Kentucky
2026 Regular Session·1,718 bills·Adjourned April 15, 2026
Track legislation moving through Kentucky. Browse 1,718 bills and resolutions during the 2026 Regular Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Bills
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.
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.
Confirm the appointment of Heather Graham to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2029.
Confirm the appointment of Heather Graham to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board for a term expiring July 6, 2029.
Confirm the reappointment of Madison Silvert to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2031.
Confirm the reappointment of Madison Silvert to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education for a term expiring December 31, 2031.
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of C. Ronald Wise.
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of C. Ronald Wise.
Recognize May 8, 2026, as Provider Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Recognize May 8, 2026, as Provider Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Adjourn the Senate in honor of Jay Hartz upon the occasion of his retirement from the Legislative Research Commission.
Adjourn the Senate in honor of Jay Hartz upon the occasion of his retirement from the Legislative Research Commission.
Confirm the reappointment of F. Bruce Williams to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2029.
Confirm the reappointment of F. Bruce Williams to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring December 31, 2029.
Adjourn the Senate in honor of Senator Jimmy Higdon upon the occasion of his retirement from the Senate.
Adjourn the Senate in honor of Senator Jimmy Higdon upon the occasion of his retirement from the Senate.
Confirm the appointment of Soozie Eastman to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council representing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
Confirm the appointment of Soozie Eastman to the Kentucky Film Leadership Council representing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggrieved by a violation of the prohibition; establish a statute of limitations to commence suit and the appropriate venue; provide when the suit accrues; specify damages recoverable per violation; allow for class action; include a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person held civilly liable; amend KRS 48.025 and 132.017 to conform.
Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggrieved by a violation of the prohibition; establish a statute of limitations to commence suit and the appropriate venue; provide when the suit accrues; specify damages recoverable per violation; allow for class action; include a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person held civilly liable; amend KRS 48.025 and 132.017 to conform.
The Transportation Cabinet Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, Funds Transfer; detail Part IV, Transportation Cabinet Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.
The Transportation Cabinet Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, Funds Transfer; detail Part IV, Transportation Cabinet Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.
Recognize March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day.
Recognize March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day.
Declare that the impeachment power of the General Assembly is inviolate; declare that the Supreme Court of Kentucky has no authority to impede the power of impeachment vested in the General Assembly; declare that the April 6, 2026 order of the Supreme Court of Kentucky is void as it violates Section 110 of the Constitution of Kentucky; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to determine what actions constitute a misdemeanor in office warranting impeachment; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to tax costs, attorney's fees, or other expenses in any impeachment proceeding.
Declare that the impeachment power of the General Assembly is inviolate; declare that the Supreme Court of Kentucky has no authority to impede the power of impeachment vested in the General Assembly; declare that the April 6, 2026 order of the Supreme Court of Kentucky is void as it violates Section 110 of the Constitution of Kentucky; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to determine what actions constitute a misdemeanor in office warranting impeachment; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to tax costs, attorney's fees, or other expenses in any impeachment proceeding.
Confirm the appointment of Arthur Ryan to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
Confirm the appointment of Arthur Ryan to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
Confirm the appointment of Carrie Camille Caples to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee for a term expiring October 8, 2029.
Confirm the appointment of Carrie Camille Caples to the Standards and Assessments Process Review Committee for a term expiring October 8, 2029.
Confirm the appointment of Monica Kennison to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2028.
Confirm the appointment of Monica Kennison to the Board of Nursing for a term expiring June 30, 2028.
Honor the Murray High School Tigers Boys' soccer team, 2025 Kentucky 2A State Champions.
Honor the Murray High School Tigers Boys' soccer team, 2025 Kentucky 2A State Champions.
Confirm the reappointment of Kathryn Thomas to the Board of Claims for a term expiring June 29, 2029.
Confirm the reappointment of Kathryn Thomas to the Board of Claims for a term expiring June 29, 2029.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide the findings of the General Assembly relating to Jefferson County Public Schools; provide the General Assembly's determinations based on those findings; repeal and reenact KRS 160.370, relating to duties of superintendents and local boards of education.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide the findings of the General Assembly relating to Jefferson County Public Schools; provide the General Assembly's determinations based on those findings; repeal and reenact KRS 160.370, relating to duties of superintendents and local boards of education.
Confirm the appointment of Frank Penn to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation for a term expiring June 26, 2029.
Confirm the appointment of Frank Penn to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation for a term expiring June 26, 2029.
Confirm the appointment of David Wallace to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring March 31, 2030.
Confirm the appointment of David Wallace to the Kentucky State Fair Board for a term expiring March 31, 2030.
Confirm the appointment of Michael McGhee to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring March 12, 2030.
Confirm the appointment of Michael McGhee to the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority for a term expiring March 12, 2030.
Confirm the reappointment of Lisa Marie Rudzinski to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2028.
Confirm the reappointment of Lisa Marie Rudzinski to the Education Professional Standards Board for a term expiring June 30, 2028.
Confirm the reappointment of John Stovall to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2029.
Confirm the reappointment of John Stovall to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors for a term expiring November 28, 2029.
Amend KRS 161.540 to specify payment obligations for the inclusion of annual leave payments in a retiring member's pension benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) by requiring the state to pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued through July 31, 2026, and the last employer pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued on or after August 1, 2026.
Amend KRS 161.540 to specify payment obligations for the inclusion of annual leave payments in a retiring member's pension benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) by requiring the state to pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued through July 31, 2026, and the last employer pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued on or after August 1, 2026.