ACT relating to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.","description":"Amend KRS 15A.020, relating to the Department of Juvenile Justice in the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, to remove the Office of Program Operations and the Office of Community and Mental Health Services; add the Office of Rehabilitation and Reentry Services and divisions within the office; remove the Division of Program Services from the Office of Support Services and add divisions; amend KRS 15A.064 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB309/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb309.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127873,"bill_number":"SR137","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky and acknowledging the contributions of Hope in the Fight KY.","description":"Recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky and acknowledge the contributions of Hope in the Fight KY.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR137/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr137.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127874,"bill_number":"SB332","title":"AN ACT relating to special education classrooms.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 157.200 to 157.290 to define terms; require a school district to install and maintain a video and audio surveillance system in every self-contained special education classroom; require a public school to notify a parent of each child in the classroom of the system and the parent's rights within 5 days; permit parents of recorded students access to system footage; require reasonable redaction and segregation to protect student privacy; designate a retention schedule for system footage; require school districts to notify the parents of each student present for an injury in a self-contained special education classroom; amend KRS 157.200 to define \"parent\" and amend the definition of \"special education.\"","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB332/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb332.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2127875,"bill_number":"SJR139","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating honorary names for various roads and bridges.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of United States Route 60A as the Officer Peter Grignon Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR139/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr139.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127876,"bill_number":"HB808","title":"AN ACT relating to restaurant tax.","description":"Amend KRS 91A.400 to authorize all home rule class cities to levy a restaurant tax; remove the Department for Local Government registration mandate; and remove the restriction on the use of the funds; amend KRS 67.938 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB808/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb808.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2127877,"bill_number":"HB803","title":"AN ACT relating to county jails.","description":"Amend KRS 441.225, relating to expenditures from the jail budget to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB803/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb803.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2127878,"bill_number":"SB331","title":"AN ACT relating to public meetings.","description":"Amend KRS 61.815 to require the presiding officer of a public meeting to provide notice before going into closed session of the general nature of business to be discussed, the reason for the closed session, and any persons not members of the board, commission, committee, authority, council, or governing body of the public agency who will be present; require the closed session to be recorded by video or audio and stored for 180 days; exempt the recording of the closed session from the Open Records Act; amend KRS 61.820 to require a public agency to adopt, on an annual basis, a schedule of its regular meetings; require a public agency to provide notice of its regular meeting by publishing its agenda at least 24 hours, but not more than 7 days before the meeting; provide agenda requirements; prohibit a public agency from recessing a meeting longer than 60 minutes unless exceptions apply; require the public agency to adjourn the meeting if a recess exceeds 60 minutes; prohibit a vote on any item discussed immediately prior to the recess until the next regular meeting; require each regular meeting to include public comment of at least 15 minutes; amend KRS 61.823 to require each special meeting to include public comment of at least 15 minutes; amend KRS 61.840 to prohibit a public agency from requiring a person to identify himself or herself, provide his or her address, or sign up to speak at a meeting; amend KRS 61.848 to require a court to award a person $500, instead of $100 who prevails against a public agency for violation of the Open Meetings Act, to be paid by the person or persons who are found to have violated the act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB331/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb331.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2127879,"bill_number":"HB802","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Amend KRS 100.123, relating to regional planning units, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB802/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb802.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2127880,"bill_number":"SB323","title":"AN ACT relating to the production of medical records.","description":"Amend KRS 422.305 to require that a subpoena duces tecum for medical records be served no less than 14 days before the time set in the subpoena to appear or produce the records; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-12","last_action":"returned to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB323/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb323.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2127881,"bill_number":"HB817","title":"AN ACT relating to concealing the birth of an infant.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 500 to remove penalties or prosecutions based on pregnancy outcomes; repeal KRS 530.030 related to concealing the birth of an infant.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB817/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb817.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2127882,"bill_number":"SB315","title":"AN ACT relating to the judiciary.","description":"Amend KRS 27A.100 to insert gender-neutral language; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB315/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb315.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127883,"bill_number":"HB814","title":"AN ACT relating to employment.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to define terms and make the termination of employment without cause unlawful; establish amount that may be recovered for wrongful discharge; specify when the employers' internal procedures are to be used.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB814/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb814.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2127884,"bill_number":"SB346","title":"AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.","description":"Amend KRS 164.050 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB346/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb346.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127886,"bill_number":"HB798","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce investment.","description":"Amend KRS 151B.017 to inset gender-neutral langauge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB798/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb798.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":2127887,"bill_number":"SB8","title":"AN ACT relating to public utilities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to establish the membership of the Public Service Commission; provide for the appointment, confirmation, and replacement of commissioners; establish the qualifications of the commissioners; provide for the election of the chair and the delegation of his or her duties; set the terms and term limits for commissioners; set qualifications for intervenors in cases before the commission; provide that in cases in which the Attorney General intervenes, he or she shall be the sole advocate for residential consumers; amend KRS 278.020 to increase the minimum voltage and length of electric transmission lines for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity is required for construction; amend KRS 278.040 to provide that the commission is an independent department of state government that is administratively attached to the Auditor of Public Accounts only for the limited functions and purposes that the commission requests; allow the commission, in its sole discretion, to conduct procurements under KRS Chapter 45A, identify and determine the compensation for categories of its professional employees, and engage hearing officers and other entities on a contractual basis; prohibit the commission from being reorganized under KRS Chapter 12; amend KRS 278.060 to prohibit the immediate family members of commissioners from having any official relationship to any utility; allow for a commissioner or an immediate family member to have a pension or a retirement savings account with utility as long as no contributions have been made to it for at least 1 year prior to the commissioner's appointment; amend KRS 278.070 to allow the officer who appointed a commissioner to remove the commissioner for cause; amend KRS 278.100 and 278.120 to allow the commission to appoint and have sole discretion in fixing the compensation of the executive director; require the executive director to be subject to confirmation by the Senate; amend KRS 278.702, 12.020, 43.015, 64.640, 160.617, and 224.10-022 to conform; repeal KRS 278.050, relating to membership of the Public Service Commission; require the Auditor of Public Accounts to make initial appointments to the commission on or before July 1, 2026, and provide for the staggering of the appointments; allow current members of the commission to serve out the remainders of their terms provided that they meet the qualification requirements of the Act; terminate the terms of current commissioners who do not meet the qualification requirements of the Act and provide for their replacement; direct the transfer of all records, files, or documents associated with functions previously performed by the Energy and Environment Cabinet to the Auditor of Public Accounts; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 185)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB8/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb8.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2127888,"bill_number":"HB809","title":"AN ACT relating to small business.","description":"Amend KRS 154.12-330 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB809/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb809.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2127889,"bill_number":"SB324","title":"AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.","description":"Amend KRS 141.383 and 154.61-020 to allow that any unallocated portion of the $75 million credit cap be carried forward for utilization in subsequent calendar years for high-impact motion pictures or entertainment productions; amend KRS 154.12-280 to require the Kentucky Film Office to review applications, notify applicants of additional information needed, and forward applications to the Cabinet for Economic Development and the Kentucky Film Leadership Council; amend KRS 154.12-282 to update functions and purposes of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council; amend KRS 154.61-010 to define terms and revise definitions; provide that a motion picture or entertainment production eligible for credit includes a video game, music video, or commercial; amend KRS 154.61-020 to increase the minimum amount of qualifying expenditures and qualifying payroll expenditures that must be expended by an approved company to qualify for tax incentives; require, in addition to current reports, the submission of a certified audit by an approved company within 180 days of completion of production.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 194)","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB324/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb324.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2127890,"bill_number":"HB797","title":"AN ACT relating to workforce investment.","description":"Amend KRS 151B.190 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB797/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb797.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":2127891,"bill_number":"HB813","title":"AN ACT relating to contracts.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to define \"covenant not to compete\" and \"covered employee\"; prohibit an employer from requiring a covered employee to enter into a covenant not to compete; set forth civil remedy, damages that can be recovered, and limitations to bring claim; require that provisions to be posted by the employer; prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee for bringing a civil action; establish application of provisions; amend KRS 336.990 to provide civil penalties.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB813/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb813.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2127892,"bill_number":"SJR134","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION regarding utility fuel adjustment clauses under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission and declaring an emergency.","description":"Order the Public Service Commission to open a new or include in an existing administrative case by May 15, 2026, to review the fuel adjustment charge to reduce volatility in the surcharge; receive comments from the public and affected parties on the fuel adjustment charge; and issue an order and amend the administrative regulation on the fuel adjustment charge by August 15, 2026; provide a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2026; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"received in House","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SJR134/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr134.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127893,"bill_number":"SB314","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 431.200, relating to the restoration of property, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB314/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb314.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127894,"bill_number":"SB322","title":"AN ACT relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training state plan.","description":"Amend KRS 205.2003 to require the cabinet to develop and implement a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, Employment and Training state plan amendment to promote specified improved employment outcomes and workforce participation related to healthy workforce habits through public-private partnerships.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB322/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb322.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2127895,"bill_number":"HR91","title":"A RESOLUTION declaring May as Mental Health Month in Kentucky.","description":"Declare May 2026 to be Mental Health Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR91/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr91.html","sponsor":"Lisa Willner"},
{"bill_id":2127896,"bill_number":"SB337","title":"AN ACT relating to child support.","description":"Amend KRS 15.808 to allow the Attorney General to pass through child support payments up to $200 per month to recipients of public assistance; require that the payments are not considered income for the purpose of determining public assistance eligibility or the recipient monthly benefit amount.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB337/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb337.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2127897,"bill_number":"HB822","title":"AN ACT relating to coverage for colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 304.17A-257 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests specified in the most recent version of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services national coverage determination or nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines or recommendations; direct that coverage requirements for colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval, if necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB822/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb822.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2127898,"bill_number":"HB818","title":"AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 241.140 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB818/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb818.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2127899,"bill_number":"SB100","title":"AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 164.2807 to provide for the administrative attachment of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) to the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, and the independent functions of EPIC; require EPIC to maintain separate accounts for all funds appropriated to it; provide the executive director of EPIC with the sole authority to hire staff and retain contractors; allow the commission in its sole discretion to set compensation for its professional employees; allow the commission to conduct its own procurements and perform its own bidding and negotiations under KRS Chapter 45A; limit the membership of the EPIC board to no more than 2 members who reside outside of the Commonwealth; amend the membership of the EPIC executive committee to consist of the EPIC commission board chair, the vice chair, 2 appointees made by the Attorney General, and 1 appointee elected by the membership of the board; require, instead of allow, EPIC to employ an executive director; allow the executive director to have the full authority to act on behalf of EPIC in all matters, with the advice of the commission; specify the termination and compensation adjustment procedures for the executive director; provide that all information, records, and data submitted by utilities and produced by EPIC members and staff shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.884; establish the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission fund and specify the purposes of the fund; make conforming changes; require the Attorney General to make appointments to the EPIC executive committee on or before August 1, 2026, and terminate the terms of the current appointees for those positions on the effective date of the Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 157)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB100/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb100.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2127900,"bill_number":"HB820","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.463 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB820/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb820.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2127901,"bill_number":"SB343","title":"AN ACT relating to the Department of Workers' Claims and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish the Department of Workers' Claims to be administratively attached to the Office of the Governor; amend KRS 342.122 to provide that the combined budgets of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee, Department of Workplace Standards, and the proportional support for general administration and approved indirect cost allocation to the Education and Labor Cabinet, shall not exceed 75% of the total combined budget submitted by the Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission and that the Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission, the Department of Workers’ Claims, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee, the Department of Workplace Standards, excluding the Division of Wages and Hours contained within the Department of Workplace Standards, and the Education and Labor Cabinet, shall each submit a budget which shall be combined by the Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission and reflected in the enacted budget of the Commonwealth; amend KRS 342.228 to require the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to have specified knowledge and experience in the areas of public administration, administrative law, and workers' compensation by having a minimum of 8 years of legal practice experience in the area of workers' compensation; amend KRS 342.230 to authorize the commissioner to fill all positions in the Department for Workers' Claims with KRS Chapter 18A employees; amend KRS 151B.015 to remove the Department of Workers' Claims from the Education and Labor Cabinet; amend various other sections to conform; provide that all records, equipment, staff, budgets, and unexpended funds associated with the Department of Workers' Claims shall be transferred as part of the reorganization; provide that all administrative regulations, decisions, and actions of the department that have not been repealed or rescinded shall continue in effect after the effective date of the Act, unless and until they are amended, repealed, or rescinded by the department after the effective date of this Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-09","last_action":"became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 61)","last_action_date":"2026-04-09","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB343/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb343.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127902,"bill_number":"SB335","title":"AN ACT relating to regulation of occupancies by local governments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain restrictions on the occupancy of dwelling units; state that the prohibition does not affect a local government's ability to enforce safety codes including the state building code or any uniform code or administrative regulation related to fire safety or the construction or safety of buildings.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB335/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb335.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2127903,"bill_number":"SB347","title":"AN ACT relating to maternity leave.","description":"Amend KRS 156.808 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations governing maternity leave for certified and equivalent staff in the Office of Career and Technical Education.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB347/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb347.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2127904,"bill_number":"SB325","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Heritage Council and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to establish the Kentucky Historic Preservation and Main Street Program fund; specify uses of fund moneys; sunset fund on July 1, 2036; amend KRS 142.400 to transfer revenues from the state transient room taxes equally to the Kentucky Historic Preservation and Main Street Program fund and the tourism, meeting, and convention marketing fund; amend KRS 142.406 and 154.12-280 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB325/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb325.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2127905,"bill_number":"SB336","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to create the juvenile services fund within the Department of Juvenile Justice; appropriate money to the fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB336/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb336.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2127906,"bill_number":"SB341","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB341/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb341.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127907,"bill_number":"SB329","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of children.","description":"Amend KRS 407.440 relating to the right of the Attorney General to appeal a support order to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB329/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb329.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127908,"bill_number":"HB816","title":"AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate funds for the payment of claims against the Commonwealth; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 119)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB816/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb816.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2127909,"bill_number":"SB345","title":"AN ACT relating to Medicaid waiver program coverage for community interveners.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define \"community intervener\"; require the Michelle P. waiver program to cover community intervener services if approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; require the Department for Medicaid Services to promulgate administrative regulations; require the cabinet or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB345/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb345.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127910,"bill_number":"HB815","title":"AN ACT relating to child welfare.","description":"Amend KRS 620.180, relating to child in out-of-home care, to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB815/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb815.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":2127911,"bill_number":"HJR89","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Don McKenzie Memorial Bridge in Morgan County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge at Morgan County High School in Morgan County as the Don McKenzie Memorial Bridge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR89/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr89.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2127914,"bill_number":"SB330","title":"AN ACT relating to data centers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define \"data center,\" \"nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement,\" and \"public agency\"; prohibit public agencies from entering into a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement relating to a data center that expands confidentiality beyond what is authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes; provide that contractual provisions relating to data centers that waive, supersede, or expand the requirements of the Kentucky Open Records Act or Kentucky Open Meetings Act are void; provide that certain information be made publicly available when certain data center-related actions are taken or documents are executed; provide that aggregated data concerning projected or actual impacts on public utilities and certain other public areas shall not be deemed confidential solely because the information relates to a data center project; prohibit a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement from restricting the authority of a local public official to discuss data center impacts or public participation, hearings, or proceedings otherwise require by law.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB330/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb330.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2127915,"bill_number":"SB312","title":"AN ACT relating to court-ordered transports.","description":"Amend KRS 70.280 to authorize certified court security officers to transport individuals being detained or in custody as ordered by the court and to go outside the immediate area of the court facility to provide the transport; authorize arrest powers for certified court security officers while engaged in transporting, monitoring, or supervising prisoners or other individuals ordered transported by the court; amend KRS 202A.028 and 202A.101 to permit certified court security officers to transport individuals under specified circumstances.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-03-12","last_action":"passed over and retained for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB312/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb312.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127916,"bill_number":"HB804","title":"AN ACT relating to financial institutions.","description":"Amend KRS 286.3-380 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB804/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb804.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2127917,"bill_number":"SB319","title":"AN ACT relating to data centers.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define \"data center\"; provide that the requirements of the section only apply to data centers constructed on agricultural land; require a data center owner to file a decommissioning plan with the Energy and Environment Cabinet prior to operating the data center; provide for the minimum requirements of the decommissioning plan, including requiring a surety bond or similar security to guarantee the decommissioning of the data center; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority requirements to engage with local government officials to regularly review and adopt practices to improve energy and water use efficiency.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB319/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb319.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2127918,"bill_number":"SB348","title":"AN ACT relating to ambulatory surgical centers.","description":"Amend KRS 216B.020 to exempt ophthalmology and endscopy surgical centers meeting certain criteria from the requirement to obtain a certificate of need; make technical corrections; amend KRS 216B.061 to conform.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB348/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb348.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2127919,"bill_number":"HB810","title":"AN ACT relating to information technology.","description":"Amend KRS 42.032 to make technical corrections and remove an outdated deadline.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB810/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb810.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2127920,"bill_number":"SR135","title":"A RESOLUTION designating March 2026 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Designate March 2026 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR135/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr135.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2127921,"bill_number":"SB344","title":"AN ACT relating to the merger of water districts.","description":"Amend KRS 74.361 to allow a fiscal court to request that the Public Service Commission order the merger of water districts or portions of water districts within its county; require the Public Service Commission to prepare a written feasibility report and study upon receiving the merger request from the fiscal court.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB344/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb344.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2127922,"bill_number":"SB357","title":"AN ACT relating to self-insurance guaranty funds.","description":"Amend KRS 342.908, relating to self-insurance guaranty funds, to define terms; require the amount of the annual special fund assessment imposed upon a member to be retained by the member fund and paid to the credit of the group fund for the purpose of satisfying the group fund's outstanding workers' compensation claims for calendar years beginning January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028; require the member fund to pay the amounts of its annual special fund assessment to the group fund on the schedule set forth in KRS 342.122(a) and (b) and require notice of the assessments paid to the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB357/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb357.