Lynette Smith Monitor Report
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| April 19, 2026 |
| State | Bill # | Summary | Sponsors | Status | Notes |
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| KY | HB4 | AN ACT relating to grooming a minor. | Proctor, M.; Banta, K.; Baker, S.; Bivens, R.; Bratcher, S.; Brown, G.; Calloway, J.; Chester-Burton, B.; Henson Decker, J.; Doan, S.; Dotson, R.; Elliott, D.; Flannery, P.; Fugate, C.; Gooch, J.; Frazier Gordon, D.; Griffee, P.; Grossberg, D.; Grossl, V.; Hale, D.; Hampton, T.; Hart, M.; Hodgson, J.; Holloway, K.; Huff, T.; Imes, M.; Johnson, DJ; Lewis, C.; Lockett, M.; Maddox, S.; Massaroni, C.; Moser, K.; Nemes, J.; Osborne, D.; Rabourn, F.; Roberts, T.J.; Sharp, S.; Tate, N.; Thomas, W.; Tipton, J.; Wesley, B.; White, R. | 2026-04-10 / Passed • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 65) 2026-03-31 • delivered to Governor • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House • passed 92-0 | |
| KY | HB11 | AN ACT relating to independent school districts. | Bauman, J. | 2026-01-13 / Introduced • to Primary and Secondary Education (H) 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB12 | AN ACT relating to privacy for members of the General Assembly. | Burke, L.; Bojanowski, T.; Brown, G.; Camuel, A.; Chester-Burton, B.; Donworth, A.; Stalker, S.; Stevenson, P. | 2026-01-13 / Introduced • to State Government (H) 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB13 | AN ACT relating to the individual income tax rate. | Burke, L.; Brown, G.; Camuel, A.; Gentry, A.; Hancock, E.; Roarx, R.; Stalker, S.; Stevenson, P. | 2026-01-13 / Introduced • to Appropriations & Revenue (H) 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB15 | AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to Medicaid expansion. | Burke, L.; Camuel, A. | 2026-01-14 / Failed • WITHDRAWN 2026-01-13 • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB20 | AN ACT relating to coverage for reproductive health care. | Burke, L.; Brown, G. | 2026-01-13 / Introduced • to Banking & Insurance (H) 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB22 | AN ACT relating to reproductive privacy. | Burke, L.; Brown, G.; Camuel, A.; Donworth, A.; Stalker, S. | 2026-01-13 / Introduced • to Judiciary (H) 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB23 | AN ACT relating to reproductive health care. | Burke, L.; Brown, G.; Camuel, A.; Donworth, A.; Stalker, S. | 2026-01-13 / Introduced • to Judiciary (H) 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB33 | AN ACT relating to data privacy. | Moore, A.; Sharp, S.; Aull, C.; Banta, K.; Brown, G.; Gentry, A. | 2026-01-13 / Introduced • to Small Business & Information Technology (H) 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB83 | AN ACT relating to open meetings. | Roberts, T.J.; Hodgson, J. | 2026-01-14 / Introduced • to Local Government (H) 2026-01-07 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB88 | AN ACT relating to the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit. | Roberts, T.J.; Banta, K.; Callaway, E.; Calloway, J.; Doan, S.; Dotson, R.; Hodgson, J.; Huff, T.; Lewis, C.; Nemes, J.; Proctor, M.; Rabourn, F.; Tate, N.; Thomas, W.; Tipton, J. | 2026-01-14 / Introduced • to Primary and Secondary Education (H) 2026-01-07 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB103 | AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs. | Hart, M.; Hale, D.; Baker, S.; Bivens, R.; Bratcher, S.; Callaway, E.; Calloway, J.; Henson Decker, J.; Doan, S.; Dossett, M.; Dotson, R.; Fister, D.; Grossl, V.; Hodgson, J.; Holloway, K.; Huff, T.; Imes, M.; Johnson, DJ; Lawrence, W.; Lockett, M.; Maddox, S.; Massaroni, C.; McCool, B.; Meade, D.; Neighbors, A.; Proctor, M.; Rabourn, F.; Raymer, R.; Roberts, T.J.; Sharp, S.; Tate, N.; Tipton, J.; Truett, T.; Wesley, B.; White, R. | 2026-02-06 / Engrossed • to Committee on Committees (S) • received in Senate 2026-02-05 • 3rd reading, passed 67-29 with Committee Substitute (1) 2026-02-04 • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026 2026-01-29 • 2nd reading, to Rules | |
