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HB 84 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to legal liability for local governments and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 411.100, relating to a city's liability for damage done during the course of a riot, to provide that any form of local government shall be liable for damage done during the course of a riot if they could have prevented the damage.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from a bill number (BR 1258) to a House Bill number (HB 84) and updated with a new date. The core text of the act regarding legal liability for local governments remains substantively unchanged, though the emergency declaration section was moved to the beginning of the document.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from BR 1258 to HB 84, and the effective date in the footer was updated from January 30, 2026, to January 30, 2026, with a different time.

The emergency declaration text was moved from the end of the document to the beginning, appearing immediately after the enacting clause.

The original bill number (BR 1258) was removed from the header.

Floor votes · House Jan 30, 2026

How they voted

94–6
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 105
Jan 30, 2026
D Democratic21
13 Yea 6 Nay 2
61% Yea
R Republican84
81 Yea 3
96% 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
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 89-6 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.