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2127923,"bill_number":"SB355","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.50-336 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB355/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb355.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127924,"bill_number":"SB333","title":"AN ACT relating to grants for body armor.","description":"Amend KRS 16.220 to provide that the proceeds of firearm sales that have been confiscated by law enforcement shall be utilized by the Office of the Attorney General; amend KRS 147A.002 to conform.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB333/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb333.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127925,"bill_number":"SB351","title":"AN ACT relating to education professional certifications.","description":"Amend KRS 161.030 to prohibit the Education Professional Standards Board from issuing or renewing certificates to individuals who have been treated for or diagnosed with a disorder that is excluded from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; require certification and renewal applications to include a sworn statement that the applicant has never been treated for or diagnosed with any listed disorder; direct certain state medical licensing boards to promulgate administrative regulations to require licensees to diagnose the listed disorders based on the disorder definitions established in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition, Revised); amend KRS 161.120 to include treatment for or a diagnosis with one of the listed disorders as grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew certification by the Education Professional Standards Board; require the Education Professional Standards Board to investigate and respond to all complaints against a certificate holder alleging that the certificate holder exhibits easily identifiable behavioral signs or symptoms characteristic to a listed disorder; authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to compel a medical examination to evaluate whether a certificate holder meets the diagnostic criteria for a listed disorder, and require that the results be provided to the board as a condition of continued certification.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB351/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb351.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2127926,"bill_number":"HB800","title":"AN ACT relating to operations within the Department of Corrections and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 196.026, relating to organizational units of the Department of Corrections to establish the Division of Cookie Crews Medical Correctional Complex within the Department of Correction's Office of Adult Institutions.","status_desc":"Failed","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"WITHDRAWN","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB800/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb800.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2127927,"bill_number":"SB327","title":"AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.","description":"Amend KRS 15A.066 to include methods provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure for securing testimony in lieu of personal attendance; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB327/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb327.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127928,"bill_number":"HB791","title":"AN ACT relating to special education classrooms.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 157.200 to 157.290 to define terms; require a school district to install and maintain a video and audio surveillance system in every self-contained special education classroom; require a public school to notify a parent of each child in the classroom of the system and the parent's rights within 5 days; permit parents of recorded students access to system footage; require reasonable redaction and segregation to protect student privacy; designate a retention schedule for system footage; require school districts to notify the parents of each student present for an injury in a self-contained special education classroom; amend KRS 157.200 to define \"parent\" and amend the definition of \"special education.\"","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB791/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb791.html","sponsor":"Aaron Thompson"},
{"bill_id":2127929,"bill_number":"SB353","title":"AN ACT relating to labor.","description":"Amend KRS 337.055 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB353/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb353.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127930,"bill_number":"SR136","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day.","description":"Recognize March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR136/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr136.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2127931,"bill_number":"HB807","title":"AN ACT relating to securities.","description":"Amend KRS 292.420, relating to securities exemptions, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB807/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb807.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2127932,"bill_number":"HB821","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 174.080 and KRS 186.860 to require that administrative regulations be promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB821/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb821.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2127933,"bill_number":"SB318","title":"AN ACT relating to digital instruction.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms, restrict digital instruction time for students in kindergarten to grade 5 to 45 minutes per student per day; exclude designated uses of technology from the restriction; direct in-person elementary schools to require at least 70% of student assignments to be written; require daily access to traditional learning material; require incorporation of physical manipulatives into math and science instruction; prohibit replacing primary instruction with instructional technology for designated elementary subjects; prohibit homework that requires instructional technology; prohibit requiring students to carry instructional technology to and from school daily; prohibit replacing library time with digital reading labs; require each school district to adopt a written technology-use policy; require school districts to publish an annual technology use report that includes designated items to its website.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB318/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb318.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2127934,"bill_number":"HB789","title":"AN ACT relating to advanced mathematics coursework.","description":"Amend KRS 158.6453 to require a school district's advanced coursework plan to include middle school mathematics strategies to enable students to enroll in Algebra I by grade 8.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB789/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb789.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2127935,"bill_number":"HB792","title":"AN ACT relating to the tobacco master settlement agreement fund.","description":"Amend KRS 248.655 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB792/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb792.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":2127936,"bill_number":"HB811","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 211.160 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB811/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb811.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2127937,"bill_number":"HB788","title":"AN ACT relating to health care.","description":"Amend KRS 311.599 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB788/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb788.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2127938,"bill_number":"HB819","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.12-100, relating to the economic development fund, to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB819/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb819.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2127939,"bill_number":"HB801","title":"AN ACT relating to public schools, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 157.615 to define \"traditional school building\"; amend KRS 157.621 to authorize a school district to levy a $.05 equivalent rate for school districts that meet specific district facilities requirements and other requirements; authorize the school district to levy an additional $.05 equivalent rate if the local board of education determines the first levy is insufficient to achieve facility goals; establishes a termination date for the levies of 25 years; provide equalization of the levy; establish conditions for receiving equalization of the levy; extend equalization of eqeualization funding for critical construction needs levy; amend KRS 160.290 to require a school district to consolidate or modify the attendance zones of a traditional school building with do not meet certain average daily attendance requirements; appropriate $3,500,000 in each year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium for the equalization of established levies; effective July 1, 2026; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB801/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb801.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2127941,"bill_number":"SB328","title":"AN ACT relating to public safety.","description":"Amend KRS 95.200 to insert gender-neutral language; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB328/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb328.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127942,"bill_number":"SB358","title":"AN ACT relating to interrogation of children.","description":"Amend KRS 610.200 to define \"custodial interrogation\"; require a peace officer to arrange for a child to consult with legal counsel prior to any interview or custodial interrogation; amend KRS 610.220 and 630.040 to conform; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB358/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb358.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2127943,"bill_number":"SB342","title":"AN ACT relating to transportation.","description":"Amend KRS 186.230 and 186.120 to conform to gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB342/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb342.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127944,"bill_number":"HB795","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS.154.50-323 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB795/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb795.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":2127945,"bill_number":"SB313","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 501.080 relating to intoxication as a defense to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB313/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb313.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127946,"bill_number":"SB317","title":"AN ACT relating to civil actions.","description":"Amend KRS 454.185 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB317/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb317.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127947,"bill_number":"SB320","title":"AN ACT relating to human growth and development instruction.","description":"Amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child out of instruction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB320/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb320.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2127948,"bill_number":"SB352","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.10-040 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB352/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb352.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127949,"bill_number":"SB326","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal justice.","description":"Amend KRS 610.130 relating to dispositional orders to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB326/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb326.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127950,"bill_number":"SB338","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Amend KRS 100.217 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB338/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb338.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2127951,"bill_number":"HB796","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.12-205 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB796/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb796.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":2127952,"bill_number":"SB356","title":"AN ACT relating to employment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit all employers of 75 or more employees from demoting, dismissing, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee who misses work because of duties related to being a candidate, member-elect, or member of the General Assembly or legislative body of certain local governments; require an employer to grant a leave of absence if the employee requests it, not to exceed 4 terms for a member of the House of Representatives, or 3 terms for a member of the Senate or a member of a specified legislative body of a local government; amend KRS 336.990 to provide a penalty for employers who violate Section 1 of the Act.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB356/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb356.html","sponsor":"Gary Clemons"},
{"bill_id":2127953,"bill_number":"HB790","title":"AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 164.769 to establish a pilot program to provide scholarships to students pursuing a teaching career in a math- or science-related discipline to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; establish scholarship recipient selection, award, and repayment process; appropriate $4,175,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to support the program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB790/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb790.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2127954,"bill_number":"SB316","title":"AN ACT relating to real property.","description":"Amend KRS 381.190 relating to a trustee sale of property to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB316/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb316.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2127955,"bill_number":"HB806","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.5-150 to include gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB806/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb806.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2127956,"bill_number":"SB340","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky all-payer claims database.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Kentucky all-payer claims database; establish purposes, definitions, and a restricted fund for the database; require the executive director of the Office of Data Analytics to develop, implement, operate, and maintain the database and promulgate administrative regulations to carry out those duties; establish an advisory council to make recommendations to the executive director; establish requirements for database administration and operations; require state-regulated health payers to report to the database; amend KRS 194A.030, 194A.101, and 304.2-100 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 99 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the commissioner of insurance to enforce reporting requirements; establish time for making initial appointments and provide for staggered appointments to the advisory council; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB340/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb340.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2127957,"bill_number":"SB349","title":"AN ACT relating to relative and fictive kin caregivers.","description":"Amend KRS 199.462 to make technical correction.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB349/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb349.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2127958,"bill_number":"SR133","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Charles \"Charlie\" Ray Edmonds.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Charles \"Charlie\" Ray Edmonds.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR133/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr133.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2127959,"bill_number":"SB354","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 148.853, relating to tourism development incentives, to increase the time a seasonal tourism attraction project is required to be open to the public from 6 months to 9 months in order to qualify for an extension in the term of its incentive agreement.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB354/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb354.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2127960,"bill_number":"HJR90","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Real Estate Modernization Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Real Estate Modernization Task Force to conduct a review of the real property laws of the Commonwealth; establish task force membership; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2026 Interim; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR90/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr90.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2127961,"bill_number":"SB339","title":"AN ACT relating to motor carrier safety regulation.","description":"Amend KRS 281.600 to require the Department of Vehicle Registration to enforce federal standards for motor carriers contained in Title 49 of the United States Code and the ensuing federal regulations, unless otherwise exempted; eliminate existing exemptions from certain federal regulations for fertilizer wagons.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SB339/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb339.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2127962,"bill_number":"SR141","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Kentucky School Boards Association on the occasion of its 90th anniversary.","description":"Honor the Kentucky School Boards Association on the occasion of its 90th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR141/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr141.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2127963,"bill_number":"HB793","title":"AN ACT relating to public protection.","description":"Amend KRS 65.8925 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB793/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb793.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2127964,"bill_number":"HB805","title":"AN ACT relating to insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 304.48-080 to replace a reference to the executive director with the commissioner.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB805/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb805.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2127965,"bill_number":"SCR140","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Performance-Based Education Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Performance-Based Education Task Force to review and provide recommendations relating to the expansion of performance-based credit; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-02","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-02","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR140/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr140.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2128318,"bill_number":"HB8","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly.","description":"Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish that the General Assembly shall determine the date a regular session shall end unless another date is agreed upon by 3/5 of the membership of each House; establish that the General Assembly may be convened upon a Joint Proclamation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House for 2 additional sessions of no more than 12 total legislative days annually; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB8/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb8.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2128320,"bill_number":"HB868","title":"AN ACT relating to sex offender registrants.","description":"Amend KRS 17.500 to expand the definition of \"registrant information\"; amend KRS 17.510 to allow a sex offender registration form to be submitted electronically; require a registrant to update any registrant information within 3 days; amend KRS 17.520 to expand those offenses eligible for lifetime registration; increase the 20 year registration for all other offenses to 25 years; amend KRS 17.580 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to display additional information on the sex offender registry website beginning on or before July 1, 2027; amend KRS 17.165, 160.130, 160.151, and 161.185 to conform; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB868/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb868.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2128324,"bill_number":"HB865","title":"AN ACT relating to a sales and use tax exemption for diapers.","description":"Amend KRS 139.010 to define \"diaper\"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt all diapers from the sales and use tax; make technical corrections; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB865/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb865.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2128327,"bill_number":"HB867","title":"AN ACT relating to private spaces.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to ensure that privacy exists in public building multi-occupancy private spaces; identify consequences for using multi-occupancy private spaces designated for the opposite biological sex; identify exceptions for using multi-occupancy private space designated for the opposite biological sex; create cause of action for discrimination and retaliation against a person who makes a good-faith report.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB867/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb867.html","sponsor":"Billy Wesley"},
{"bill_id":2128331,"bill_number":"HB862","title":"AN ACT relating to materials, programs, or events alleged to be harmful to minors.","description":"Amend KRS 158.192 to require a local board of education to allow parents and guardians an opportunity to orally recite passages from materials, programs, or events that are subject to appeal; require immediate removal of the material, program, or event if the board denies a parent or guardian the opportunity to orally recite passages.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB862/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb862.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2128334,"bill_number":"HB851","title":"AN ACT relating to reporting requirements.","description":"Amend KRS 64.012 to change the reporting deadline for fiscal courts and county clerks from July 1 to August 1.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB851/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb851.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":2128339,"bill_number":"HB849","title":"AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to require the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to establish a public online permit transparency portal to track credentials issued by administrative bodies; require administrative bodies to submit regulatory inventory reports to the LRC; direct the LRC to compile the inventories into a comprehensive statewide regulatory baseline; amend KRS 13A.010 to define \"transparent economic impact analysis\"; amend KRS 13A.020 to declare the primary function of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (ARRS) to be advisory and analytical, with an emphasis on economic analysis and efficiency; amend 13A.030 and 13A.290 to require ARRS to submit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on administrative regulations with a major economic impact and, if applicable, disputes between the economic analyses of the ARRS and the administrative body; repeal and reenact KRS 13A.105 to delay the effective date of any administrative regulation with a major economic impact until it is ratified by the General Assembly; establish legislative procedures, including a mechanism for an extraordinary session; amend KRS 13A.250 to authorize the LRC to require an administrative body to submit background data for any fiscal notes; amend KRS 13A.331 to limit the effective date for an administrative regulation that requires legislative approval; amend KRS 171.450 to direct the Department for Libraries and Archives to establish procedures for a publicly available comprehensive inventory of administrative regulations; allow the department to contract with vendors for advanced computing services related to the inventory; amend KRS 13A.040, 13A.100, and 13A.315 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB849/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb849.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2128342,"bill_number":"HB856","title":"AN ACT relating to data centers.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define terms; require data centers to submit a water feasibility study to the Energy and Environment Cabinet before commencing operations; require all data centers to submit an annual water usage report to the Energy and Environment Cabinet.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB856/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb856.html","sponsor":"Sarah Stalker"},
{"bill_id":2128347,"bill_number":"HB824","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 56.020 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB824/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb824.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2128350,"bill_number":"HB855","title":"AN ACT relating to persons entitled to vote.","description":"Amend KRS 116.025 to permit voters 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections upon local approval by a school board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require county clerks to administer the registration and voting of persons 16 and 17 years of age; allow voters who are 16 and 17 years of age to receive ballots limited to school board contests; require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedure for persons 16 and 17 years of age to register and vote for school board elections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB855/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb855.html","sponsor":"Rachel Roarx"},
{"bill_id":2128354,"bill_number":"HB835","title":"AN ACT relating to the New Markets Development Program tax credit.","description":"Amend KRS 141.433 to allow amounts received as repayment on a qualified low-income community investment and reinvested in another qualified low-income community investment during the same calendar year to be considered continuously held; amend KRS 141.434 to increase the cap on total New Markets Development Program tax credits from $10 million to $20 million in each fiscal year.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB835/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb835.html","sponsor":"J.T. Payne"},
{"bill_id":2128358,"bill_number":"HB846","title":"AN ACT relating to school district superintendents.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process to recall a superintendent of a school district; amend KRS 160.350 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB846/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb846.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2128362,"bill_number":"HB861","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to restoration of rights.","description":"Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights and civil rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, and parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB861/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb861.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2128365,"bill_number":"HB864","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 118.125, relating to primary elections, to remove the requirement that 2 registered voters from a candidate's party and district or jurisdiction must sign the candidate's notification and declaration; amend KRS 118A.060 to remove the requirement that 2 registered voters from a judicial candidate's district or circuit must sign the candidate's petition for nomination; amend KRS 118A.100 to remove the requirement that 2 registered voters from a judicial candidate's district or circuit must sign the candidate's petition for nomination; amend KRS 118.155 to conform, make retroactive effective as of November 1, 2025; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB864/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb864.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2128368,"bill_number":"SR142","title":"A RESOLUTION commending the valor of Chief Warrant Officer Five Eric A. Slover for demonstrating gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving his country in the United States Army, and honoring him as a recipient of the Medal of Honor.","description":"Commend the valor of Chief Warrant Officer Five Eric A. Slover for demonstrating gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving his country in the United States Army and honoring him as a recipient of the Medal of Honor.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-10","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR142/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr142.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2128373,"bill_number":"HB838","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 205.010 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB838/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb838.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2128376,"bill_number":"HB830","title":"AN ACT relating to the farm implements and farm machinery ad valorem tax exemption.","description":"Amend KRS 132.096 relating to the exemption from state and local property taxes for farm implements and farm machinery, to remove ownership and use requirements; make technical changes.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB830/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb830.html","sponsor":"Aaron Thompson"},
