Kentucky House Bill 522

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-05 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT relating to the provision of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Anne Donworth [D]	Rep. Rachel Roarx [D]	Rep. Sarah Stalker [D]	Rep. Pamela Stevenson [D]
Rep. Joshua Watkins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-05	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-01-29	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-29	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb522.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb522/orig_bill.pdf