Kentucky House Bill 500

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Passed on April 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 168)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

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.

Rep. Jason Petrie [R]

Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]

Rep. Adam Bowling [R]

Rep. Josh Bray [R]

2026-04-14 - Senate - Senate: Veto Override RSN# 4177 (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 466 (Y: 74 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 426 (Y: 73 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 425 (Y: 74 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4119 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-18 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3951 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 161 (Y: 81 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 160 (Y: 20 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 59) [FAIL]
2026-02-26 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 159 (Y: 19 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 66) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 158 (Y: 21 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 67) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 157 (Y: 19 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 49) [FAIL]
2026-02-26 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 156 (Y: 20 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 66) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 155 (Y: 20 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 53) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-14	Senate	delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 168)
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	vetoes overridden in-part
2026-04-14	House	posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes
2026-04-14	House	to Rules (S)
2026-04-14	House	received in Senate
2026-04-14	Senate	passed 74-19
2026-04-14	Senate	vetoes overridden in-part
2026-04-14	Senate	posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes
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	line items 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 73-21
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 38-0
2026-04-01	Senate	Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
2026-04-01	Senate	posted for passage for consideration of Free 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 (1) filed in House and Senate
2026-03-19	Senate	Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-03-19	Senate	Senate refused to recede
2026-03-19	Senate	posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-19	Senate	taken from Rules
2026-03-19	Senate	to Rules (S)
2026-03-19	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-19	House	House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-19	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-19	House	to Rules (H)
2026-03-19	House	received in House
2026-03-18	Senate	3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-18	Senate	placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-18	Senate	taken from Rules
2026-03-18	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-17	Senate	returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-17	Senate	2nd reading
2026-03-17	Senate	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-16	Senate	returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-16	Senate	1st reading
2026-03-16	Senate	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-02	Senate	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-02-27	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-27	Senate	received in Senate
2026-02-26	House	passed 81-18 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-02-26	House	floor amendments (12), (14) and (15) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (9), (10), (11) and (13) filed to bill
2026-02-26	House	3rd reading
2026-02-26	House	placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-02-26	House	taken from Rules
2026-02-26	House	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-02-25	House	returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-25	House	2nd reading
2026-02-25	House	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-24	House	returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-24	House	1st reading
2026-02-24	House	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-23	House	floor amendment (8) filed
2026-02-23	House	floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendment (2)
2026-02-20	House	floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) filed
2026-02-03	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-01-27	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-27	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb500.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb500/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb500/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0168.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA2.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA3.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA4.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA5.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA6.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA7.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA8.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA9.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA10.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA11.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA12.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA13.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA14.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/HFA15.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb500/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB500/CCR1.pdf