{"bill_id":2128381,"bill_number":"HB845","title":"AN ACT relating to the abolition of eminent domain.","description":"Amend Sections 13 and 195 and repeal Sections 211 and 242 of the Constitution of Kentucky to eliminate the power of eminent domain in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB845/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb845.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2128384,"bill_number":"HJR100","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION urging the United States Department of Defense and the federal government to protect the earned benefits of our veterans from retaliatory and punitive measures.","description":"Urge the United States Department of War and the federal government to protect the earned benefits of our veterans from retaliatory and punitive measures.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR100/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr100.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2128388,"bill_number":"HB823","title":"AN ACT relating to digital asset wallets.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 369.130 to 369.139 to define \"wallet provider\"; require wallet providers to provide live customer service during operating hours and to provide a mechanism for, and assistance with, resetting any password, pin, seed phrase, or other similar information necessary to access the contents of a wallet; provide that a violation of the section is an unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive trade practices in violation of KRS 367.170; provide that the remedies and penalties are cumulative; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations for the proper enforcement of the section.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB823/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb823.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":2128391,"bill_number":"HB866","title":"AN ACT relating to guardianship proceedings.","description":"Amend KRS 367.620 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"returned to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB866/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb866.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2128395,"bill_number":"HB836","title":"AN ACT relating to malicious distribution of images without consent.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the malicious distribution of images without consent; make distribution a Class B misdemeanor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB836/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb836.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2128401,"bill_number":"HB850","title":"AN ACT relating to working livestock dogs.","description":"Amend KRS 258.265 to exempt a working livestock dog found at large from seizure by a peace officer or animal control officer when unaccompanied and unrestrained by its owner between sunset and sunrise or when engaged in a lawful working activity.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB850/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb850.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2128404,"bill_number":"HB870","title":"AN ACT relating to public transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 96A.096 to include voluntary contributions by a Kentucky employer up to 0.05% of the Kentucky employer's total payroll in the Kentucky public transportation development fund; require the fund to be administered by the Transportation Cabinet; require the moneys received from the voluntary contributions to be used for providing public transit for workforce mobility needs; specify how the moneys in the fund for public transit are distributed; require annual reporting to the Transportation Cabinet from each public transit system that receives money from the fund; require annual reporting from the Transportation Cabinet to the Legislative Research Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to define \"public transportation contribution,\" \"Kentucky public transportation development fund,\" and \"transit authority\"; establish the public transportation contribution credit for taxes imposed in KRS 141.020 or 141.040 and 141.0401 for public transportation contributions provided by a Kentucky employer; limit the credit to 50% of the total amount of the public transportation contribution made for the taxable year by the employer; require annual reporting by the Department of Revenue on the credits claimed; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credits; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit; appropriate $30 million in general fund moneys in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Kentucky public transportation development fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB870/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb870.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2128408,"bill_number":"HB843","title":"AN ACT relating to community improvement districts.","description":"Amend KRS 107.310, relating to community improvement districts, to define \"green infrastructure\", \"green bond\", and \"social impact bond\"; amend KRS 107.330 to increase the scope of community improvement districts to include public infrastructure, housing, public safety and health, and economic development tools; amend KRS 107.340 to require county judges/executive to ensure community improvement district board membership does not represent one particular interest; amend KRS 107.350 to allow community improvement districts to use green bonds and social impact bonds; amend KRS 107.380 to increase reporting requirements of community improvement districts; amend KRS 65.7043, 65.7045, and 65.7049 to allow community improvement districts to access moneys from tax increment financing levied by local governments; create new sections of KRS 107.310 to 107.500 to allow community improvement districts to request cities and counties to use special assessments imposed under KRS 91A.200 to 91A.290; allow community improvement districts to receive moneys from private partners; establish the Community Improvement District Grant Program to provide state grants for community improvement district projects and require the Department for Local Government to administer the program; create the Community Improvement District Grant Program fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; require projects undertaken by community improvement districts to be reapproved by property owners within the boundaries of the district on a 10 year basis.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB843/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb843.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2128411,"bill_number":"HB840","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 216.313 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB840/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb840.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2128414,"bill_number":"HB852","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.463 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB852/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb852.html","sponsor":"Ken Fleming"},
{"bill_id":2128417,"bill_number":"HB854","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 501.080 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB854/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb854.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":2128422,"bill_number":"HB829","title":"AN ACT relating to moral instruction.","description":"Amend KRS 158.200 to require the board of education of a local school district to allow students to attend moral instruction when the moral instruction offering complies with the requirements enumerated; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize the Attorney General to bring an action for a writ of mandamus to compel a board of education to comply; create a cause of action to permit a qualified individual to file a civil action against a board of education for injunctive relief arising from a violation of this Act; permit recovery of monetary damages for a willful and intentional violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; prohibit retaliation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB829/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb829.html","sponsor":"Shane Baker"},
{"bill_id":2128427,"bill_number":"HB871","title":"AN ACT relating to school nutrition programs.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Farm to School Program and program fund; direct the Department of Agriculture to reimburse an eligible school district for every eligible meal as funds become available; require a school district that receives a reimbursement to develop and implement a Kentucky Farm to School Program plan to identify and purchase available Kentucky-grown agricultural products and to optimize food usage; direct the Department of Agriculture to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out this section; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Farm to School Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB871/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb871.html","sponsor":"Ryan Bivens"},
{"bill_id":2128431,"bill_number":"HB841","title":"AN ACT relating to state government.","description":"Amend KRS 56.463 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB841/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb841.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":2128434,"bill_number":"HB857","title":"AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.","description":"Amend KRS 189A.010, relating to driving under the influence, to provide that a third or subsequent offense within a 10-year period is a Class D felony; provide that if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 120 days; establish enhanced penalties for a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; allow a violation of KRS 189A.010 by a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more to be included as a prior offense for enhancement purposes; amend KRS 189A.070 to create enhanced periods of license suspension for a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; amend various KRS sections to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB857/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb857.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":2128438,"bill_number":"SR132","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Joel Barrow and the Choctaw Academy as the first Indigenous American to become a college-educated medical doctor in the country and the first federal Native American boarding school that empowered him.","description":"Honor Dr. Joel Barrow as the first Indigenous American to become a college-educated medical doctor in the country and the Choctaw Academy as the first federal Native American boarding school and the school that empowered him to do so.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR132/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr132.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2128442,"bill_number":"HB869","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the rural building and job creation revolving fund; specify uses of the fund to assist with compliance risk mitigation for the New Markets Tax Credits Program, or to issue low-interest loans to assist with construction of new buildings or renovations of existing buildings for lease to target wage economic development projects; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to report on the fund; create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require the cabinet to work with the workforce liaison appointed by the president of the Kentucky Career and Technical College System to promote jobs created in the Commonwealth as a result of incentive programs; require the cabinet to conduct a feasibility and impact study on interstate reciprocity between state economic development programming; amend the general fund appropriation authorized in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part I, B, 1.,(12) to not lapse and carry forward; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-27","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 198)","last_action_date":"2026-04-27","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB869/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb869.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":2128446,"bill_number":"HJR99","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Billy G. Jones Memorial Bridge in Bath County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the Billy G. Jones Memorial Bridge in Bath County.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR99/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr99.html","sponsor":"David Hale"},
{"bill_id":2128449,"bill_number":"HB833","title":"AN ACT relating to student expulsion.","description":"Amend KRS 158.150 to allow a student to be placed in an alternative program or setting indefinitely; require annual review if a student is placed in an alternative program or setting for longer than 1 calendar year; provide for appeal to the local board of education of any decision of the appeals committee.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB833/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb833.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2128453,"bill_number":"HB844","title":"AN ACT relating to municipal interlocal gas utilities.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 96 to define \"municipal interlocal gas utility\"; provide that a municipal interlocal gas utility is exempt from the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission and KRS Chapter 278 exempt as provided in KRS 278.495; authorize a municipal interlocal gas utility to determine its own service territory through official acts of its governing authority; allow a municipal interlocal gas utility to have the primary right to provide service in its service territory and to have the right to be the first provider for new customers in the service territory; authorize the municipal interlocal gas utility to acquire an existing natural gas system through eminent domain and specify the valuation method for the acquired plant or system; exempt a municipal interlocal gas utility from the provisions of KRS 96.5375, 96.045, and 96.538; amend KRS 65.240 to allow a public agency to acquire natural gas facilities inside or outside of its jurisdictional boundaries; amend KRS 96.5375 to allow a municipal interlocal gas utility to extend an existing natural gas system or construct a new system inside or outside its constituent cities' boundaries; specify the valuation of natural gas distribution system or plant acquired by eminent domain; define \"municipal interlocal gas utility\"; amend KRS 278.010 to exempt to municipal interlocal gas utilities from the definition of \"utility\" for the purpose of establishing the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission; define \"municipal interlocal gas utility\"; amend KRS 96.045 and 96.538 to conform; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB844/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb844.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2128457,"bill_number":"HB834","title":"AN ACT relating to school district finances.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 156.200 to authorize the commissioner of education to examine the expenditures, business methods, accounts, financial accounts, and educational records of a local board of education to enforce state law, and to take certain actions upon reason to suspect waste, fraud, fiscal mismanagement, or inaccurate accounts; establish parameters for the commissioner of education when considering an examination; authorize the commissioner of education to require additional training or financial reports to correct issues; provide for oversight by the Kentucky Board of Education; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530, 160.550, and 424.250 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB834/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb834.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2128461,"bill_number":"HB502","title":"AN ACT relating to road projects and declaring an emergency.","description":"Set out the 2026-2028 Biennial Highway Construction Plan; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 145)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB502/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb502.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2128464,"bill_number":"HB873","title":"AN ACT relating to energy.","description":"Amend KRS 278.040 to make a technical correction relating to administrative regulations promulgated by the Public Service Commission..","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB873/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb873.html","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":2128467,"bill_number":"HB847","title":"AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide the General Assembly the authority to exempt all or a portion of any class of property from taxation or eliminate all or a portion of any tax and the related provisions of that tax; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB847/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb847.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2128471,"bill_number":"HB828","title":"AN ACT relating to consumer protection.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367, relating to consumer protection, to define terms; establish standards for solar energy contractors, and solar energy system solicitation, installation, and contracts; establish cause of action to enjoin a violation of the standards and set damages; provide for Attorney General enforcement; amend KRS 227.480 to require that local standards and fees for solar energy system inspections must be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB828/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb828.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2128474,"bill_number":"HJR98","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Department of Education to collect and report data regarding school nurses.","description":"Direct the Kentucky Department of Education to collect certain data regarding school nurses and report the information to the Legislative Research Commission by December 31, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR98/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr98.html","sponsor":"Steve Bratcher"},
{"bill_id":2128478,"bill_number":"HB839","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 216.315 to add gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB839/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb839.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2128483,"bill_number":"HR97","title":"A RESOLUTION supporting the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' special pastoral message on immigration and affirming that immigration enforcement actions should not occur in houses of worship, schools, or hospitals.","description":"Support the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' special pastoral message on immigration; affirm the protection of houses of worship, schools, and hospitals from immigration enforcement action within the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-03","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR97/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr97.html","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":2128487,"bill_number":"HB827","title":"AN ACT relating to school districts.","description":"Amend KRS 160.020 to modify the minimum enrollment requirements for independent school districts to continue to operate; establish criteria for the Kentucky Board of Education to consider in an appeal of that requirement; amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger process for any contiguous school districts; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the terms of merger for an insolvent district if no agreement between the school districts can be reached, and to promulgate administrative regulations regarding mergers due to insolvency.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB827/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb827.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2128490,"bill_number":"HJR94","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Dr. John Dallas Stempel Memorial Highway in Fayette County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1973 in Fayette County as the Dr. John Dallas Stempel Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR94/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr94.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2128494,"bill_number":"HB860","title":"AN ACT relating to motor vehicle license plates.","description":"Amend KRS 186.240 to require the Transportation Cabinet to produce an optional noncommercial standard license plate, available to individuals 65 years of age or older, that is of a distinct design and color than other standard plates; require the Transportation Cabinet to publish educational and public service materials regard the availability and meaning of the plate; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB860/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb860.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2128497,"bill_number":"HJR76","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects.","description":"Set out the County Priority Projects portion of the Six-Year Road Plan.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 143)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR76/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr76.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2128502,"bill_number":"HB853","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Amend KRS 431.200, relating to the restoration of property, to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB853/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb853.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":2128506,"bill_number":"HB826","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 151B to require no less than 85% of general fund appropriations to the Office of Adult Education to be used for programs fulfilling the adult education mission and goals of the office; amend KRS 151B.403 to require a qualifying test to obtain a High School Equivalency Diploma to offer a written or paper test administration.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-23","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197)","last_action_date":"2026-04-23","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB826/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb826.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2128510,"bill_number":"HB863","title":"AN ACT relating to uniform citation reports.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to prohibit the public disclosure of uniform citation reports created in response to a motor vehicle accident where law enforcement suspects that the use of drugs or alcohol contributed to the accident until the law enforcement agency receives the results of the any test for drugs or alcohol.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB863/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb863.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2128514,"bill_number":"HB837","title":"AN ACT relating to health services.","description":"Amend KRS 216.313 to insert gender-neutral language.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB837/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb837.html","sponsor":"Nancy Tate"},
{"bill_id":2128516,"bill_number":"HJR96","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the \"Tiny\" Anthony Durham Memorial Bridge in Laurel County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 490 in Laurel County as the \"Tiny\" Anthony Durham Memorial Bridge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR96/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr96.html","sponsor":"Derek Lewis"},
{"bill_id":2128520,"bill_number":"HB842","title":"AN ACT relating to interrogation of children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to define terms; prohibit the use of deceptive methods when a child is being interrogated; create a new rule of evidence to limit the admissibility of statements made during the interrogation of a child in violation of statute.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB842/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb842.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2128524,"bill_number":"HB859","title":"AN ACT relating to civil actions.","description":"Amend KRS 454.185 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB859/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb859.html","sponsor":"Daniel Elliott"},
{"bill_id":2128528,"bill_number":"HB848","title":"AN ACT relating to deceased persons.","description":"Amend KRS 72.425 to require the state medical examiner to perform an autopsy on a decedent when the death of the person is not a coroner's case if a request is made by written consent by the decedent's spouse, the next of kin, or the person who assumes the responsibility to dispose of the body, as applicable; amend KRS 72.460 to specify who pays for an autopsy.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB848/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb848.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2128531,"bill_number":"HB872","title":"AN ACT relating to natural resources.","description":"Amend KRS 278.506 to make a technical correction.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB872/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb872.html","sponsor":"Jim Gooch"},
{"bill_id":2128536,"bill_number":"HB858","title":"AN ACT relating to criminal mediation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 455 to establish mediation in criminal cases; establish professional requirements for mediators and parameters for mediation.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB858/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb858.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2128539,"bill_number":"HB825","title":"AN ACT relating to digital assets.","description":"Amend KRS 369.130 to make technical amendments.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB825/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb825.html","sponsor":"Tom Smith"},
{"bill_id":2128544,"bill_number":"HB832","title":"AN ACT relating to transient room tax.","description":"Amend KRS 142.400 to impose a 1% statewide surtax on the rental of accommodations when charged by the owner of the property or by a person facilitating the rental of the property and deposit the receipts from the surtax into the affordable housing trust fund; amend KRS 142.402, 142.404, 142.406, and 198A.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB832/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb832.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2128547,"bill_number":"HJR75","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects.","description":"Set out the last four years of the Six-Year Road Plan.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 144)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR75/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr75.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2128551,"bill_number":"HR95","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the accomplishments of the Hindu community in Kentucky.","description":"Honor the accomplishments of the Hindu community in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR95/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr95.html","sponsor":"Nima Kulkarni"},
{"bill_id":2128554,"bill_number":"HB831","title":"AN ACT relating to abortion.","description":"Amend KRS 311.720, 311.7701, and 311.781 to define terms; amend KRS 311.723, 311.725, 311.727, 311.732, 311.7706, 311.772, 311.780, 311.782, and 311.783 to allow an abortion when the unborn child has a lethal fetal anomaly and delineate additional medical circumstances for the performance of an abortion; allow an abortion when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest and the gestational age of the fetus is 22 weeks or less; amend KRS 311.800 to provide for an abortion in a publicly owned hospital under certain circumstances; amend KRS 213.101 to add rape or incest to the reporting requirement and remove identified reports; amend KRS 311.990 to conform; repeal KRS 311.735, relating to notice to a spouse; provide that the Act may be cited as the Compassionate Care Act.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB831/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb831.html","sponsor":"Adam Moore"},
{"bill_id":2128558,"bill_number":"HJR93","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the James \"Jim\" Mahan Memorial Highway in Fayette County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of KY 353 in Fayette County as the James \"Jim\" Mahan Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-03","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR93/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr93.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2129118,"bill_number":"HB920","title":"AN ACT relating to large group health insurance.","description":"Amend KRS 91A.080 to exempt large group health insurance policies newly offered on or after January 1, 2027, from the local government license fee or tax imposed upon insurance companies.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Banking & Insurance (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Banking and Insurance","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB920/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb920.html","sponsor":"Michael Pollock"},
