Kentucky House Bill 314

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on March 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-10 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 2)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Matt Lockett [R]	Rep. Steve Bratcher [R]	Rep. David Hale [R]	Rep. John Hodgson [R]
Rep. T.J. Roberts [R]	Rep. Nancy Tate [R]	Rep. James Tipton [R]

2026-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Veto Override RSN# 3900 (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 214 (Y: 78 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3859 (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 45 (Y: 80 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 45 (Y: 80 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-10	Senate	delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 2)
2026-03-10	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-10	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-10	Senate	received in House
2026-03-10	House	passed 32-6
2026-03-10	House	veto overridden
2026-03-10	House	placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-10	House	taken from Rules
2026-03-10	House	to Rules (S)
2026-03-10	House	received in Senate
2026-03-09	Senate	passed 78-19
2026-03-09	Senate	veto overridden
2026-03-09	Senate	posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-03-09	Senate	taken from Rules
2026-03-09	Senate	to Rules (H)
2026-03-09	Senate	received in House
2026-03-06	House	Vetoed
2026-02-27	House	delivered to Governor
2026-02-27	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-02-26	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-02-26	House	received in House
2026-02-26	Senate	3rd reading, passed 32-6
2026-02-25	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026
2026-02-25	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-24	Senate	returned to State & Local Government (S)
2026-02-24	Senate	1st reading
2026-02-24	Senate	taken from State & Local Government (S)
2026-02-23	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2026-02-03	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-03	Senate	received in Senate
2026-02-02	House	3rd reading, passed 80-13 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
2026-01-30	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 02 2026
2026-01-30	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-01-30	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-01-29	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-20	House	to State Government (H)
2026-01-12	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-12	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb314.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb314/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb314/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0002.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB314/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB314/HFA1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb314/vote_history.pdf