Kentucky House Bill 420

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-27 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to voting rights.

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-27	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (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/hb420.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb420/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb420/LM.pdf