{"bill_id":2129121,"bill_number":"HB937","title":"AN ACT relating to high intensity technological infrastructure.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; provide that the provisions of the Act do not preempt local governments from adopting more stringent local requirements regarding high intensity technological infrastructure (HITI) siting, construction, and operation; provide for HITI siting requirements in jurisdictions that have adopted planning and zoning and those that have not; require the identities of HITI project owners and operators be disclosed and for limitations on confidentiality agreements relating to HITI projects; establish minimum requirements for required community impact reports, site review plans, and community benefits packages for HITI siting; require public notice to be provided to persons located within 1 mile of the proposed HITI project boundary; provide for the consideration of conditions to mitigate incompatibilities between the proposed use of a HITI site and its zoned use; require that any material expansion of a HITI project have prior written approval by conditional use permit amendment; require that HITI project siting and construction applicants attest that design and operations of the HITI project shall comply with all federal and state requirements and industry standards; provide that appeals from actions shall be taken in accordance with applicable law governing appeals from conditional use and planning commission decisions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB937/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb937.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2129127,"bill_number":"HB889","title":"AN ACT relating to operations within the Department of Corrections and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 196.026, relating to organizational units of the Department of Corrections, to establish the Division of Central Kentucky Medical Correctional Complex within the Department of Corrections Office of Adult Institutions.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB889/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb889.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2129129,"bill_number":"HB925","title":"AN ACT relating to wind energy.","description":"Amend KRS 278.704 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB925/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb925.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":2129135,"bill_number":"HCR113","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Rural Health Transformation Task Force.","description":"Establish the Rural Health Transformation Task Force; establish duties and membership; require the task force to meet at least monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR113/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr113.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2129137,"bill_number":"HB931","title":"AN ACT relating to children in foster care.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish and operate a Tutoring and Academic Assistance Grant Program for children in foster care; establish the directives of the program; establish the foster child tutoring and academic assistance trust fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB931/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb931.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2129142,"bill_number":"HB896","title":"AN ACT relating to hemp products and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; establish laboratory and testing standards and procedures; exempt designated persons from prosecution or discipline, including attorneys who represent those affiliated with regulated adult-use products; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 260.8635 as a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to establish procedures for transporting intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products; amend KRS 217.039 to establish rules and procedures for the sale of retail hemp, intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products, and cannabis-infused beverages; amend KRS 243.030 to reduce the fee for an annual cannabis-infused beverage retail package license from $2,000 to $500; amend KRS 260.862 to allow the Department of Agriculture to prescribe rules for the sale of cannabis floral material by a licensed cultivator or handler; amend KRS 138.870, 218A.010, 218B.010, 218B.015, 241.010, 260.852, and 260.858 to conform; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB896/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb896.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2129146,"bill_number":"HB880","title":"AN ACT relating to the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 to adopt the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; declare the intent and purpose of the compact; define terms; establish conditions under which an individual can practice in a remote state; authorize a home state to impose adverse action against an individual's license issued by the home state; authorize a member state's licensing authority to issue subpoenas for hearings and investigations as well as cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the state; establish the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact Commission; provide immunity from suit and liability for members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission who act in accordance with the provisions of the compact; authorize the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government to enforce the provisions of the compact; establish rulemaking procedures; authorize the commission to attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states; require provisions of the compact to become effective on the date the compact is enacted into law in the fifth compact state; establish withdrawal provisions for a member state that wishes to withdraw from the compact; provide for severability for any provision in the compact that is contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB880/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb880.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":2129150,"bill_number":"HB918","title":"AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife law enforcement.","description":"Amend KRS 15.519 to make game wardens employed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources subject to the same requirements for entering or accessing private open land as other law enforcement officers; amend KRS 150.090 to conform; amend KRS 235.310 to make boating enforcement officers employed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources subject to the same requirements for entering or accessing private open land as other law enforcement officers.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Tourism & Outdoor Recreation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB918/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb918.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2129153,"bill_number":"HB902","title":"AN ACT relating to a supplemental payment for retired state employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate $43,827,000 from the budget reserve trust fund account in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to fund one-time supplemental payments on July 1, 2026, to recipients of a retirement allowance who have been retired for at least 12 months from the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS); specify that the one-time supplemental payment shall be equal to the monthly payment received by the recipient in the month of June 2026, not to exceed $1,000; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB902/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb902.html","sponsor":"Erika Hancock"},
{"bill_id":2129157,"bill_number":"HB892","title":"AN ACT relating to state procurement.","description":"Amend KRS 45A.100, relating to small purchases by state governmental bodies, to increase the small purchase annual limit for any state governmental body to $7,500 from $1,000; increase the small purchase construction project annual limit to $50,000 from $10,000; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to make recommendations on revisions to the maximum small purchase amounts to the General Assembly.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB892/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb892.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2129162,"bill_number":"HB894","title":"AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.","description":"Amend KRS 218B.010, relating to medicinal cannabis, to add conditions to the list of qualifying medical conditions.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB894/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb894.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2129167,"bill_number":"HCR105","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the creation of an interstate compact for a competitive electric transmission market using competitive bidding.","description":"Concurrent resolution urging the creation of an interstate compact for competitive electric transmission market using competitive bidding.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR105/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr105.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2129170,"bill_number":"HB883","title":"AN ACT relating to virtual schools and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 158.120 to place a districtwide enrollment cap on nonresident pupil enrollment in virtual programs; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB883/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb883.html","sponsor":"Timmy Truett"},
{"bill_id":2129176,"bill_number":"HB903","title":"AN ACT relating to barber apprenticeships.","description":"Amend KRS 317.410 to define \"direct supervision\" and \"shop training program\"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 317 to establish a shop training program and establish program requirements; amend KRS 317.420 to exempt individuals who participate in the shop training program from KRS Chapter 317; amend KRS 317.450 to require the Kentucky Board of Barbering to issue an apprentice license to a person who has completed 1,200 hours in a shop training program; require 9 months of participation in a shop training program.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB903/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb903.html","sponsor":"Peyton Griffee"},
{"bill_id":2129178,"bill_number":"HB915","title":"AN ACT relating to a jury trial when a child is removed from a parent.","description":"Amend KRS 625.080 to allow a parent to request a jury trial for a termination of parental rights determination; require jurors to take an oath of confidentiality under penalty of contempt of court; allow jury to make findings of fact and recommendations to the court.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB915/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb915.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2129184,"bill_number":"HB890","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Create a new section of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the high-growth loan program and high-growth loan fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Economic Development; Define terms; specify the program requirements and eligible uses of fund moneys.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB890/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb890.html","sponsor":"Joshua Branscum"},
{"bill_id":2129187,"bill_number":"HB912","title":"AN ACT relating to statutory interpretation.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 446 to include construction of specified terms in the title of an act of the General Assembly.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB912/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb912.html","sponsor":"Mitch Whitaker"},
{"bill_id":2129191,"bill_number":"HJR101","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the S/SGT David W. Harris Memorial Bridge in Carter County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the bridge located on Kentucky Route 9 in Carter County as the S/SGT David W. Harris Memorial Bridge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-10","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR101/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr101.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2129194,"bill_number":"HB897","title":"AN ACT relating to investor-owned water utilities.","description":"Amend KRS 224A.112 to specify the reference to investor-owned water utility systems for the purpose of infrastructure revolving fund eligibility.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB897/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb897.html","sponsor":"Adam Bowling"},
{"bill_id":2129199,"bill_number":"HB882","title":"AN ACT relating to discipline of students.","description":"Amend KRS 158.150 to permit a teacher to remove from the classroom a student that violates a school behavior policy and is disruptive to the classroom environment and education process; require teacher and principal or assistant principal agreement before student may return to the classroom on the same school day as removal.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB882/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb882.html","sponsor":"Timmy Truett"},
{"bill_id":2129203,"bill_number":"HJR104","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Sean Robert King Share the Road Memorial Highway in Lyon County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 93 in Lyon County as the Sean Robert King Share the Road Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR104/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr104.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":2129209,"bill_number":"HB933","title":"AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 241.065 to prohibit licensure for a quota retail package premises less than 1 mile from another quota retail package license premises in a county containing a city of the first class; exempt existing quota retail package license premises; allow for loss of exemption for an existing quota retail package license premises under designated circumstances.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB933/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb933.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2129211,"bill_number":"HB935","title":"AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.","description":"Amend KRS 342.260 to include a written notice of rejection or withdrawal of that rejection within the Insurance Coverage Look-up database; amend KRS 342.395 to require the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to provide an online portal through which as employee's rejection or withdrawal may be electronically submitted to the department.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB935/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb935.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2129216,"bill_number":"HB908","title":"AN ACT relating to government proceedings.","description":"Amend KRS 13A.3102 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB908/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb908.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2129219,"bill_number":"HB927","title":"AN ACT relating to disability retirement benefits in the County Employees Retirement System.","description":"Amend KRS 78.5522 to allow for the 5 year service requirement for disability retirement to be waived for a person who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who is injured in line of duty resulting in an incapacity to continue as an employee in the position that could be certified as hazardous; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of this Act to apply for disability benefits; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB927/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb927.html","sponsor":"Ashley Tackett Laferty"},
{"bill_id":2129225,"bill_number":"HB893","title":"AN ACT relating to sentencing.","description":"Amend KRS 532.110 to remove the cap on consecutive indeterminate terms of imprisonment.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB893/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb893.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Banta"},
{"bill_id":2129227,"bill_number":"HB907","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.463 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB907/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb907.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2129233,"bill_number":"HB878","title":"AN ACT relating to the abolition of eminent domain.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 416 abolishing the power of eminent domain within the Commonwealth; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to remove powers granted to entities to exercise the power of eminent domain; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to remove references to the power of eminent domain; repeal various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to remove powers of eminent domain and references to that power; make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB878/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb878.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2129238,"bill_number":"HB914","title":"AN ACT relating to the protection of children.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 620 to require social service workers to wear body-worn cameras when interacting with children during investigations; require recordings to be stored for at least 5 years and be made available to parents or guardians, their counsel, and the court; establish a civil cause of action against employees of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services who knowingly submit a false statement, withhold exculpatory evidence, or violate a person's constitutional rights; waive qualified immunity; create a new section of KRS Chapter 605 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission on the number of children removed from their homes and the average caseload of social service workers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the family preservation fund; amend KRS 600.010 to provide that KRS Chapters 600 to 645 shall be interpreted consistently with federal law and that statutes in conflict with federal law are void to the extent of the conflict; require courts to apply strict scrutiny when reviewing state action that interferes with the fundamental rights of a parent relating to the parent-child relationship; amend KRS 610.070 to require audio and video recording of dependency, neglect, and abuse hearings; amend KRS 620.060 and KRS 620.080 to require clear and convincing evidence of neglect or abuse before removing a child from the home; amend KRS 620.090 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide a written explanation to the court in cases where placement is not made with relatives or fictive kin; amend KRS 620.155 to require appeals of removal orders to be heard within 24 hours of the order; amend KRS 625.090 to prohibit termination of parental rights if the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has not made reasonable efforts to reunite the child with the parents, unless reasonable efforts are not required under KRS 610.127; provide that the Act may be cited as the Protection of the Children Act; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB914/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb914.html","sponsor":"Josh Calloway"},
{"bill_id":2129241,"bill_number":"HB930","title":"AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 635, relating to public offenders, to provide that a court that commits a child to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall require the child's caregiver to reimburse the department for the costs of the child's commitment; amend KRS 403.727 and KRS 456.035, relating to protection orders involving minors, to permit a victim advocate to attend an evidentiary hearing to offer advocacy services to an alleged victim; amend KRS 530.064 to provide that a person 18 years of age or older, or a minor who has been transferred to Circuit Court to be proceeded against as a youthful offender, is guilty of unlawful transaction in the first degree for the commission of a felony offense where any person uses or possess a gun in furtherance of a crime; amend KRS 530.065 and 530.070 to provide that unlawful transaction with a minor in the second and third degree may be applied to adult defendants and child defendants transferred to Circuit Court to be proceeded against as a youthful offender; amend KRS 610.030, relating to preliminary intake inquiry procedures and diversions, to provide that upon completing the preliminary intake inquiry for a status offense complaint, the court-designated worker shall refer the complaint to the county attorney for the county attorney to decide how the complaint shall proceed; require the court-designated worker to consult with the county attorney in the development of a diversion agreement; specify the persons the court-designated worker shall make the details of the diversion agreement available to; provide that if a child fails diversion for a status offense complaint, the court-designated worker shall refer the matter to the county attorney; amend KRS 610.070, relating to juvenile case hearings, to provide that if a child has been convicted of, pled guilty to, or has been adjudicated to have committed an offense which would classify the child as a violent offender, the court may order a dispositional or sentencing hearing open to the public; amend KRS 610.110 relating to disposition of juvenile cases, to require the department to notify relevant law enforcement agencies of the disposition of each case for any child committed by the court who is placed in a residential treatment facility by the department or the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 610.340, relating to confidentiality of juvenile records, to require Administrative Office of the Courts to permit a peace officer access to juvenile and family court records necessary for the peace officer to carry out lawful duties; amend KRS 610.345, relating to disclosure of records, to provide that the clerk of the court shall notify certain school personnel when the court issues a protective order where a child is a petitioner or respondent; amend KRS 635.010, relating to public offense complaints, to allow a county attorney to file a petition for a first time misdemeanor; amend KRS 635.020, relating to criteria for determining how a child is to be tried, to provide that a youth 14 years of age or older may be tried as an adult if the court finds probable cause that the child committed an offense which would classify the child as a violent offender, or a capital offense, Class A felony, or Class B felony; provide that a child may be tried as an adult if the court finds probable cause that the youth has previously been adjudicated as a youthful offender and is back in front of a court for allegedly committing a new felony; amend KRS 635.040, relating to effect of adjudication by the juvenile court, to provide that a past adjudication may be considered for any enhanced disposition or sentence for a subsequent offense; amend KRS 635.060, relating to options of the court at the dispositional hearing, to increase the maximum period of sanctions for a violation of supervision from 30 days to 180 days; increase the maximum period of probation for a misdemeanor from 6 months to 12 months; increase the maximum period of probation for a Class D felony from 12 months to up until the age of 18; increase the period a child may be confined in a secure detention facility or detention program from 45 days to 90 days for children 14 and 15 years old, and from 90 days to 180 days for children 16 years of age and older; provide for a minimum commitment period of at least 12 months for a child committed to the department for a felony; repeal KRS 605.035, relating to the creation of the family accountability, intervention, and response teams; and amend various KRS sections to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB930/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb930.html","sponsor":"Jared Bauman"},
{"bill_id":2129247,"bill_number":"HB926","title":"AN ACT relating to economic development.","description":"Amend KRS 154.12-280 to change the Kentucky Film Office to the Kentucky Entertainment Commission; require the commission to promote film and television, music recording and production, live performances, workforce development, and regional entertainment industry incentives; amend KRS 154.12-282 to change the Kentucky Film Leadership Council to the Kentucky Entertainment Leadership Council and change the membership of the council; amend KRS 12.020, 141.383, and 154.61-010 to conform; require the council to create and implement the Kentucky Music Cities Together Pilot Program and report findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2028.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB926/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb926.html","sponsor":"Suzanne Miles"},
{"bill_id":2129250,"bill_number":"HCR111","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION declaring the right to adequate food.","description":"Declare that all people have the right to adequate food.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Agriculture (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Agriculture","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR111/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr111.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2129256,"bill_number":"HB905","title":"AN ACT relating to salaries of the Court of Justice.","description":"Amend KRS 48.195 to establish that the General Assembly shall set the salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB905/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb905.html","sponsor":"Stephanie Dietz"},
{"bill_id":2129259,"bill_number":"HJR110","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to conduct investigations measuring the Commonwealth's capabilities and vulnerabilities during a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific and European regions and declaring an emergency.","description":"Direct the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to conduct investigations measuring the Commonwealth's capabilities and vulnerabilities during a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific and European regions; specify certain confidentiality and reporting requirements; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR110/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr110.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2129264,"bill_number":"HB898","title":"AN ACT relating to collective bargaining agreements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define terms; require local boards of education and local associations to bargain collectively; provide that a party who violates the duty to bargain collectively is required to pay to the aggrieved party no more than $500.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB898/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb898.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2129267,"bill_number":"HCR108","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Early Childhood Education Governance and Outcomes Task Force.","description":"Establish the Early Childhood Education Governance and Outcomes Task Force; list the duties and members of the task force; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and to submit a report by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR108/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr108.html","sponsor":"Mike Clines"},
{"bill_id":2129272,"bill_number":"HB939","title":"AN ACT relating to cities.","description":"Repeal KRS 6.945, relating to a restriction on the authority of the General Assembly to require cities to make expenditures or levy taxes; amend KRS 65.504 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB939/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb939.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2129276,"bill_number":"HB901","title":"AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for employees participating in hazardous positions in the County Employees Retirement System.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 78.510 to 78.852 to allow employers participating in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) to make a one-time election to offer members who work in hazardous positions who are hired on or after January 1, 2014, but prior to July 1, 2027, so that, in lieu of continued participation in the hybrid cash balance plan (Tier III benefits), these members receive the benefits provided to members in a hazardous position who began participating immediately prior to January 1, 2014 (Tier II benefits); allow for employers in CERS to make a one-time election to opt in to the benefit change by July 1, 2027; allow members who are employed by an employer that makes a one-time election to make a one-time election to opt into the benefit change within 30 days of the employer election and allow a member to pay the costs to convert any other Tier III benefit service in a hazardous position to Tier II benefit service; provide that all new hires after July 1, 2027, in hazardous positions for any employer that makes a one-time election receive Tier II benefits; require that accumulated contributions in the hybrid cash balance plan remain in the member's account; provide that any member eligible to make a one-time irrevocable election to change their benefits shall not have the option to change or make a new election under any circumstances relating to a change in employment or reemployment with a participating employer; amend KRS 61.5955 to exempt members who are participating in Tier II benefits based upon an election of an employer pursuant to this Act; amend KRS 61.680 to allow members who have Tier II and Tier III service to consolidate that service for the purpose of determining eligibility and amount of benefits; amend KRS 78.510 to add December 31, 2013, to the definition of \"membership date\" for members whose benefit tier changes pursuant to this Act; amend KRS 78.5520 to allow members to pay the cost of converting any other Tier III service in a hazardous position to Tier II service and allow employers to pay the cost of converting any Tier III service that could be converted to Tier II service on behalf of the employee; amend KRS 78.635 to require employers who make a one-time irrevocable election to pay an additional actuarially accrued liability contribution that is sufficient to fund the conversion of benefits; amend KRS 78.640 to allow a member's accumulated employer credit attributable to service converted to Tier II benefits to be transferred to the retirement allowance account; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB901/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb901.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2129281,"bill_number":"HB875","title":"AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define terms; establish a nonpublic school student's eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics at the public school to which the student would be assigned in the student's district of residence; establish requirements, conditions, and procedures for the nonpublic school student's participation in interscholastic athletics.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB875/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb875.html","sponsor":"Rebecca Raymer"},
{"bill_id":2129283,"bill_number":"HB876","title":"AN ACT relating to smart meters.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish definitions; allow a customer of utility that provides electric, gas, water, or sewer services to opt out of having a smart meter installed if the customer owns the premises where the meter will be installed; establish procedures to opt out of the smart meter or request an analog meter; require utilities that furnish water, electric, gas, or sewer services to maintain sufficient quantities of meters for customer demand; require the retail electric supplier to give the customer 30 days' notice and give the customer 30 days to respond; require installation of the selected meter no later than 30 days after the selection; prohibit retail provider of electric, water, sewer, or gas service from charging the customer for the installation of the meter or imposing a surcharge or fee for opting out of having the smart meter installed; establish a process of obtaining a refund for a utility for improper charges through the Office of the Attorney General, Office of Rate Intervention; allow a customer to request a refund for any fees or damages incurred after January 1, 2015; require the utility and the fire district to send reports on fires involving meters; require a warning label on the meter and certification of the meter; provide for civil action; establish liability for harm caused by electromagnetic frequency radiation; prohibit the use of the meter to collect data accessed by third parties or any use of data that is not for the provision of utility service; require compensation for use of the meter to create a wireless network; require the utility to provide radiation protection at the customer's request; affirm a customer's private right of action and that the damages from a smart meter installation does not reduce the customer's outstanding balance to a utility service provider; RETROACTIVE.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Natural Resources & Energy (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Natural Resources & Energy","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB876/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb876.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2129291,"bill_number":"HB910","title":"AN ACT relating to drug paraphernalia.","description":"Amend KRS 218A.500 to provide that drug testing products that are used or intended for use to determine whether a substance contains a controlled substance, synthetic drug, or any chemical or compound that may cause physical harm or death shall not be deemed drug paraphernalia.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB910/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb910.html","sponsor":"Emily Callaway"},
