Kentucky House Bill 10

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Passed on April 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 178)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT relating to executive branch operations and declaring an emergency.

Rep. John Hodgson [R]	Rep. Jason Nemes [R]	Rep. Ryan Bivens [R]	Rep. George Brown [D]
Rep. Matt Lockett [R]	Rep. David Meade [R]	Rep. David Osborne [R]	Rep. T.J. Roberts [R]
Rep. Steven Rudy [R]

2026-04-14 - Senate - Senate: Veto Override RSN# 4162 (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 456 (Y: 79 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 442 (Y: 72 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4126 (Y: 32 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4023 (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 114 (Y: 78 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-14	Senate	delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 178)
2026-04-14	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-04-14	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-04-14	Senate	received in House
2026-04-14	House	passed 32-6
2026-04-14	House	veto overridden
2026-04-14	House	posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14	House	to Rules (S)
2026-04-14	House	received in Senate
2026-04-14	Senate	passed 79-19
2026-04-14	Senate	veto overridden
2026-04-14	Senate	posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14	Senate	taken from Rules
2026-04-14	Senate	to Rules (H)
2026-04-14	Senate	received in House
2026-04-13	House	Vetoed
2026-04-01	House	delivered to Governor
2026-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-04-01	House	passed 72-17
2026-04-01	House	Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
2026-04-01	House	posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01	House	taken from Rules
2026-04-01	House	to Rules (H)
2026-04-01	House	received in House
2026-04-01	Senate	passed 32-5
2026-04-01	Senate	Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
2026-04-01	Senate	posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01	Senate	Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01	Senate	Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01	Senate	Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
2026-04-01	Senate	Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-03-31	Senate	Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-03-31	Senate	Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	Senate	posted for passage for receding from Senate
2026-03-31	Senate	taken from Rules
2026-03-31	Senate	to Rules (S)
2026-03-31	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-31	House	House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-27	House	to Rules (H)
2026-03-27	House	received in House
2026-03-26	Senate	3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-25	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
2026-03-25	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-24	Senate	returned to State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-24	Senate	1st reading
2026-03-24	Senate	taken from State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-16	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2026-02-19	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-19	Senate	received in Senate
2026-02-18	House	3rd reading, passed 78-18 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-02-17	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
2026-02-13	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-12	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-01-27	House	to State Government (H)
2026-01-16	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-16	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb10.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb10/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb10/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0178.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB10/HCS1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb10/HCS1CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb10/HCS1LM.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB10/HCA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB10/SCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB10/SCA1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb10/CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb10/LM.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb10/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB10/CCR1.pdf