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HB 569 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to designation of special judges and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 26A.020 to establish that any person may submit an affidavit to the Attorney General asserting that an assigned judge cannot impartially preside in a pending action; authorize the Attorney General to determine if the impartiality of the judge may reasonably be questioned; authorize the Attorney General to submit the affidavit to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who shall determine whether to appoint a special judge.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action Mar 18, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated to include a declaration of emergency, ensuring it takes effect immediately upon passage rather than waiting for a standard effective date. Additionally, the bill title was expanded to reflect this new emergency provision.
Scope change
The bill's scope now includes an immediate effective date due to the declared emergency.
TIMELINE

Added a declaration of emergency stating the Act takes effect immediately upon passage or approval by the Governor.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title to include 'and declaring an emergency' to match the new text.

Floor votes · House Mar 17, 2026

How they voted

80–16
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 105
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic21
1 Yea 16 Nay 4
76% Nay
R Republican84
79 Yea 5
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 75-16 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.