{"bill_id":2129293,"bill_number":"HB887","title":"AN ACT relating to office space leases for the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 61.505 to exempt the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority from KRS Chapter 56 regarding the purchase or lease of office space necessary to operate the retirement systems; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB887/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb887.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2129299,"bill_number":"HB913","title":"AN ACT relating to cannabis-infused beverages.","description":"Amend KRS 241.010 to allow a cannabis-infused beverage to contain up to 10 milligrams of intoxicating adult-use cannabinoids per 12 ounce serving.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB913/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb913.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2129302,"bill_number":"HB936","title":"AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Business Investment Program.","description":"Amend KRS 154.32-010, relating to the Kentucky Business Investment Program, to add laboratory equipment, computer servers, software, capitalized leases, and leasehold improvements directly related to research and development, headquarters, high-technology operations, or service sector facilities to the definitions of \"eligible costs\" and \"start-up costs,\" respectively.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB936/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb936.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2129307,"bill_number":"HB921","title":"AN ACT relating to teachers of exceptional children.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to establish a $10,000 salary supplement for certified teachers of exceptional children; provide the terms and requirements of the salary supplement.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB921/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb921.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2129309,"bill_number":"HB932","title":"AN ACT relating to teachers.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to make legislative findings, provide a teacher bill of rights, and require each local school board to provide a copy of the teacher bill of rights to all teachers and post the teacher bill of rights in all public school buildings containing instructional space for students.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB932/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb932.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2129314,"bill_number":"HB884","title":"AN ACT relating to alpha-gal syndrome.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to require reporting of alpha-gal syndrome; require laboratory reporting of positive test results to the Department for Public Health within 5 days of confirming the results; require the department to follow up annually on cases and report to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB884/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb884.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2129318,"bill_number":"HB911","title":"AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.","description":"Amend KRS 100.326 to define terms; prohibit planning units from adopting or enforcing certain specified ordinances or regulations concerning aspects of commercial uses; state that a single principal structure or building on a single lot in a commercial zone for a permitted use shall be approved without a development plan; establish a cause of action by a developer to bring suit for a violation of the section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to state that a planning units activities are subject to its own land use and planning and zoning regulations.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Local Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Local Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB911/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb911.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2129324,"bill_number":"HB909","title":"AN ACT relating to legislative oversight.","description":"Amend KRS 6.922 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB909/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb909.html","sponsor":"Scott Sharp"},
{"bill_id":2129326,"bill_number":"HB923","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 116.045 to require a county clerk to verify the United States citizenship of voter registration applicants with the United States Social Security Administration; amend KRS 116.095 to remove language relating to Social Security numbers to conform; amend KRS 116.115 to remove exception for those registering to vote who are unable to provide a Social Security number, and to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB923/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb923.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2129333,"bill_number":"HB919","title":"AN ACT relating to court facilities and declaring an emergency.","description":"Amend KRS 26A.090 to define terms; remove the definition for the court facilities standards committee; amend KRS 26A.107 to establish the duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts relating to assessments of court facilities and construction; create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to establish the Court Facilities Construction Standards Board; establish the membership and duties of the board; establish a Local Project Development Board; establish the membership and duties of the board; establish the duties and responsibilities of all state and local parties related to construction of court facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to establish payment of debt service on bonds issued by a local government for the construction of a court facility and payment of operational costs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to establish duties of a local government for maintenance of new court facilities; establish duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts for reporting of maintenance activity and facility conditions; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 26A to establish the applicability of the duties and requirements related to court facilities projects under construction or for which authority has been given by the General Assembly prior to and on or after the effective date of the Act, and to conform; provide that provisions of this Act applying to new projects shall only apply to all projects authorized after the effective date of the Act, and do not affect, impair, or modify existing projects; EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB919/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb919.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2129336,"bill_number":"HB922","title":"AN ACT relating to medical school loan repayment.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to create the physician recruitment and retention program to provide loan repayment to eligible medical students; define terms; specify the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority may provide awards to eligible students; require 10 years of qualified medical service; require repayment if services are not rendered; specify that failure to meet repayment obligations may be cause for revocation of a medical license at the discretion of the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB922/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb922.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2129341,"bill_number":"HB938","title":"AN ACT relating to occupational health and safety.","description":"Amend KRS 338.991 to increase the civil penalties for employers who have violated any provision of KRS Chapter 338, received a citation for a violation of the requirements of KRS Chapter 338, or failed to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued; require the secretary for the Education and Labor Cabinet to annually adjust the maximum civil penalties beginning in 2026 by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Customers (CPI-U); direct the secretary to begin a 3 year phase-in for penalty adjustments beginning August 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB938/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb938.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2129343,"bill_number":"HB899","title":"AN ACT relating to school violence.","description":"Amend KRS 456.010 to define \"school violence\"; amend KRS 456.030 to allow a victim of school violence to file a petition for an interpersonal protective order; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 456 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB899/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb899.html","sponsor":"Chad Aull"},
{"bill_id":2129350,"bill_number":"HB885","title":"AN ACT relating to cosmetology.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 317A to prohibit a licensee from performing services that go beyond the stratum germinativum layer unless practicing under the immediate supervision of a licensed physician; prohibit a licensee from performing any service regulated by another agency without the appropriate licensing for that service; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 317A to define \"fixed salon\" and \"mobile salon\"; change \"limited beauty salon\" to \"limited facility\" throughout; require any person who attempts to practice cosmetology or shampoo styling without being licensed to pay an administrative penalty to the board in an amount not to exceed $1,500 for each offense; authorize the board to investigate any and all unlicensed activity of services licensed under KRS Chapter 317A; prohibit a licensee from holding clinics if the clinics are not sponsored by a beauty specialty group for a service that require a license or permit under KRS Chapter 317A; require any person who applies for an esthetician license to have completed 750 hours of instruction in a licensed school within 5 years of submitting an application for licensure; establish licensing for mobile salons and limited facilities; exclude completion of 50 hours of esthetics or nail technology training within the last 2 years from licensure requirements for teaching esthetic practices or nail technology; establish license and renewal periods by administrative regulations promulgated by the board; establish a permit for natural hair braiding; exempt a person practicing natural hair brading from being required to have a salon license if working out of their home, a limited facility license if only working with other natural hair braiders, or obtaining cosmetology instruction hours beyond a sanitation course; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to set standards for mobile salons and limited facilities; establish a code of professional conduct for persons licensed and permitted by the board; establish the inspection criteria for fixed and mobile salons; require the board to hold hearings in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B upon the request of an unlicensed party facing penalties; require schools to follow the student-teacher ratio listed in administrative regulations; allow the board to take immediate remedial measures to help a school operate according to standards if a complaint or concern has been validated through an inspection; prohibit a licensee from failing to follow sanitation standards prescribed by administrative regulations; allow the board to investigate all complaints concerning any person that is performing regulated services without a license; establish a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,500 per violation for any person who provides regulated services without a license.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB885/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb885.html","sponsor":"Deanna Frazier Gordon"},
{"bill_id":2129356,"bill_number":"HCR107","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Charitable Gaming Modernization Task Force to study, review, and report on updates to Kentucky’s charitable gaming statutes and administrative regulations.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Charitable Gaming Modernization Task Force to study Kentucky’s charitable gaming laws and regulations and to produce information relating to improved regulatory guidance and clarity, stakeholder input, and technological processes; establish membership; require the task force to submit recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR107/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr107.html","sponsor":"Matthew Koch"},
{"bill_id":2129359,"bill_number":"HB881","title":"AN ACT relating to education.","description":"Amend KRS 160.463 to make technical corrections.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB881/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb881.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":2129364,"bill_number":"HB904","title":"AN ACT relating to gaming.","description":"Amend KRS 230.210 to define various terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to authorize the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to regulate the conduct of fantasy contest operators; require the use of geolocation technology; require fantasy contest operators to implement procedures to prevent fraud, abuse, and money laundering; require notification to the corporation for a confirmed breach of a sport's governing body's internal rules and codes of conduct, conduct that corrupts any outcome, and confirmed illegal activities; establish licensing requirements for a fantasy contest operator; allow the corporation to promulgate administrative regulations to establish additional qualifications and requirements for licensing to preserve the integrity and security of fantasy contests; prohibit a license from being issued to a person that has been convicted of a felony, crime involving illegal gaming or gambling, or any crime involving theft or fraud; require a fantasy contest operator to conduct an independent audit; require a fantasy contest operator to be at least 21 years old; require the corporation to investigate all reasonable allegations of prohibited conduct; require each fantasy contest operator to include a statement regarding obtaining assistance with real-money gaming problems on the operator's website or mobile application; prohibit a fantasy contest operator from paying any price or award to a person who is on the self-exclusion list; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the purse stabilization fund from fixed-odds wagers on horse racing taxes and fees; amend KRS 138.552 to define \"fixed-odds wagering\"; impose a 15% excise tax on the adjusted gross revenue of fixed-odds wagers on live horse racing; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the corporation's jurisdiction over fantasy contests and fixed-odds wagering; establish the Attorney General's concurrent jurisdiction with the Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys of this state for the enforcement of KRS Chapter 230 and 238; require the corporation to establish a process for the compilation, dissemination, and notification of the self-exclusion list; allow the corporation to authorize additional racing dates or amend racing dates; define \"affiliate\" and \"beneficial interest\"; prohibit an association or track or its affiliate from holding a license to conduct charitable gaming; require associations and tracks to accelerate the adoption of technologies, update the totalizator by April 1, 2027, and update technologies related to pari-mutuel wagering annually; require associations and tracks to disable all wagering simultaneously, but not later than the moment the starting gate is opened for commencement of a race; change the age of access to sports wagering from 18 to 21; allow a track to conduct fixed-odds wagering on horse racing; require a track or service provider to have a mandatory minimum hold of at least $2,000 per race; define \"proposition bet\"; prohibit sports wagering licensees and service providers from offering any proposition bets on individual players participating in collegiate sporting events; prohibit a track or association from participating in or contracting with platforms that offer events contracts through prediction markets; prohibit a track or association from contracting with a service provider that offers events contracts through a prediction market; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 238 to redefine \"chairperson\" and \"charitable gaming facility\"; define \"licensed charitable gaming facility\"; establish the power of the office relating to licensure issuance and renewal and imposing fines and penalties; require a background check for any person associated with an applicant if the corporation deems it necessary; change the distributor and manufacturer licensing fee from $1,000 to $5,000; change the charitable organization's licensing fee from $300 to $1,000; require an applicant to submit an application at least 60 days prior to the expiration of its existing license or its first expected date of operation; prohibit a person under the age of 21 from participating in the play of charitable gaming activities or events; increase the limit for a prize for an individual charity game ticket from $599 to $1,499; establish an affirmative defense for any prosecution for selling charitable gaming supplies to a minor if the sale was induced by the use of false identification; change the charitable gaming facility licensing fee from $2,500 to $5,000; prohibit an owner or affiliate of a licensed charitable gaming facility from soliciting licensed charitable organizations or holding a distributor license under KRS Chapter 238; allow the corporation to investigate and have free access to the office or place of business of a charitable gaming license or facility where licensed charitable gaming is offered; increase the administrative fine for a violation of KRS Chapter 238 from $1,000 to $5,000; allow a person to apply to the corporation for a stay of the ruling of the notice of violation; require a summary suspension to cease operations if there is an imminent risk to the health and safety of the public or a misappropriation of charitable gaming revenues; repeal and reenact KRS 238.538 to require a licensed charitable organization to only offer the play of electronic devices at locations authorized by the corporation and one additional location in either the same county or a county that is contiguous to the charitable organization's office location; require a charitable gaming facility to transfer its license first to one of the licensed charitable organizations it is affiliated with as of January 1, 2026, and next to any licensed charitable organization; prohibit a charitable gaming facility from transferring more than 3 licenses from locations where persons 21 years old and under are permitted to locations where only persons 21 years or older are permitted within 90 days of the effective date of this Act; establish the occurrences in which the play of charitable gaming devices shall be lost and forfeited at an additional location; amend KRS 243.500, 436.480, 525.090, 528.010, and 528.070 to exempt fantasy contests, fixed-odds wagering, and wagering on live horse races and historical horse races; amend KRS 2.015, 68.182, 91.202, 92.282, and 238.550 to conform; require the corporation to present a status report on the purse stabilization fund not later than November 30, 2027; provide that the Act may be cited as the Wagering Consumer Protection Act.","status_desc":"Passed","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 184)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB904/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb904.html","sponsor":"Michael Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2129366,"bill_number":"HB934","title":"AN ACT relating to harassing communications.","description":"Amend KRS 525.080, relating to harrassing communications, to include sending repeated electronic communications in a manner reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, torment, embarass, or offend another and include posts to social media or an internet website any material that is reasonably likely to cause emotional distress, abuse, or torment; elevate harassing communications from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Small Business & Information Technology (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Small Business & Information Technology","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB934/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb934.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2129372,"bill_number":"HB895","title":"AN ACT relating to the regulation of psychoactive substances.","description":"Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to establish the Department of Psychoactive Substances; define terms; make the department responsible for the oversight, regulation, and enforcement of cannabis, kratom, and designated hemp products; grant the department jurisdiction over regulated products and regulated adult-use products, which are a type of regulated products that include lawful products with psychoactive effects meant for human consumption; set out the functions, powers, and duties of the department, including the creation of a Regulated Products Control Board; establish hemp and kratom divisions within the department and the categories for licensure; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations, limit numbers of licenses, and set licensing fees; establish procedures for license denial, suspension, and revocation, and other disciplinary matters; prohibit use of regulated adult-use products by anyone under 21; move control over cannabis-infused beverages and direct shippers of regulated adult-use products from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the Department of Psychoactive Substances; create the Kentucky hemp fund and the Department of Psychoactive Substances fund; establish laboratory and testing standards and procedures; exempt designated persons from prosecution or discipline, including attorneys who represent those affiliated with regulated adult-use products; amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to place the Department of Psychoactive Substances in the Public Protection Cabinet; amend KRS 217.039 to move regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoids and manufacturers of cannabis-infused beverages to the Department of Psychoactive Substances from the Department for Public Health; amend KRS 2.015, 138.870, 218A.010, 218B.010, 218B.015, 218B.090, 260.852, 260.858, 260.862, 260.8635, and various sections of KRS Chapters 241 to 244 to conform; require the Department of Agriculture, Department for Public Health, and Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to transfer relevant licensee data to the Department of Psychoactive Substances; repeal KRS 243.401, 243.403, and 243.405.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB895/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb895.html","sponsor":"Alan Gentry"},
{"bill_id":2129376,"bill_number":"HB906","title":"AN ACT relating to student health and safety.","description":"Amend KRS 158.162 to define \"critical incident,\" require investigations in emergency plans for critical incidents and state the goals of the investigations; amend KRS 158.4410 to task the state school security marshal with investigating serious physical injury or death incidents that occur on school property, at school-sanctioned events, or during interscholastic athletic events; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to outline the parameters of the investigation, require referral of potential criminal charges, and require necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 72.025 to require the coroner conduct an autopsy in deaths occurring on public or nonpublic school property or during a school-sanctioned event.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Primary and Secondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Primary and Secondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB906/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb906.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Moser"},
{"bill_id":2129381,"bill_number":"HB900","title":"AN ACT relating to government agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Appropriate General Fund moneys from the budget reserve trust fund account in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to various state agencies for miscellaneous projects and programs; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Signed by Governor","status_date":"2026-04-13","last_action":"signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 142)","last_action_date":"2026-04-13","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB900/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb900.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2129384,"bill_number":"HB886","title":"AN ACT relating to inherited property.","description":"Amend KRS 392.020 to provide that the dower interest in a 1/3 life estate for real estate owned during marriage shall not apply to any property acquired by a spouse by inheritance during the marriage if it is not the primary residence of the married couple.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB886/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb886.html","sponsor":"Kimberly Holloway"},
{"bill_id":2129389,"bill_number":"HB877","title":"AN ACT proposing to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to exempting property from taxation.","description":"Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt property owned by seniors who are 65 years of age or older and property owned by a former member of the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard, who is 100% service-connected combat-related disabled and, upon his death, property owned by his or her surviving spouse; apply to property assessed on or after January 1, 2027; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB877/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb877.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2129392,"bill_number":"HB9","title":"AN ACT relating to regulated substances and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create new sections of KRS Chapter 138 to define terms; impose a 4% state retail regulatory license fee on all alcoholic beverage and cannabis-infused beverage sales to consumers by alcoholic beverage retailers; establish procedures and duties of retailers; impose state wholesale regulatory license fees on alcoholic beverages and cannabis-infused beverages and state retail regulatory license fees on kratom, hemp-derived, and cannabinoid products; set out regulatory license fee rates, deductions for timely filing and payment, and licensee duties; amend KRS 211.285 to fund the alcohol wellness and responsibility education fund with 0.5% of the collected state retail regulatory license fees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to establish Department for Public Health laboratory and testing standards and procedures; amend KRS 241.010 to define \"state or national conference\" and redefine \"alcoholic beverages\"; amend KRS 241.069 to delete outdated language; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 243 to establish state license fees for new and existing license types; limit licensee discipline to only the specific license in question; establish a souvenir package license for distillers; authorize distillers, small farm wineries, and microbreweries to allow leashed dogs on their premises; allow caterers and special temporary auction licensees at state and national conferences; modify the privileges for various licensees, including a wholesaler, Class B distiller, and special agent or solicitor; add references to the new tax structure and statutes; modify requirements for public notice of a license application; sunset existing excise, wholesale, and other taxes on July 1, 2027, as they relate to alcoholic beverages and cannabis-infused beverages; repeal and reenact KRS 243.075, relating to local regulatory license fees, to allow any moist or wet city or county to impose the fee; authorize audits of each city's or county's regulatory license fee fund by the Auditor of Public Accounts for the most recent 10 years; describe audit penalties for cities and counties that fail to substantially comply; direct cities and counties to reduce the regulatory license fee to 3% within 4 years; limit future cities and counties to a 1% regulatory license fee; amend KRS 244.080 to permanently prohibit a retail license from using a premises if the licensee sold to minors at that premises 3 or more times in 24 months; amend KRS 244.585 to establish limitations for agreements between distributors and breweries or microbreweries; amend KRS 131.250, 139.010, 243.045, 243.430, 243.790, 243.850, and 243.990 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-03-11","last_action":"floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB9/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb9.html","sponsor":"Jason Petrie"},
{"bill_id":2129398,"bill_number":"HJR109","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the SSgt John \"Pott\" Spencer, Jr. Memorial Highway in Perry County.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 451 in Perry County as the SSgt John \"Pott\" Spencer, Jr. Memorial Highway.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR109/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr109.html","sponsor":"Chris Fugate"},
{"bill_id":2129401,"bill_number":"HJR102","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Lewis County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.","description":"Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 2523 in Lewis County as the Lewis County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Transportation (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Transportation","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR102/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr102.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2129406,"bill_number":"HB929","title":"AN ACT relating to sex offender registration fees.","description":"Create a new section of KRS 17.500 to 17.580 to require sex offender registrants to pay an annual registration fee; establish penalties for failure to pay annual registration fee; establish the sex offender registry fund.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Judiciary (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Judiciary","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB929/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb929.html","sponsor":"David Meade"},
{"bill_id":2129409,"bill_number":"HB917","title":"AN ACT relating to fiscal statements.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to define \"fiscal note\"; require fiscal notes to be filed with the clerk in the chamber of the General Assembly for each bill or resolution that is filed; establish requirements related to fiscal notes for the director of the Legislative Research Commission; require fiscal notes to contain specific information; amend KRS 6.950, 6.955, 6.960, 6.965, and 6.970 to rename fiscal note to local government mandate statement; amend KRS 13A.190, 13A.230, 13A.250, 13A.280, and 13A.320 to rename fiscal note to fiscal note on state and local government.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB917/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb917.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2129414,"bill_number":"HB916","title":"AN ACT relating to an ad valorem tax exemption for motor vehicles.","description":"Amend KRS 132.4851 to exempt motor vehicles assessed under KRS 132.485 from state property taxes beginning on or after January 1, 2027; amend KRS 132.020 to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB916/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb916.html","sponsor":"Savannah Maddox"},
