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HB 644 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the awarding of a medal of distinction by the General Assembly.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to create the Kentucky General Assembly Medal of Distinction and establish the award criteria and selection process.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Last action Mar 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The document has been updated from a 'Jacketed' version to the final 'GA' version of the bill. The changes are purely technical, involving the replacement of the bill number identifier (from BR 408 to HB 644) and the removal of the 'Jacketed' status label to reflect the bill's current legislative state.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill identifier and header information to reflect the transition from a preliminary 'Jacketed' draft to the official 'GA' version.

Floor votes · House Mar 18, 2026

How they voted

99–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 105
Mar 18, 2026
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican84
80 Yea 4
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 94-0
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.