Kentucky House Bill 607

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on April 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 165)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Amend KRS 65.003, relating to local ethics, to specify the composition of the commission in a consolidated local government and allow the commission to use the county attorney's office for legal council by procurement methods; amend KRS 67C.103 to place controls on council district formation and redistricting and to allow regulations issued by local health boards and local solid waste management boards operating under KRS Chapter 109 or 212 that apply to individuals residing or businesses operating within the jurisdiction of the consolidated local government be subject to being overridden by the consolidated local government council within 45 days of issuance; prohibit the council from not accepting legislation with specified form requirements of KRS 83A.060; allow the consolidated local government council, or either of the 2 major political caucuses, to hire or retain legal counsel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 67C to require an office of internal audit to be created and headed by a chief audit executive who is appointed; amend KRS 67C.115 and 69.210 to conform; amend KRS 67C.111 to allow cities of 3,000, rather than 6,000, to be incorporated in the boundaries of the consolidated local government and set the petition requirement relating to incorporation to 66% rather than 75% and grant 1 year for the petition to be completed; amend KRS 67C.147 to allow the consolidated local government council to sub-classify property into land and improvements for purposes of levying the ad valorem tax within the area formerly comprising the city of the first class; establish controls on the calculation of the compensating tax rate and the 4% tax rate, and the application of the homestead exemption; outline the transition of presently serving ethics commission members; outline transition from the current chief audit executive to the appointed position.

AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments.

Rep. Chris Lewis [R]	Rep. John Hodgson [R]	Rep. Jared Bauman [R]	Rep. Emily Callaway [R]
Rep. Ken Fleming [R]	Rep. Jason Nemes [R]	Rep. Susan Tyler Witten [R]

2026-04-14 - Senate - Senate: Veto Override RSN# 4172 (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 470 (Y: 77 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4095 (Y: 32 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 272 (Y: 76 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-14	Senate	delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 165)
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 consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14	House	to Rules (S)
2026-04-14	House	received in Senate
2026-04-14	Senate	passed 77-18
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
2026-03-31	House	received in House
2026-03-31	Senate	passed 32-5
2026-03-31	Senate	floor amendment (2) withdrawn
2026-03-31	Senate	floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-03-31	Senate	3rd reading
2026-03-27	Senate	floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
2026-03-27	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-26	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
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
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)
2026-03-24	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-18	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-18	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-17	House	3rd reading, passed 76-14 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-16	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
2026-03-11	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-03-10	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-02-17	House	to Local Government (H)
2026-02-09	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-02-09	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb607.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb607/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb607/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0165.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB607/HCS1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb607/HCS1LM.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB607/SFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB607/SFA2.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb607/LM.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb607/vote_history.pdf