Kentucky House Bill 869

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on April 27 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-27 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 198)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Create a new section of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the rural building and job creation revolving fund; specify uses of the fund to assist with compliance risk mitigation for the New Markets Tax Credits Program, or to issue low-interest loans to assist with construction of new buildings or renovations of existing buildings for lease to target wage economic development projects; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to report on the fund; create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require the cabinet to work with the workforce liaison appointed by the president of the Kentucky Career and Technical College System to promote jobs created in the Commonwealth as a result of incentive programs; require the cabinet to conduct a feasibility and impact study on interstate reciprocity between state economic development programming; amend the general fund appropriation authorized in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part I, B, 1.,(12) to not lapse and carry forward; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Adam Bowling [R]

Rep. Jason Petrie [R]

2026-04-15 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 512 (Y: 70 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4264 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4068 (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 229 (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-27	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 198)
2026-04-15	House	delivered to Governor
2026-04-15	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-04-15	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-04-15	House	passed 70-22
2026-04-15	House	Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
2026-04-15	House	taken from Rules
2026-04-15	House	posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-15	House	to Rules (H)
2026-04-15	House	received in House
2026-04-15	Senate	passed 37-0
2026-04-15	Senate	posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-15	Senate	Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
2026-04-15	Senate	Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-04-15	Senate	Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-15	Senate	Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
2026-04-15	Senate	Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01	Senate	Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01	Senate	Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-04-01	Senate	posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-04-01	Senate	to Rules (S)
2026-04-01	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-31	House	House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	House	to Rules (H)
2026-03-31	House	received in House
2026-03-31	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-27	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-27	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2026-03-26	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-16	Senate	to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2026-03-11	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-11	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-10	House	3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-10	House	placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-10	House	taken from Rules
2026-03-10	House	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-05	House	returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-05	House	2nd reading
2026-03-05	House	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-04	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-04	House	returned to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-04	House	1st reading
2026-03-04	House	taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-03	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-03	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb869.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb869/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb869/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0198.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB869/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb869/HCS1FN.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB869/SCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB869/SCA1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb869/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB869/CCR1.pdf