KY SB5 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on March 27 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-27 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on March 27 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-27 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "agricultural product" and "Kentucky-grown agricultural product"; allow a local school board or local school district participating in any of the United States Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Programs to purchase Kentucky-grown agricultural products in accordance with federal law.
Title
AN ACT relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jason Howell [R] | Sen. Shelley Frommeyer [R] | Sen. Gary Boswell [R] | Sen. Matthew Deneen [R] |
| Sen. Gerald Neal [D] | Sen. Lindsey Tichenor [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-24 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3977 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-20 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 303 (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3799 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-20 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 303 (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3799 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8) |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | delivered to Governor |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | passed 35-0 |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | taken from Rules |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | to Rules (S) |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2026-03-20 | House | 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) |
| 2026-03-19 | House | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026 |
| 2026-03-17 | House | floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill |
| 2026-03-12 | House | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2026-03-11 | House | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) |
| 2026-03-04 | House | to Agriculture (H) |
| 2026-02-06 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2026-02-06 | House | received in House |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 38-0 |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026 |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | to Agriculture (S) |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Subjects
Agriculture
Education, Elementary and Secondary
Federal Laws and Regulations
Foods And Beverages
Public Procurement
Education, Elementary and Secondary
Federal Laws and Regulations
Foods And Beverages
Public Procurement