| KY | HB162 | AN ACT relating to identity documents. | Maddox, S.; Rabourn, F.; Bratcher, S.; Calloway, J.; Doan, S.; Dotson, R.; Flannery, P.; Griffee, P.; Grossl, V.; Hart, M.; Holloway, K.; Huff, T.; Lawrence, W.; Massaroni, C.; Roberts, T.J.; Truett, T.; White, R. | 2026-01-14 / Introduced • to Transportation (H) 2026-01-07 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB186 | AN ACT relating to qualifications for elected office. | Baker, S.; Hodgson, J.; Calloway, J.; Tate, N. | 2026-01-14 / Introduced • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) 2026-01-07 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB199 | AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the possession of cannabis. | Kulkarni, N.; Bojanowski, T.; Gentry, A.; Grossberg, D.; Hancock, E.; Watkins, J.; Willner, L. | 2026-01-14 / Introduced • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) 2026-01-07 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB227 | AN ACT relating to addictive online platforms. | Lockett, M.; Henson Decker, J.; Baker, S.; Banta, K.; Bridges, R.; Brown, G.; Callaway, E.; Calloway, J.; Chester-Burton, B.; Doan, S.; Dotson, R.; Elliott, D.; Flannery, P.; Fleming, K.; Fugate, C.; Frazier Gordon, D.; Grossberg, D.; Hodgson, J.; Huff, T.; Imes, M.; Massaroni, C.; Moser, K.; Nemes, J.; Proctor, M.; Rabourn, F.; Roberts, T.J.; Tate, N.; Thomas, W. | 2026-04-01 / Engrossed • returned to Judiciary (S) • 2nd reading • taken from Judiciary (S) 2026-03-31 • returned to Judiciary (S) • 1st reading | 2026/02/13 - Gateway bill to digital ID and biometrics |
| KY | HB232 | AN ACT relating to the protection of minors on digital platforms. | Moore, A. | 2026-01-15 / Introduced • to Small Business & Information Technology (H) 2026-01-08 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | 2026/02/13 - Gateway bill to digital ID and biometrics |
| KY | HB244 | AN ACT relating to the Ten Commandments in public schools. | White, R. | 2026-01-13 / Failed • WITHDRAWN 2026-01-08 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB253 | AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. | Tipton, J.; Bojanowski, T.; Chester-Burton, B.; Grossberg, D.; Jackson, K.; Stevenson, P. | 2026-04-10 / Passed • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 74) 2026-03-31 • delivered to Governor • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House • passed 93-1 | |
| KY | HB275 | AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools. | Rabourn, F.; Roberts, T.J.; Calloway, J.; Doan, S.; Dotson, R.; Hodgson, J.; Maddox, S.; Massaroni, C.; Nemes, J. | 2026-01-15 / Introduced • to Postsecondary Education (H) 2026-01-08 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB289 | AN ACT relating to students. | Banta, K.; Calloway, J.; Doan, S.; Grossl, V.; Hodgson, J.; Roberts, T.J.; Tipton, J. | 2026-01-16 / Introduced • to Primary and Secondary Education (H) 2026-01-09 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB298 | AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools. | Baker, S.; Calloway, J.; Doan, S.; Hodgson, J.; Maddox, S.; Nemes, J.; Rabourn, F.; Roberts, T.J. | 2026-04-15 / Introduced • recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) 2026-03-18 • 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-03-17 • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar 2026-01-16 • to Postsecondary Education (H) 2026-01-09 • to Committee on Committees (H) | |
| KY | HB302 | AN ACT relating to diaper access programs. | Grossl, V.; Grossberg, D. | 2026-01-16 / Introduced • to Families & Children (H) 2026-01-09 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB315 | AN ACT relating to firearms. | Brown, G.; Chester-Burton, B. | 2026-01-20 / Introduced • to Judiciary (H) 2026-01-12 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB316 | AN ACT relating to local firearms control ordinances. | Brown, G.; Chester-Burton, B.; Watkins, J. | 2026-01-20 / Introduced • to Local Government (H) 2026-01-12 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB317 | AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation. | Grossberg, D. | 2026-01-20 / Introduced • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) 2026-01-12 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB320 | AN ACT relating to combating human trafficking. | Nemes, J.; Aull, C.; Chester-Burton, B.; Elliott, D.; Fleming, K.; Grossberg, D.; Moser, K.; Payne, J.T. | 2026-01-29 / Engrossed • to Committee on Committees (S) • received in Senate 2026-01-28 • 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Amendment (1-title) 2026-01-27 • floor amendment (1) filed 2026-01-22 • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026 | |
