HB905

AN ACT relating to salaries of the Court of Justice.

Introduced·3/4/26
Bill Text

Kentucky HB905 sets judicial salaries in the judicial branch budget bill, with the Chief Justice recommending salaries for District and Circuit Court.

Kentucky HB905 amends the judicial branch budget bill to set the salaries of the justices and judges of the Court of Justice. The General Assembly is responsible for setting the salaries of the Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges. The Chief Justice must include in the judicial branch budget recommendation the salaries of the District and Circuit Court judges. If the General Assembly concurs with the judicial branch budget recommendation, the salaries are set accordingly; otherwise, the General Assembly specifies the salaries or incremental changes.

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Judiciary Committee
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History

Mar 11

House

to Judiciary (H)

Mar 4

House

introduced in House

Mar 4

House

to Committee on Committees (H)