{"bill_id":2129419,"bill_number":"HCR103","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Health Care Workforce Task Force to identify strategies to increase the number of health care professionals while maintaining high quality standards of care.","description":"Establish the Health Care Workforce Task Force to identify strategies to increase the number of health care providers while maintaining high quality standards of care; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committees on Health Services and Education by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR103/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr103.html","sponsor":"Robert Duvall"},
{"bill_id":2129422,"bill_number":"HB891","title":"AN ACT relating to the proration of motor vehicle property taxes.","description":"Amend KRS 134.810 to require the proration of motor vehicle property taxes when a motor vehicle is transferred between private parties; set requirements for the proration; require any overpayments created from the proration requirements to be refunded without written request; apply to motor vehicle transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB891/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb891.html","sponsor":"Richard White"},
{"bill_id":2129426,"bill_number":"HB874","title":"AN ACT relating to elections.","description":"Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of 1 party for each primary opened by that party; require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 117.125 to require that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary; amend KRS 118.125 to prohibit a primary candidate from being a registered independent; EFFECTIVE December 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB874/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb874.html","sponsor":"Vanessa Grossl"},
{"bill_id":2129431,"bill_number":"HB879","title":"AN ACT relating to guardianship.","description":"Amend KRS 387.510 to amend definitions; amend KRS 387.710 relating to filing of inventory by conservators, to provide that a limited conservator or conservator shall file a verified report and financial account annually, unless the limited conservator or conservator is the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, in which case the verified report and financial account shall be filed biennially; require the limited conservator or conservator to include in a verified report filed with the court whether the conservator or limited conservator delegated power to any other person; amend KRS 387.740 relating to emergency powers of the court, to provide that the authority of a limited guardian or conservator appointed on an emergency basis shall be time limited; amend various sections of KRS to conform.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Families & Children (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-13","committee":"Families & Children","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB879/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb879.html","sponsor":"Steve Riley"},
{"bill_id":2129434,"bill_number":"HB888","title":"AN ACT relating to collective bargaining agreements and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit any local government from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 160.160, relating to local boards of education, to prohibit any board of education from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 304.48-250 and 304.50-055 to make technical changes; amend various other sections to remove references to collective bargaining; repeal various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Protection Act; EMERGENCY.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Economic Development & Workforce Investment","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB888/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb888.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2129439,"bill_number":"HR112","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing August 21, 2026, as Senior Citizens Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize August 21, 2026, as Senior Citizens Day in Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR112/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr112.html","sponsor":"Beverly Chester-Burton"},
{"bill_id":2129441,"bill_number":"HB924","title":"AN ACT relating to the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program fund; require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the fund; require the authority to disburse funds for student loan repayment to recruit and retain eligible public service employees that live and work in Kentucky; specify terms and process; establish criteria for the program and applicant evaluation for awards; appropriate $30,000,000 from the budget reserve trust fund account for initial implementation of the student loan forgiveness program; appropriate $30,000,000 from the general fund for support of the student loan forgiveness program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Appropriations & Revenue (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Appropriations and Revenue","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB924/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb924.html","sponsor":"Joshua Watkins"},
{"bill_id":2129447,"bill_number":"HCR114","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the importance of having a physician present in every emergency department and the critical need for improving rural health care.","description":"Recognize the importance of having a physician present in every emergency department and the critical need for improving rural health care.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Health Services (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Health Services","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR114/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr114.html","sponsor":"Mark Hart"},
{"bill_id":2129449,"bill_number":"HJR106","title":"A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Council on Postsecondary Education to approve a Doctor of Philosophy in Aquaculture and Aquatic Science program at Kentucky State University.","description":"Authorize Kentucky State University to submit a proposal for a new Doctor of Philosophy in Aquaculture and Aquatic Science program; direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to review and approve a proposal for that program that includes a certification that the program will not require additional general fund appropriations","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to Postsecondary Education (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Postsecondary Education","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HJR106/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr106.html","sponsor":"Myron Dossett"},
{"bill_id":2129455,"bill_number":"HB928","title":"AN ACT relating to the General Assembly.","description":"Create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to establish a Special Committee on Sexual Misconduct; direct the appointment of members; require investigation, hearings, and report of complaints submitted by employees of the Legislative Research Commission, another member of the General Assembly, and the public; require report of recommended punitive actions to Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and members of the General Assembly.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-04","last_action":"to State Government (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"State Government","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB928/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb928.html","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":2130054,"bill_number":"SR143","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Michael Mingey.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Michael Mingey.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR143/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr143.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2130066,"bill_number":"SR147","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of the life and legacy of Brigadier General Billy Brandon Morgan.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Brigadier General Billy Brandon Morgan.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR147/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr147.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2130080,"bill_number":"HR115","title":"A RESOLUTION relating to areas to be protected from civil immigration enforcement actions.","description":"Encourage United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents to refrain from entering places of worship, schools, and hospitals for enforcement actions of United States immigration law.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR115/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr115.html","sponsor":"Mary Marzian"},
{"bill_id":2130092,"bill_number":"SR146","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of Kentucky's rural electric cooperative utility workers who provided vital support during the deadly tornado that devastated Kentucky on May 16, 2025.","description":"Adjourn in honor of Kentucky's rural electric cooperative utility workers who worked to restore power during and after the deadly tornado on May 16, 2025.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-20","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR146/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr146.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2130106,"bill_number":"SR149","title":"A RESOLUTION designating January 6th, as Breaking Free With Ally Day.","description":"Designate January 6th, as Breaking Free With Ally Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to raise awareness for human trafficking and childhood sexual abuse.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-25","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR149/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr149.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2130119,"bill_number":"SR148","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing June 2026 as Fidelity Month.","description":"Recognize June 2026 as Fidelity Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR148/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr148.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2130132,"bill_number":"SR145","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council and recognizing March 5, 2026, as Trades Day at the Capitol.","description":"Honor the Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council and recognize Trades Day at the Capitol on March 5, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-05","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-05","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR145/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr145.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2130144,"bill_number":"SR144","title":"A RESOLUTION designating March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Translational Science Day in the Commonwealth.","description":"Designate March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Translational Science Day in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR144/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr144.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2130524,"bill_number":"SR150","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong on her achievement in becoming the first woman in Kentucky history to hold a Senate Democratic leadership position.","description":"Honor Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong on her achievement in becoming the first woman in Kentucky history to hold a Senate Democratic leadership position.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR150/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr150.html","sponsor":"Keturah Herron"},
{"bill_id":2130590,"bill_number":"HR116","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Research Commission to direct the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to investigate the misuse of state resources of the executive branch.","description":"Urge the Legislative Research Commission to direct the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to investigate the misuse of state resources in the executive branch and provide a report of its findings by December 1, 2026, to the Commission.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-06","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-06","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR116/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr116.html","sponsor":"T.J. Roberts"},
{"bill_id":2131221,"bill_number":"SR154","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring University of Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart upon his retirement.","description":"Honor University of Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart upon his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR154/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr154.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2131256,"bill_number":"HR118","title":"A RESOLUTION urging federal policymakers to adopt a uniform definition of \"ultra-processed food.\"","description":"Urge federal policymakers to adopt a uniform definition of \"ultra-processed food of concern\" and \"ultra-processed food.\"","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-09","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-09","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR118/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr118.html","sponsor":"Daniel Fister"},
{"bill_id":2131289,"bill_number":"SR151","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Bob Quick upon his forthcoming retirement as president and CEO of Commerce Lexington.","description":"Recognize and honor Bob Quick upon his retirement as president and CEO of Commerce Lexington.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR151/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr151.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2131325,"bill_number":"SR152","title":"A RESOLUTION congratulating The Goat Project at Vaughn's Branch/Oxford Circle on winning the Environmental Commission of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's Outstanding Project in Sustainability Award.","description":"Congratulate The Goat Project on winning the Environmental Commission of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's 2025 Outstanding Project in Sustainability Award.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR152/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr152.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2131358,"bill_number":"SR153","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing May 17 to 23, 2026, as Public Works Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize National Public Works Week from May 17 to 23, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR153/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr153.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2131390,"bill_number":"HCR117","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relating to the establishment of a Beauty Industry Law Task Force to complete a detailed review of the current laws to ensure alignment throughout the relevant statutes and administrative regulations.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Beauty Industry Law Task Force to conduct a review of current statutes and administrative regulations governing the industry; require the task force to meet at least 4 times before the submission of its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-09","last_action":"to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":"Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR117/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr117.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2131857,"bill_number":"SR158","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring former Senator Paul Hornback for receiving the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Thomas Poe Cooper Farm Leadership Award.","description":"Honor former Senator Paul Hornback on receiving the 2025 University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Thomas Poe Cooper Farm Leadership Award.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR158/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr158.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2131913,"bill_number":"SR156","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and memory of the life and sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, who paid the ultimate price in service to our nation.","description":"Adjourn in honor and memory of the life and sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, who paid the ultimate price in service to our nation.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-11","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-11","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR156/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr156.html","sponsor":"Matthew Deneen"},
{"bill_id":2131970,"bill_number":"HR119","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR119/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr119.html","sponsor":"Patrick Flannery"},
{"bill_id":2132026,"bill_number":"SR155","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Denise Lane \"Deni\" Hamilton.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Denise Lane \"Deni\" Hamilton.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR155/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr155.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2132083,"bill_number":"SR157","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Caroline Whitlock Mudd.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Caroline Whitlock Mudd.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR157/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr157.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2132506,"bill_number":"SR159","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Blake Burnett, recipient of the 2026 Wallace \"Wah Wah\" Jones Award.","description":"Honor Blake Burnett, recipient of the 2026 Wallace \"Wah Wah\" Jones Award.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR159/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr159.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2132608,"bill_number":"SR160","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing November 2026 as Grieving Children and Families Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize November 2026 as Grieving Children and Families Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR160/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr160.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2133195,"bill_number":"SR164","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 19, 2026, as Random Acts of Cody Kindness Day in Kentucky, in honor of Cody Reeves Gollihue.","description":"Recognize March 19, 2026, as Random Acts of Cody Kindness Day in Kentucky, in honor of Cody Reeves Gollihue.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR164/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr164.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2133214,"bill_number":"HR120","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.","description":"Commemorate July 4th, 2026, as the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR120/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr120.html","sponsor":"James Tipton"},
{"bill_id":2133233,"bill_number":"SR163","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Morehead State University men's basketball team, 2026 Ohio Valley Conference regular season champions.","description":"Congratulate the Morehead State University Eagles men's basketball team, 2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference regular season champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR163/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr163.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2133250,"bill_number":"SR162","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Pastor Richard Gaines, on the occasion of his thirtieth anniversary at Consolidated Baptist Church.","description":"Honor Pastor Richard Gaines for 30 years with Consolidated Baptist Church.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR162/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr162.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2133269,"bill_number":"SR161","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Dave \"Buzz\" Baker for 37 years of exemplary service as pre-game host for the UK Sports Network.","description":"Honor Dave \"Buzz\" Baker for 37 years of exemplary service as pre-game host for the UK Sports Network.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR161/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr161.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2133650,"bill_number":"SR165","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Scotia Mine Disaster in Letcher County.","description":"Recognize the 50th anniversary of the Scotia Mine Disaster, the sacrifices of the miners and their families, and the resulting improvement to mine safety.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR165/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr165.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2134325,"bill_number":"HR122","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the First Amendment rights of veterans and the importance of protecting the earned benefits of our veterans from retaliatory and punitive measures.","description":"Recognize and honor the First Amendment rights of veterans and the importance of protecting the earned benefits of our veterans from retaliatory and punitive measures.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR122/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr122.html","sponsor":"Pamela Stevenson"},
{"bill_id":2134359,"bill_number":"SR166","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in loving memory and honor of Vinita Winters.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Vinita Winters.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR166/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr166.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2134391,"bill_number":"HCR121","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to support efforts to issue an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, or similar recognition of having served in an area of hostility, to all United States servicemembers who served in Honduras from 1981 to 1992.","description":"Urge the United States Congress to support efforts to issue an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, or similar recognition of having served in an area of hostility, to all United States servicemembers who served in Honduras from 1981 to 1992.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-16","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-16","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR121/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr121.html","sponsor":"DJ Johnson"},
{"bill_id":2134427,"bill_number":"SR167","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring and remembering Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt upon her passing as she made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.","description":"Adjourn in honor and remembrance of Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt upon her passing and making the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-17","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-17","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR167/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr167.html","sponsor":"Jimmy Higdon"},
{"bill_id":2135208,"bill_number":"HR123","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing March 19, 2026, as Random Acts of Cody Kindness Day in Kentucky, in honor of Cody Reeves Gollihue.","description":"Recognize March 19, 2026, as Random Acts of Cody Kindness Day in Kentucky, in honor of Cody Reeves Gollihue.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-19","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-19","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR123/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr123.html","sponsor":"Aaron Thompson"},
{"bill_id":2135251,"bill_number":"SR170","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Kentucky state Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.","description":"Honor the Kentucky state Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program for advocacy, dedication, and impact on long-term care residents in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR170/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr170.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2135292,"bill_number":"SR168","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Chloe Yates for her advocacy in her \"Special Olympics – Deleting the 'Dis' in Disabled\" community service initiative.","description":"Recognize and honor Chloe Yates for her advocacy in her \"Special Olympics - Deleting the 'Dis' in Disabled\" community service initiative.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR168/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr168.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2135331,"bill_number":"SR169","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the value of student wellness and access to physical activity in schools.","description":"Recognize the value of student wellness and access to physical activity in schools.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR169/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr169.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2135792,"bill_number":"SR178","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Valentino \"Tony\" Anthony Peter Simpao.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Valentino \"Tony\" Anthony Peter Simpao.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR178/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr178.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2135794,"bill_number":"SR174","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Henry Nicholas \"Nick\" Baker.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Henry Nicholas \"Nick\" Baker.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR174/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr174.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2135800,"bill_number":"SR173","title":"A RESOLUTION declaring the Kentucky Senate's acknowledgment and recognition of the value of fatherhood and its impact on building a strong secure society, and honoring the work of Eunice Ray and Dr. Linda Jeffrey.","description":"Honor the importance of fathers in the home; honor Eunice Ray and Dr. Linda Jeffrey.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR173/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr173.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2135805,"bill_number":"SCR180","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Commercial Motor Vehicle Task Force.","description":"Establish the Commercial Motor Vehicle Task Force to study commercial motor vehicle safety; establish membership; direct the task force to meet during the 2026 Interim and to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR180/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr180.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2135809,"bill_number":"SR171","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Representative Al Gentry for his leadership in the creation and success of state, national, and international golfer associations for golfers with disabilities.","description":"Recognize and honor Representative Al Gentry for his leadership in the creation and success of associations for golfers with disabilities.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR171/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr171.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2135816,"bill_number":"HR124","title":"A RESOLUTION laying before the House of Representatives Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit consisting of Fayette County.","description":"Direct the approval and adoption of a Resolution and Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit, consisting of Fayette County, requesting impeachment and removal from office; direct the appointment of a committee to prosecute the Articles before the Senate; direct that the Articles be laid before the Senate.","status_desc":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"received in Senate","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR124/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr124.html","sponsor":"Jason Nemes"},
