| HB869 | Pass | 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-inte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-27
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 198) |
| SB37 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Treeing Walker Coonhound as the official state dog of Kentucky.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-27
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 200) |
| SB98 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects using structural steel welding, such as hiring a certified welder and meeting national welding standards; define terms; exempt welding projects performed or requested on ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-27
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 201) |
| SB133 | Pass | Amend KRS 65A.030 to increase the fiscal reporting levels of special purpose governmental entities; allow entities conducting yearly audits to move to an audit every 4 years if the entity receives 2 sequential audit reports with unqualified opinions ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-27
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 199) |
| SB197 | Pass | Create a new section of Subchapter 32 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish a tiered county system for eligible companies to receive incentives under the Kentucky Business Investment Program; amends KRS 154.32-010 to define "tier"; amends KRS 154.32-020 an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-27
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 202) |
| SB324 | Pass | Amend KRS 141.383 and 154.61-020 to allow that any unallocated portion of the $75 million credit cap be carried forward for utilization in subsequent calendar years for high-impact motion pictures or entertainment productions; amend KRS 154.12-280 to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 194) |
| HB311 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require each railroad company to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation at intersections with public roads or highways; direct the Transportation Cabinet or local government to remove obstructive vegetatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 195) |
| SB66 | Pass | Amend KRS 189A.010 to expand the list of controlled substances to include clonazepam, cyclobenzaprine, and fentanyl; amend KRS 189A.105 to provide a person shall be informed at the time blood test is requested that the fact of a refusal to submit to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 193) |
| SB70 | Veto | Amend KRS 7A.220 to amend the membership and membership qualifications of the Public Pension Oversight Board by adding the chairs or vice chairs of the Senate State & Local Government Standing Committee and House State Government Standing Committee t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
delivered to Secretary of State |
| HB826 | Pass | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 151B to require no less than 85% of general fund appropriations to the Office of Adult Education to be used for programs fulfilling the adult education mission and goals of the office; amend KRS 151B.403 to require...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197) |
| SB261 | Pass | Amend KRS 67.083 to allow fiscal courts to provide for the care and maintenance of pedestrian swinging bridges that are available for recreation and public enjoyment; amend KRS 411.190 to give liability protections to owners of land leased to a local...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 192) |
| SCR66 | Pass | Urge the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to explore opportunities to participate in the United States Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Program and to extend their curricula to offer courses and degree paths to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 191) |
| SJR74 | Veto | Direct the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a state fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources; require the Legislative Research Commission to post the state fiscal map on its website ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
delivered to Secretary of State |
| HB727 | Pass | Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196) |
| HJR81 | Pass | Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release a portion of the moneys previously appropriated for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems Program; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-20
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 190) |
| SB129 | Pass | Amend KRS 341.243 to change the employer's contribution rate to the service capacity upgrade fund; of the rate subtracting .075% until December 31, 2026; provide that beginning January 1 2027, the rates shall be adjusted by subtracting 0.0115%; requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-17
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 188) |
| HB220 | Pass | Amend KRS 61.598, relating to pension spiking and the definition of "bona fide promotion or career advancement," to retroactively exempt pension spiking adjustments that were due to increases in rates of pay authorized or funded by the legislative or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-17
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189) |
| SB214 | Pass | Amend KRS 246.055 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to accept nonfederal funds and grants from any source, public or private, that benefit the Department's programs; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-17
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 187) |
| SJR116 | Pass | Direct the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-17
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 186) |
| SR272 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of Frank Penn to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation for a term expiring June 26, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SR171 | Pass | Recognize and honor Representative Al Gentry for his leadership in the creation and success of associations for golfers with disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| HB309 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 217.035 to remove meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue from the list of foods deemed misbranded; amend KRS 217.175 to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or exchange of meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| SR205 | Pass | Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Lorrie Anne Parker.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| SR250 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of Hilary Sykes to the Crime Victims Compensation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SR8 | Pass | Urge appropriate legislative committees, state agencies, and educational authorities to explore opportunities to formally honor and educate the public about the lives and contributions of great Kentuckians.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| HCR16 | Intro
25% | Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Aviation Economic Development Task Force and direct it to study and make recommendations; establish membership and meetings; direct the task force to submit its findings and recommendations ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| SR256 | Intro
25% | Confirm the reappointment of Lanola Parsons to the Crime Victims Compensation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| HCR103 | Intro
25% | Establish the Health Care Workforce Task Force to identify strategies to increase the number of health care providers while maintaining high quality standards of care; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report with re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| SR253 | Intro
25% | Confirm the reappointment of Mark Kleiner to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SB124 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| SB8 | Pass | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to establish the membership of the Public Service Commission; provide for the appointment, confirmation, and replacement of commissioners; establish the qualifications of the commissioners; provide for the elect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 185) |
| HB755 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to allow public employee collective bargaining organizations to represent only dues-paying members; allow nonmember employees to be represented by counsel of their choosing, subject to reasonable employer proce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| HR134 | Pass | Recognize April 18, 2026, as National Lineworker Appreciation Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| SB141 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 424.110 to define "advertisement" and "published statement of ownership"; amend KRS 424.120 to determine where newspaper advertisements shall be placed when 2 or more newspapers meet the initial qualifications; determine when alternative pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| SR176 | Pass | Honor the Murray High School Tigers Boys' soccer team, 2025 Kentucky 2A State Champions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| SR161 | Pass | Honor Dave "Buzz" Baker for 37 years of exemplary service as pre-game host for the UK Sports Network.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| SR109 | Pass | Recognize March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| SR230 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of Arthur Ryan to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SR222 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of Jeremy Winton to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council for a term expiring June 30, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SJR75 | Engross
50% | Direct the Public Service Commission to open 1 or more administrative cases to investigate and identify measures to improve the affordability of utility service for low- and fixed-income individuals; direct that the PSC report to the Legislative Rese...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| SR37 | Pass | Recognize the United States of America's elite Delta Force for the successful capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| SR224 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of Soozie Eastman to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council representing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SR175 | Pass | Honor the Calloway County Girls Basketball team on their Kentucky 2A State Championship win and tremendous 2025-2026 season.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote |
| SR220 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of John Hollenbach to the University of Louisville Board of Trustees for a term expiring April 14, 2031.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SR281 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of David Wallace to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring March 31, 2030.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SB56 | Engross
50% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to prohibit the Department for Medicaid Services, any Medicaid managed care organization contracted by the department, and the Medicaid state pharmacy benefit manager from denying coverage for a nonopioid analg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To Senate Rules Committee |
| SR225 | Intro
25% | Confirm the reappointment of Sherri Lathan to the Parole Board for a term expiring June 18, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SR262 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of Darrin Benton to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring May 27, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SR221 | Intro
25% | Confirm the appointment of Misdee Wrigley Miller to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council for a term expiring June 30, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
adopted 38-0 |
| SB312 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 70.280 to authorize certified court security officers to transport individuals being detained or in custody as ordered by the court and to go outside the immediate area of the court facility to provide the transport; authorize arrest powers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
To Senate Rules Committee |
