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SB 262 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 256 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the submission of constitutional amendments to voters.

Summary
Propose to amend Section 256 of the Constitution to permit constitutional amendments to be submitted to the voters by ballot question or summary that clearly describes the substance and effect of the amendment, rather than requiring the full text of the amendment to appear on the ballot; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Mar 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill number was updated from BR 1667 to SB 262/GA, and the document header was changed from 'Jacketed' to 'GA'. These are purely technical formatting updates indicating the bill's new official designation and state origin. No substantive policy changes, scope adjustments, or legal requirements were modified.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from BR 1667 to SB 262/GA, and the header status changed from 'Jacketed' to 'GA'.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

37–7
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican38
37 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 32-6
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.