{"bill_id":2135821,"bill_number":"SR179","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Tristan Markese York Brown.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Tristan Markese York Brown.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR179/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr179.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2135827,"bill_number":"SR176","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Murray High School Tigers boys' soccer team, 2025 Kentucky 2A soccer champions.","description":"Honor the Murray High School Tigers Boys' soccer team, 2025 Kentucky 2A State Champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR176/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr176.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2135833,"bill_number":"SR177","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.","description":"Honor the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR177/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr177.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2135836,"bill_number":"SCR172","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Optometric Practice Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Optometric Practice Task Force to conduct a comprehensive review of the regulatory and clinical landscape of the practice of optometry and to make recommendations regarding the practice of optometry; establish membership; direct the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim and submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by October 31, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-18","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-18","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR172/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr172.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2135841,"bill_number":"SR175","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Calloway County Girls Basketball team on their Kentucky 2A State Championship win and tremendous 2025-2026 season.","description":"Honor the Calloway County Girls Basketball team on their Kentucky 2A State Championship win and tremendous 2025-2026 season.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR175/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr175.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2136364,"bill_number":"SR183","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.","description":"Honor the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR183/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr183.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2136377,"bill_number":"SR182","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.","description":"Honor the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR182/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr182.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2136389,"bill_number":"SR185","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing that economic development and tourism are interdependent and requesting the Cabinet for Economic Development and the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to work together to explore further development of the Kentucky state park system.","description":"Urge the Cabinet for Economic Development and the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to work together to enhance economic development and tourism for Kentucky through the state park system; request the cabinets to present recommendation to the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR185/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr185.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2136403,"bill_number":"SR184","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Murray State University Racers baseball team, 2025 College World Series participants.","description":"Honor the 2025 Murray State University baseball team, College World Series participants.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR184/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr184.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2136415,"bill_number":"SR181","title":"A RESOLUTION commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.","description":"Commemorate July 4, 2026, as the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR181/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr181.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2136551,"bill_number":"SR186","title":"A RESOLUTION endorsing the Ohio River Restoration Program Act to support clean water, healthy fish and wildlife populations, economic development, and expanded recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Support the federal Ohio River Restoration Program Act, House Resolution 5966 and Senate Bill 3796.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR186/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr186.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2136633,"bill_number":"HCR125","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Kentucky Riverport Modernization Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Kentucky Riverport Modernization Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding Kentucky's current statutory framework and administrative regulations governing riverport authorities and their effectiveness in supporting economic development and freight mobility, modernization efforts that other states have made and their effectiveness, actions and policies that Kentucky should implement to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Kentucky's riverports, and opportunities to strengthen public-private partnerships and regional collaboration, as well as the role of riverports in emerging supply chains; establish membership; direct the task force to meet during the 2026 Interim and submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-20","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-20","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR125/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr125.html","sponsor":"Matthew Lehman"},
{"bill_id":2136714,"bill_number":"SR187","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-24","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-24","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR187/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr187.html","sponsor":"Steve Rawlings"},
{"bill_id":2137639,"bill_number":"SR188","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the Piner Elementary School archery team for winning the 2026 Kentucky National Archery in the Schools Program 3D state championship.","description":"Honor the Piner Elementary School archery team for winning the 2026 Kentucky National Archery in the Schools Program 3D state championship.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR188/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr188.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2137697,"bill_number":"SR189","title":"A RESOLUTION expressing support for the Ohio River Restoration Program Act to advance clean water, economic development, community stability, and expanded recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Support the federal Ohio River Restoration Program Act to advance clean water, economic development, community stability, and expanded recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR189/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr189.html","sponsor":"Gerald Neal"},
{"bill_id":2137756,"bill_number":"HR126","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the federal government to provide states with increased flexibility to design and test innovative approaches that reduce barriers to employment and promote economic self-sufficiency among individuals and families receiving public assistance.","description":"Urge the Congress of the United States and the relevant federal agencies to expand opportunities for states to seek flexibility, waivers, or demonstration authority under federal public assistance programs for the purpose of reducing barriers to work and supporting earned income advancement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR126/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr126.html","sponsor":"Samara Heavrin"},
{"bill_id":2138201,"bill_number":"SCR193","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION continuing the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force to explore ways to integrate the principles of the Make America Healthy Again movement to improve health outcomes of Kentuckians.","description":"Declare the General Assembly's support for the goals of the Make America Healthy Again movement; continue the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force to integrate the principles of the Make America Healthy Again movement; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR193/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr193.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2138225,"bill_number":"SR195","title":"A RESOLUTION supporting perpetual conservation easements.","description":"Support the availability of termed and perpetual conservation easements as an important tool designed to promote conservation practices on private lands.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR195/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr195.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2138247,"bill_number":"SR190","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of William \"Turkey\" Thomason.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of William \"Turkey\" Thomason.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR190/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr190.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2138269,"bill_number":"SR194","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing regulated trapping as an essential, humane, and effective component of modern wildlife management and conservation.","description":"Recognize regulated trapping as an essential, humane, and effective component of modern wildlife management and conservation.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR194/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr194.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2138293,"bill_number":"SR191","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 18, 2026, as National Lineworker Appreciation Day.","description":"Recognize April 18, 2026, as National Lineworker Appreciation Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR191/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr191.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2138316,"bill_number":"SR192","title":"A RESOLUTION endorsing the Ohio River Restoration Program Act to support clean water, healthy fish and wildlife populations, economic development, and expanded recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Support the Ohio River Restoration Program Act, H.R. 5966.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR192/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr192.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2138340,"bill_number":"HR127","title":"A RESOLUTION expressing support for the Ohio River Restoration Program Act to advance clean water, economic development, community stability, and expanded recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Support the federal Ohio River Restoration Program Act to advance clean water, economic development, community stability, and expanded recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-25","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-25","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR127/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr127.html","sponsor":"Chris Freeland"},
{"bill_id":2138362,"bill_number":"SR196","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring 100 years of Shriners Children's Lexington.","description":"Honor Shriners Children's Lexington for 100 years of care.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR196/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr196.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2138857,"bill_number":"SR198","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the Nehemiah Alliance National 52-Day Rebuild Initiative and encouraging voluntary prayer, fasting, and reflection.","description":"Recognize October 31, 2026, through November 1, 2026, as a voluntary time of prayer, fasting, and reflection in connection with the Nehemiah Alliance National 52-Day Rebuild Initiative.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR198/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr198.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2138859,"bill_number":"HR130","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR130/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr130.html","sponsor":"Erika Hancock"},
{"bill_id":2138860,"bill_number":"HR129","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2026 as Save Your Tooth Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize May 2026 as Save Your Tooth Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR129/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr129.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Burke"},
{"bill_id":2138862,"bill_number":"SR197","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in celebration, honor, and appreciation of the Grayson County Historical Society on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in celebration, honor, and appreciation of the Grayson County Historical Society on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR197/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr197.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2138863,"bill_number":"SR201","title":"A RESOLUTION encouraging Kentucky policymakers to study, develop, and implement economic development policies to incentivize biopharmaceutical investment and innovation in Kentucky.","description":"Encourage Kentucky policymakers to study, develop, and implement economic development policies to incentivize biopharmaceutical investment and innovation in the Commonwealth.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR201/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr201.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2138864,"bill_number":"SR199","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR199/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr199.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2138865,"bill_number":"HR131","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing November 2026 as Grieving Children and Families Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize November 2026 as Grieving Children and Families Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR131/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr131.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2138867,"bill_number":"SR203","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the extraordinary life and centennial milestone of Geraldine \"Bubby\" Litvin Shaffer.","description":"Honor the 100th birthday of Geraldine \"Bubby\" Litvin Shaffer.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR203/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr203.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2138868,"bill_number":"SR200","title":"A RESOLUTION resolving the Senate as a Court of Impeachment and providing for the adoption of the Rules of Procedure therefor.","description":"Adopt the Rules of Procedure for the Senate or a committee sitting in its place for Impeachment Proceedings.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR200/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr200.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2138869,"bill_number":"SR202","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Shawnee Chief Nonhelema Hokolesqua as part of Women's History Month.","description":"Honor Shawnee Chief Nonhelema Hokolesqua as part of Women's History Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR202/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr202.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2138871,"bill_number":"HCR128","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the KRS Review Task Force.","description":"Establish the KRS Review Task Force; list the duties and members of the task force; require the task force to meet as necessary during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and to submit a report by December 1, 2026.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-26","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-26","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR128/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr128.html","sponsor":"Candy Massaroni"},
{"bill_id":2138872,"bill_number":"SR204","title":"A RESOLUTION recommending that a permanent statue of Mitch McConnell be placed in the New State Capitol Rotunda.","description":"Recommend that a permanent statue of Mitch McConnell be placed in the New State Capitol rotunda.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR204/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr204.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2139136,"bill_number":"SR207","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the George Rogers Clark High School Cardinals, 2026 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Champions.","description":"Honor the George Rogers Clark High School Cardinals, 2026 KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR207/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr207.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2139138,"bill_number":"SR205","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Lorrie Anne Parker.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lorrie Anne Parker.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR205/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr205.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2139141,"bill_number":"SR208","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jessica Patton Rudy.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jessica Patton Rudy.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR208/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr208.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2139143,"bill_number":"HR132","title":"A RESOLUTION recommending that a permanent statue of Mitch McConnell be placed in the New State Capitol Rotunda.","description":"Recommend that a permanent statue of Mitch McConnell be placed in the New State Capitol rotunda.","status_desc":"In House Committee","status_date":"2026-03-27","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (H)","last_action_date":"2026-03-27","committee":"Committee On Committees","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR132/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr132.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2139147,"bill_number":"SR206","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the George Rogers Clark High School Lady Cardinals, 2026 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Girls' Sweet Sixteen Basketball champions.","description":"Honor the George Rogers Clark High School Lady Cardinals, 2026 KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen Basketball champions.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR206/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr206.html","sponsor":"Greg Elkins"},
{"bill_id":2140086,"bill_number":"SR229","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Monica Kennison to the Board of Nursing.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Monica Kennison to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR229/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr229.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140088,"bill_number":"HR133","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kentucky.","description":"Recognize April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR133/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr133.html","sponsor":"Nicolas Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2140090,"bill_number":"SR245","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Amy Miller to the Board of Tax Appeals.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Amy Miller to the Board of Tax Appeals for a term expiring June 29, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR245/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr245.html","sponsor":"Scott Madon"},
{"bill_id":2140092,"bill_number":"SR249","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Elaine Wilson to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Elaine Wilson to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR249/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr249.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":2140094,"bill_number":"SR268","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of as Joseph Koester to Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of as Joseph Koester to Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2029","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR268/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr268.html","sponsor":"Christian McDaniel"},
{"bill_id":2140096,"bill_number":"SR214","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Dennis Repenning to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Dennis Repenning to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2030.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR214/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr214.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140099,"bill_number":"SR217","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Wilton Currie Milliken to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Wilton Currie Milliken to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR217/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr217.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2140101,"bill_number":"SR236","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Matthew Grimshaw to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Matthew Grimshaw to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2030.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR236/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr236.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140103,"bill_number":"SR211","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Carrie Camille Caples to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Carrie Camille Caples to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee for a term expiring October 8, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR211/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr211.html","sponsor":"Craig Richardson"},
{"bill_id":2140106,"bill_number":"SR274","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the hiring of Eric King as executive director of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission.","description":"Confirm the hiring of Eric King as executive director of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR274/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr274.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140108,"bill_number":"SR242","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Elijah Edwards to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Elijah Edwards to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR242/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr242.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140110,"bill_number":"SR279","title":"A RESOLUTION affirming the supremacy of United States and Kentucky law over foreign law.","description":"Condemn Sharia law and affirm the supremacy of United States and Kentucky law over foreign law.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR279/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr279.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2140114,"bill_number":"SR233","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ken Hunt to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Ken Hunt to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents for a term expiring September 2, 2030.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR233/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr233.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140116,"bill_number":"SR263","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Heather Graham to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Heather Graham to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR263/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr263.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2140118,"bill_number":"SR255","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of William Hurt to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the appointment of William Hurt to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR255/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr255.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140120,"bill_number":"SR239","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Lisa Marie Rudzinski to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Lisa Marie Rudzinski to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR239/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr239.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140122,"bill_number":"SR273","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Steven Olt to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Steven Olt to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation for a term expiring June 26, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR273/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr273.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":2140125,"bill_number":"SR269","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of William Jones to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of William Jones to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR269/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr269.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140128,"bill_number":"SR238","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Merideth Murphy Pittman to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Merideth Murphy Pittman to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR238/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr238.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140130,"bill_number":"SR216","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Nicholas Pace to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Nicholas Pace to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR216/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr216.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140132,"bill_number":"SR218","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Michael R. Eaves to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Michael R. Eaves to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR218/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr218.html","sponsor":"Jared Carpenter"},
{"bill_id":2140134,"bill_number":"SR219","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of William Crawford to the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of William Crawford to the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System for a term expiring March 10, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR219/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr219.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140136,"bill_number":"SR246","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Leon Clark Williams to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Leon Clark Williams to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR246/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr246.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140140,"bill_number":"SR241","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Justin Kyle Mitchell to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Justin Kyle Mitchell to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR241/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr241.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2140142,"bill_number":"SR270","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michael McGhee to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Michael McGhee to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring March 12, 2030.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR270/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr270.html","sponsor":"Mike Wilson"},
{"bill_id":2140144,"bill_number":"SR244","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Marilyn Mason to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Marilyn Mason to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring October 30, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR244/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr244.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140146,"bill_number":"SR234","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Tara Horn to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Tara Horn to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents for a term expiring September 11, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR234/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr234.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":2140149,"bill_number":"SR243","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Chad Mills to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Chad Mills to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring October 30, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR243/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr243.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140152,"bill_number":"SR251","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Kathryn Thomas to the Board of Claims.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Kathryn Thomas to the Board of Claims for a term expiring June 29, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR251/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr251.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140154,"bill_number":"SR257","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Debra Wulfeck to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Debra Wulfeck to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR257/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr257.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2140156,"bill_number":"SR261","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Steve Kelly to the Kentucky State Fair Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Steve Kelly to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring May 19, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR261/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr261.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140158,"bill_number":"SR265","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Madison Silvert to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Madison Silvert to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR265/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr265.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140160,"bill_number":"SR272","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Frank Penn to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Frank Penn to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation for a term expiring June 26, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR272/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr272.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140162,"bill_number":"SR250","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Hilary Sykes to the Crime Victims Compensation Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Hilary Sykes to the Crime Victims Compensation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR250/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr250.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140166,"bill_number":"SR259","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Michael Abell to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Michael Abell to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2029.","status_desc":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"to Rules (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":"Rules","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR259/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr259.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2140169,"bill_number":"SR256","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Lanola Parsons to the Crime Victims Compensation Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Lanola Parsons to the Crime Victims Compensation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR256/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr256.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140171,"bill_number":"SR253","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mark Kleiner to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Mark Kleiner to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR253/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr253.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140173,"bill_number":"SR280","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Michele Renee Franks Baker.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Michele Renee Franks Baker.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR280/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr280.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2140175,"bill_number":"SR209","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and celebrating the patriotic service and community contributions of veterans and the importance of protecting the earned benefits of our veterans from retaliatory and punitive measures.","description":"Recognize and celebrate the patriotic service and community contributions of veterans and the importance of protecting the earned benefits of our veterans from retaliatory and punitive measures.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR209/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr209.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2140178,"bill_number":"HR134","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 18, 2026, as National Lineworker Appreciation Day.","description":"Recognize April 18, 2026, as National Lineworker Appreciation Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR134/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr134.html","sponsor":"Wade Williams"},
