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SB 20 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to local entities and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 64.5277 to define "excess credit hours"; amend KRS 64.5278 to allow a city to establish different base incentive amounts for different types of city officers by ordinance; remove minimum and maximum payment amounts.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Signed Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was expanded from focusing solely on city government to applying to all local entities, and it was significantly lengthened from three pages to twelve. A major new provision was added to Section 3, which restricts how local public agencies can use noncompetitive negotiation for purchasing goods and services, requiring specific written justifications for such actions.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was broadened from 'city government' to 'local entities' and 'local public agencies'.
SCOPE

The title and subject matter were changed from 'city government' to 'local entities', expanding the bill's reach beyond just cities.

REQUIREMENT

New Section 3 was added to impose stricter rules on noncompetitive purchasing, requiring agencies to document that competition is not feasible and to list specific reasons like emergencies or single-source availability.

TECHNICAL

The document was updated from a 'Jacketed' version to an 'Engrossed' version, increasing the page count from 3 to 12 to accommodate the new text.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2026

How they voted

40–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 44
Jan 30, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
34 Yea 4
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 10, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 90)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed 38-0
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (4-title)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Introduced
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1), (3) and (4-title)
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (4-title)
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
floor amendments (1), (2-title), (3) and (4-title) filed
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
to Local Government (H)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.