| KY | HB334 | AN ACT relating to sex-based classifications. | Massaroni, C.; Banta, K.; Callaway, E.; Doan, S.; Dotson, R.; Maddox, S.; Nemes, J.; Rabourn, F.; Roberts, T.J. | 2026-01-21 / Introduced • to State Government (H) 2026-01-13 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB359 | AN ACT relating to human growth and development instruction. | Tate, N.; Baker, S.; Banta, K.; Callaway, E.; Calloway, J.; Henson Decker, J.; Doan, S.; Dotson, R.; Fister, D.; Freeland, C.; Fugate, C.; Frazier Gordon, D.; Griffee, P.; Hale, D.; Hodgson, J.; Holloway, K.; Huff, T.; Imes, M.; Johnson, DJ; King, K.; Maddox, S.; Massaroni, C.; McCool, B.; Moser, K.; Nemes, J.; Proctor, M.; Rabourn, F.; Roberts, T.J.; Thomas, W.; Thompson, A.; Tipton, J.; Wesley, B.; White, R. | 2026-01-21 / Introduced • to Primary and Secondary Education (H) 2026-01-13 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB360 | AN ACT relating to adult performances and declaring an emergency. | Sharp, S.; Banta, K.; Bivens, R.; Calloway, J.; Dotson, R.; Hale, D.; Hodgson, J.; Jackson, K.; Tate, N. | 2026-01-21 / Introduced • to Judiciary (H) 2026-01-13 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB408 | AN ACT relating to patient-directed care at the end of life. | Camuel, A.; Burke, L. | 2026-01-23 / Introduced • to Health Services (H) 2026-01-15 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB441 | AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizenship requirements for state and local elected officials. | Hodgson, J.; Bivens, R. | 2026-01-28 / Introduced • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) 2026-01-20 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB476 | AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to reproductive rights. | Grossberg, D. | 2026-01-30 / Introduced • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) 2026-01-22 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB510 | AN ACT relating to organ donation safety. | Nemes, J.; Callaway, E.; Henson Decker, J.; Elliott, D.; Proctor, M.; Rabourn, F.; Roberts, T.J.; Tate, N. | 2026-04-07 / Passed • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 43) 2026-03-26 • delivered to Governor • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House • received in House | |
| KY | HB544 | AN ACT relating to data centers. | Moore, A.; Lawrence, W. | 2026-02-10 / Introduced • to Small Business & Information Technology (H) 2026-02-03 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | HB559 | AN ACT relating to data privacy, portability, and interoperability. | Grossl, V. | 2026-02-11 / Introduced • to Small Business & Information Technology (H) 2026-02-04 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | 2026/02/13 - Gateway bill to digital ID and biometrics |
| KY | HB670 | AN ACT relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in schools. | Calloway, J.; White, R.; Baker, S.; Callaway, E.; Henson Decker, J.; Doan, S.; Dotson, R.; Elliott, D.; Fugate, C.; Hale, D.; Hart, M.; Hodgson, J.; Huff, T.; Johnson, DJ; Massaroni, C.; Proctor, M.; Rabourn, F.; Roberts, T.J.; Wesley, B. | 2026-02-25 / Introduced • to Primary and Secondary Education (H) 2026-02-18 • to Committee on Committees (H) • introduced in House | |
| KY | SB2 | AN ACT relating to school administrators and declaring an emergency. | Adams, J.; Douglas, D.; Tichenor, L. | 2026-03-27 / Passed • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9) 2026-03-24 • delivered to Governor 2026-03-20 • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate • passed 36-0 | |