{"bill_id":2140180,"bill_number":"HR135","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2, 2026, as World Autism Awareness Day and April 2026 as Autism Acceptance Month.","description":"Recognize April 2, 2026, as World Autism Awareness Day and April 2026 as Autism Acceptance Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR135/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr135.html","sponsor":"Tina Bojanowski"},
{"bill_id":2140182,"bill_number":"SR282","title":"A RESOLUTION strongly encouraging all Kentuckians to be vaccinated for preventable illnesses, including measles and meningitis, to protect their health and the health of their families and communities.","description":"Encourage all Kentuckians to be vaccinated for preventable illnesses.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR282/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr282.html","sponsor":"Karen Berg"},
{"bill_id":2140184,"bill_number":"SR230","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Arthur Ryan to the Board of Nursing.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Arthur Ryan to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR230/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr230.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140186,"bill_number":"SR222","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jeremy Winton as a member of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Jeremy Winton to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council for a term expiring June 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR222/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr222.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140191,"bill_number":"SR224","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Soozie Eastman as a member of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Soozie Eastman to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council representing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR224/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr224.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140193,"bill_number":"SR220","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of John Hollenbach to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the appointment of John Hollenbach to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees for a term expiring April 14, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR220/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr220.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140195,"bill_number":"SR281","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of David Wallace to the Kentucky State Fair Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of David Wallace to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring March 31, 2030.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR281/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr281.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2140197,"bill_number":"SR225","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Sherri Lathan to the Parole Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Sherri Lathan to the Parole Board for a term expiring June 18, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR225/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr225.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140199,"bill_number":"SR262","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Darrin Benton to the Kentucky State Fair Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Darrin Benton to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring May 27, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR262/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr262.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140201,"bill_number":"SR221","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Misdee Wrigley Miller to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Misdee Wrigley Miller to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council for a term expiring June 30, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR221/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr221.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140204,"bill_number":"SR228","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Hope Jones to the Board of Nursing.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Hope Jones to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR228/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr228.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140206,"bill_number":"SR223","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Steve Zahn to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Steve Zahn to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR223/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr223.html","sponsor":"Matt Nunn"},
{"bill_id":2140209,"bill_number":"SR226","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Michael James to the Parole Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Michael James to the Parole Board for a term expiring June 16, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR226/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr226.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140211,"bill_number":"SR252","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of John Stovall to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of John Stovall to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR252/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr252.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140213,"bill_number":"SR213","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jai Y. Bokey to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Jai Y. Bokey to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2030.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR213/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr213.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140217,"bill_number":"SR212","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Thomas James Radivonyk, Jr., to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Thomas James Radivonyk, Jr., to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee for a term expiring July 20, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR212/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr212.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140219,"bill_number":"SR227","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Anne Veno to the Board of Nursing.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Anne Veno to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR227/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr227.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140221,"bill_number":"SR231","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Andrew Wood to the Public Service Commission.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Andrew Wood to the Public Service Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR231/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr231.html","sponsor":"Steve West"},
{"bill_id":2140223,"bill_number":"SR278","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring and congratulating longtime WKYT photojournalist Ray Brown on his forthcoming retirement.","description":"Honor and congratulate longtime WKYT photojournalist Ray Brown on his retirement.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR278/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr278.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140225,"bill_number":"SR260","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Andrew Marshall Coyle to the Kentucky State Fair Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Andrew Marshall Coyle to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring May 19, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR260/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr260.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140227,"bill_number":"SR276","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jonathan Rabinowitz to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation.","description":"Confirm thee appointment of Jonathan Rabinowitz as a member and chair of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR276/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr276.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140231,"bill_number":"SR266","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Sean Garber to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Sean Garber to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR266/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr266.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140233,"bill_number":"SR240","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Jacqueline Colleen Mayfield to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Jacqueline Colleen Mayfield to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR240/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr240.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140235,"bill_number":"SR232","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Angela Hatton to the Public Service Commission.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Angela Hatton to the Public Service Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR232/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr232.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140237,"bill_number":"SR271","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Dr. Kenny Burdine to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Dr. Kenny Burdine to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation for a term expiring June 26, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR271/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr271.html","sponsor":"Jason Howell"},
{"bill_id":2140239,"bill_number":"SCR283","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Water Resource Regional Infrastructure Planning Task Force.","description":"Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Water Resource Regional Infrastructure Planning Task Force to evaluate and develop legislative recommendations for establishing a comprehensive process through which a water or wastewater utility can examine all feasible options for accomplishing the goals of a new infrastructure project and to examine related issues; establish the membership and meeting schedule for the task force; allow the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026; allow the issues that the task force is directed to study to be assigned to an interim joint committee or subcommittee thereof.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-03-31","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR283/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr283.html","sponsor":"Gex Williams"},
{"bill_id":2140243,"bill_number":"SR264","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Fritz Giesecke to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Fritz Giesecke to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR264/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr264.html","sponsor":"David Givens"},
{"bill_id":2140245,"bill_number":"SR254","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Victoria Grooms to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Victoria Grooms to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR254/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr254.html","sponsor":"Shelley Frommeyer"},
{"bill_id":2140247,"bill_number":"SR247","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Paul Todd Case to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Paul Todd Case to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR247/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr247.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2140250,"bill_number":"SR277","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Alfred Daniel \"A.D.\" King.","description":"Honor the life and legacy of Revered Alfred Daniel \"A.D.\" King.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR277/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr277.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2140252,"bill_number":"SR215","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Elizabeth G. Dinkins to the Education Professional Standards Board.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Elizabeth G. Dinkins to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring September 10, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR215/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr215.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140254,"bill_number":"SR237","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Edward Hatchett to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of Edward Hatchett to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR237/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr237.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140257,"bill_number":"SR235","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Joan Stringer to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Joan Stringer to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR235/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr235.html","sponsor":"Julie Raque Adams"},
{"bill_id":2140259,"bill_number":"SR267","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of F. Bruce Williams to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.","description":"Confirm the reappointment of F. Bruce Williams to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2029.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR267/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr267.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140261,"bill_number":"SR248","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of James P. Gray II to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.","description":"Confirm the appointment of James P. Gray II to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2031.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR248/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr248.html","sponsor":"Amanda Mays Bledsoe"},
{"bill_id":2140263,"bill_number":"SR258","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kenton W. Bottoms II to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Kenton W. Bottoms II to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2028.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR258/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr258.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2140265,"bill_number":"SR275","title":"A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kerry McCandless to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors.","description":"Confirm the appointment of Kerry McCandless to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2027.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-03-31","last_action":"adopted 38-0","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR275/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr275.html","sponsor":"Robert Mills"},
{"bill_id":2140694,"bill_number":"HCR67","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the General Assembly until April 14, 2026.","description":"Adjourn the General Assembly until April 14, 2026.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR67/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr67.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2140695,"bill_number":"SCR284","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the General Assembly until April 14, 2026.","description":"Adjourn the General Assembly until April 14, 2026.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR284/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr284.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2140696,"bill_number":"SR285","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the filing of the Major Richard Star Act, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.","description":"Recognize the filing of the Major Richard Star Act in the United States Congress, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR285/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr285.html","sponsor":"Aaron Reed"},
{"bill_id":2140697,"bill_number":"SR286","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing the life of Charlie Kirk as a martyr for truth, faith, and free speech.","description":"Recognize the life of Charlie Kirk.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-04-01","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-01","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR286/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr286.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2143119,"bill_number":"SR290","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the United States Attorney General to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files and recognizing the efforts of Kentucky's own Representative Thomas Massie in securing their public release.","description":"Urge the United States Attorney General to investigate and prosecute individuals implicated in criminal activities related to the Jeffrey Epstein files; recognize the efforts of Representative Thomas Massie in securing the public release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.","status_desc":"In Senate Committee","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"to Committee on Committees (S)","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":"Committee on Committees","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR290/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr290.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2143120,"bill_number":"SR288","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Bobbie Lou Rasnick.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Bobbie Lou Rasnick.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR288/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr288.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2143121,"bill_number":"SR294","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing May 8, 2026, as Provider Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","description":"Recognize May 8, 2026, as Provider Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR294/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr294.html","sponsor":"Robin Webb"},
{"bill_id":2143123,"bill_number":"SR298","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the contributions of Christian women leaders in the Commonwealth of Kentucky through She Leads Kentucky.","description":"Honor the contributions of Christian women leaders in the Commonwealth of Kentucky through She Leads Kentucky.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR298/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr298.html","sponsor":"Lindsey Tichenor"},
{"bill_id":2143124,"bill_number":"SR289","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 28th, 2026, as Pay It Forward Day.","description":"Recognize April 28, 2026, as Pay It Forward Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR289/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr289.html","sponsor":"Rick Girdler"},
{"bill_id":2143125,"bill_number":"SR295","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brenda Holmes.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brenda Holmes.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR295/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr295.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2143126,"bill_number":"HR138","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and celebrating Hindu holidays and the resilience of the Hindu people.","description":"Recognize and celebrate Hindu holidays and the resilience of the Hindu people.","status_desc":"House Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"to House Floor","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Floor","chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR138/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr138.html","sponsor":"Daniel Grossberg"},
{"bill_id":2143127,"bill_number":"SR291","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Lilburn Winson Roy.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lilburn Winson Roy.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR291/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr291.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2143129,"bill_number":"HCR137","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.","description":"Adjourn the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HCR137/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hcr137.html","sponsor":"Steven Rudy"},
{"bill_id":2143130,"bill_number":"SR297","title":"A RESOLUTION asserting the constitutional authority of the General Assembly with respect to the impeachment power; suspending action on the Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit; and expressing the will of the Senate that the Judicial Conduct Commission conduct public proceedings concerning serious allegations of misconduct in office by Judge Goodman and take appropriate action to sanction and reprimand her, upon a finding of good cause.","description":"Assert the constitutional authority of the General Assembly with respect to the impeachment power; suspend action on the Articles of Impeachment against Julie Muth Goodman, Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit; express the will of the Senate that the Judicial Conduct Commission conduct public proceedings concerning serious allegations of misconduct in office by Judge Goodman and take appropriate action to sanction and reprimand her, upon a finding of good cause; direct the Director of the Legislative Research Commission to gather materials related to the impeachment from the Senate and House Clerks and forward those materials to the Judicial Conduct Commission.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR297/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr297.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2143131,"bill_number":"SR287","title":"A RESOLUTION designating May as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.","description":"Designate May 2026 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR287/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr287.html","sponsor":"Stephen Meredith"},
{"bill_id":2143132,"bill_number":"SCR292","title":"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adjourning the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.","description":"Adjourn the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly sine die.","status_desc":"Senate Floor Calendar","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"to Senate Floor","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SCR292/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/scr292.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2143134,"bill_number":"HR136","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing April 28th, 2026, as Pay It Forward Day.","description":"Recognize April 28, 2026, as Pay It Forward Day.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR136/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr136.html","sponsor":"Josh Bray"},
{"bill_id":2143135,"bill_number":"SR293","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Karen Sue Spencer Graham.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Karen Sue Spencer Graham.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-14","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-14","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR293/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr293.html","sponsor":"Brandon Smith"},
{"bill_id":2143136,"bill_number":"SR296","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Levi Peterson, Jr.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Levi Peterson, Jr.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR296/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr296.html","sponsor":"Reginald Thomas"},
{"bill_id":2143137,"bill_number":"SR299","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Frances Smith Coleman.","description":"Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Frances Smith Coleman.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR299/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr299.html","sponsor":"Phillip Wheeler"},
{"bill_id":2143431,"bill_number":"HR139","title":"A RESOLUTION urging the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Department of Education, in partnership with the Secretary of State and education entities, to develop strategies and a timeline for improving Kentucky students’ knowledge and understanding of the constitutional republic of the United States of America and the democratic processes specified in the Constitution of the United States.","description":"Urge the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Department of Education, in partnership with the Secretary of State and other education entities, to develop strategies and a timeline for improving Kentucky students’ knowledge and understanding of the constitutional republic of the United States of America and the democratic processes specified in the Constitution of the United States.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR139/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr139.html","sponsor":"Jennifer Henson Decker"},
{"bill_id":2143432,"bill_number":"SR300","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor of Jay Hartz upon the occasion of his forthcoming retirement from the Legislative Research Commission.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor of Jay Hartz upon the occasion of his retirement from the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR300/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr300.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2143433,"bill_number":"SR6","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring and commending Rebecca Harilson for her decades of distinguished service to the Kentucky State Senate and the Legislative Research Commission.","description":"Adjourn in honor and commendation of Rebecca (Becky) Harilson for her decades of distinguished service to the Kentucky State Senate and the Legislative Research Commission.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR6/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr6.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2143434,"bill_number":"SR304","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Mac Meadows.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Mac Meadows.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR304/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr304.html","sponsor":"Danny Carroll"},
{"bill_id":2143435,"bill_number":"SR5","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring Senator Jimmy Higdon upon his retirement from the Senate.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor of Senator Jimmy Higdon upon the occasion of his retirement from the Senate.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR5/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr5.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2143436,"bill_number":"SR303","title":"A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Thomas V. \"Tom\" Handy.","description":"Adjourn the Senate in honor and loving memory of Thomas V. \"Tom\" Handy.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR303/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr303.html","sponsor":"Brandon Storm"},
{"bill_id":2143437,"bill_number":"SR302","title":"A RESOLUTION honoring the service of Thomas Kurtz during the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly.","description":"Honor the service of Thomas Kurtz during the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR302/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr302.html","sponsor":"George Wise"},
{"bill_id":2143438,"bill_number":"HR140","title":"A RESOLUTION declaring that the Kentucky Supreme Court's opinion and order of April 6, 2026, is unconstitutional.","description":"Declare that the impeachment power of the General Assembly is inviolate; declare that the Supreme Court of Kentucky has no authority to impede the power of impeachment vested in the General Assembly; declare that the April 6, 2026 order of the Supreme Court of Kentucky is void as it violates Section 110 of the Constitution of Kentucky; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to determine what actions constitute a misdemeanor in office warranting impeachment; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to tax costs, attorney's fees, or other expenses in any impeachment proceeding.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR140/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr140.html","sponsor":"John Blanton"},
{"bill_id":2143439,"bill_number":"HR141","title":"A RESOLUTION censuring Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for his intemperate remarks that threatened attorneys and legislators participating in pending impeachment proceedings with professional discipline and criminal prosecution, and directing a complaint to be filed against him with the Judicial Conduct Commission.","description":"Direct the Director of the Legislative Research Commission to file a complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission on behalf of the House of Representatives requesting evaluation by the Judicial Conduct Commission of Justice Kelly Thompson's remarks in a Supreme Court opinion related to the impeachment proceedings of Judge Julie Muth Goodman; censure Justice Kelly Thompson for statements threatening attorneys and legislators participating in current and future impeachment proceedings with disciplinary action and possible criminal prosecution, and for violation of various sections of the Constitution of Kentucky and the Constitution of the United States.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted 77-15","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"House","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HR141/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hr141.html","sponsor":"David Osborne"},
{"bill_id":2143440,"bill_number":"SR305","title":"A RESOLUTION censuring Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for his intemperate remarks that threatened attorneys and legislators participating in pending impeachment proceedings with professional discipline and criminal prosecution, and directing a complaint to be filed against him with the Judicial Conduct Commission.","description":"Direct the Director of the Legislative Research Commission to file a complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission on behalf of the Senate requesting evaluation by the Judicial Conduct Commission of Justice Kelly Thompson's remarks in a Supreme Court opinion related to the impeachment proceedings of Judge Julie Muth Goodman; censure Justice Kelly Thompson for statements threatening attorneys and legislators participating in current and future impeachment proceedings with disciplinary action and possible criminal prosecution, and for violation of various sections of the Constitution of Kentucky and the Constitution of the United States.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR305/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr305.html","sponsor":"Robert Stivers"},
{"bill_id":2143441,"bill_number":"SR301","title":"A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the Legislative Research Commission interns for the 2026 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly.","description":"Honor and recognize the Legislative Research Commission interns for their contributions to the 2026 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly.","status_desc":"Adopted","status_date":"2026-04-15","last_action":"adopted by voice vote","last_action_date":"2026-04-15","committee":null,"chamber":"Senate","url":"https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR301/2026","state_link":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sr301.html","sponsor":"David Givens"}
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