Kentucky Senate Bill 69

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Passed on April 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-03 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow a contribution to be made to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund through an income tax refund designation effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026; require the designation to be printed on the face of the individual income tax form; require a description of the trust fund in the individual income tax return instructions; require the Department of Revenue to transfer the funds designated to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to create the autism spectrum disorder trust fund; amend KRS194A.624 to require the Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders to administer the trust fund; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission and to promulgate administrative regulations; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Julie Raque Adams [R]	Sen. Danny Carroll [R]	Sen. Matthew Deneen [R]	Sen. Robert Mills [R]
Sen. Brandon Storm [R]

2026-03-25 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3983 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-24 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 314 (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3829 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-03	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)
2026-03-25	Senate	delivered to Governor
2026-03-25	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-25	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-25	Senate	passed 38-0
2026-03-25	Senate	Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-25	Senate	posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-25	Senate	taken from Rules
2026-03-25	Senate	to Rules (S)
2026-03-25	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-24	House	3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-19	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
2026-03-17	House	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-13	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-13	House	returned to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-13	House	1st reading
2026-03-13	House	taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2026-02-18	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-02-18	House	received in House
2026-02-17	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0
2026-02-13	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-02-12	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026
2026-02-12	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-11	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-01-27	Senate	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-01-12	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-01-12	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb69.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb69/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb69/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0019.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/SB69/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/sb69/HCS1FN.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/sb69/FN.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb69/vote_history.pdf