| KY | SB3 | AN ACT relating to school district finances. | Tichenor, L.; Douglas, D.; Elkins, G.; Frommeyer, S.; Wilson, M. | 2026-02-03 / Engrossed • to Committee on Committees (H) • received in House 2026-02-02 • 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2) • floor amendment (1) withdrawn 2026-01-30 • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 02 2026 | |
| KY | SB7 | AN ACT relating to the issuance of identity documents. | Reed, A.; Higdon, J.; Boswell, G.; Carpenter, J.; Carroll, D.; Deneen, M.; Douglas, D.; Elkins, G.; Frommeyer, S.; Girdler, R.; Givens, D.; Howell, J.; Madon, S.; Mays Bledsoe, A.; Meredith, S.; Mills, R.; Neal, G.; Nemes, M.; Nunn, M.; Rawlings, S.; Richardson, C.; Smith, B.; Stivers, R.; Storm, B.; Webb, R.; West, S.; Wheeler, P.; Williams, G.; Wilson, M.; Wise, G. | 2026-01-20 / Engrossed • to Committee on Committees (H) • received in House 2026-01-16 • 3rd reading, passed 34-1 2026-01-15 • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 16, 2026 • 2nd reading, to Rules | |
| KY | SB10 | AN ACT proposing to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences. | McDaniel, C.; Boswell, G.; Carroll, D.; Deneen, M.; Douglas, D.; Elkins, G.; Frommeyer, S.; Mills, R.; Nunn, M.; Rawlings, S.; Richardson, C.; Wilson, M.; Wise, G. | 2026-04-01 / Passed • delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 12) • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate • passed 36-1 • Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) | |
| KY | SB26 | AN ACT relating to discrimination in educational settings and declaring an emergency. | Tichenor, L.; West, S.; Boswell, G.; Deneen, M.; Douglas, D.; Elkins, G.; Frommeyer, S.; Girdler, R.; Madon, S.; Meredith, S.; Nunn, M.; Rawlings, S.; Reed, A.; Wheeler, P.; Williams, G.; Wilson, M. | 2026-01-06 / Introduced • to Committee on Committees (S) • introduced in Senate | |
| KY | SB32 | AN ACT relating to measures to strengthen Kentucky's economic infrastructure. | Rawlings, S.; Tichenor, L.; Reed, A. | 2026-02-18 / Failed • WITHDRAWN 2026-01-06 • to Committee on Committees (S) • introduced in Senate | |
| KY | SB51 | AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation. | Nemes, M.; Wilson, M.; Adams, J.; Carpenter, J.; Deneen, M.; Douglas, D.; Frommeyer, S.; Girdler, R.; Higdon, J.; Madon, S.; Mays Bledsoe, A.; Meredith, S.; Mills, R.; Nunn, M.; Reed, A.; Smith, B.; Thomas, R.; Tichenor, L.; Wise, G. | 2026-03-06 / Engrossed • to Appropriations & Revenue (H) 2026-01-23 • to Committee on Committees (H) • received in House 2026-01-22 • 3rd reading, passed 37-0 2026-01-21 • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day | |
| KY | SB59 | AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. | Rawlings, S.; Elkins, G.; Deneen, M.; Douglas, D.; Reed, A.; Tichenor, L. | 2026-04-14 / Passed • delivered to Secretary of State • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate • received in Senate • passed 80-19 | |
| KY | SB63 | AN ACT relating to student journalist freedom. | Neal, G.; Thomas, R. | 2026-01-12 / Introduced • to Committee on Committees (S) • introduced in Senate | |
| KY | SB72 | AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency. | Douglas, D.; Boswell, G.; Elkins, G.; Mills, R.; Nunn, M.; Rawlings, S.; Williams, G.; Wise, G. | 2026-02-17 / Engrossed • to Committee on Committees (H) • received in House 2026-02-13 • 3rd reading, passed 28-5 2026-02-12 • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026 • 2nd reading, to Rules | |
| KY | SB108 | AN ACT relating to conditions of employment. | West, S.; Tichenor, L.; Boswell, G.; Deneen, M.; Douglas, D.; Elkins, G.; Frommeyer, S.; Girdler, R.; Madon, S.; Mays Bledsoe, A.; Meredith, S.; Mills, R.; Nemes, M.; Nunn, M.; Rawlings, S.; Reed, A.; Richardson, C.; Storm, B.; Wheeler, P.; Williams, G.; Wilson, M.; Wise, G. | 2026-01-20 / Introduced • to Committee on Committees (S) • introduced in Senate | |
| KY | SJR17 | A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms of office for members of Congress. | Wise, G.; Mills, R.; Storm, B. | 2026-01-06 / Introduced • to Committee on Committees (S) • introduced in Senate |
