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signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 136: AN ACT relating to campaign finance.

Amend KRS 121.175 to allow the use of campaign funds to pay for the reasonable costs of security measures for a state candidate, officeholder, member of his or her family, and employees of the candidate's campaign or the officeholder's office as long as the amount does not exceed $15,000 per fiscal year; define "security measure" and "usual and normal charge."
Wade Williams (R) Beverly Chester-Burton (D) Josh Branscum (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 49: AN ACT relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 322 to establish and grant scholarships through the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund; declare legislative intent to address engineer and land surveyor development and needs by providing Kentucky residents with postsecondary scholarships; establish the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund as a trust and agency accounts direct the engineer and land surveyor board to administer the fund and award scholarships to qualified applicants; require a written contract between the board and the recipient where the recipient agrees to obtain engineer or land surveyor licensure within 6 years of graduation and practice in Kentucky for at least 1 year for each year of scholarships granted; acquire moneys for the fund through penalties and fines, assessments from license renewals, and the board's budgeted funds; make the applicant's failure to complete the terms of the contract subject to recovery of the fund assistance, attorney's fees, and 8% annual interest; require the board to annually report its scholarship data to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationCreates scholarship fund for engineering/surveying students in higher education, directly advancing educational access and funding for targeted fields.85% confidence
Matt Koch (R) John Hodgson (R) Emily Callaway (R) Thomas Huff (R) Chris Lewis (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 184: AN ACT relating to health savings account-qualified insurance plans.

Create a new section of Subtitle 1 of KRS Chapter 304 to limit the application of cost-sharing requirements that would result in a health insurance policy, certificate, plan, or contract losing its health savings account-qualified status under federal law; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to subject cost-sharing requirements in that chapter to applicability limitation; provide that applicability limitation applies to policies, certificates, plans, and contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; provide purpose of Section 1 of the Act; state the that Section 1 of the Act may be cited as the Health Savings Account State-Federal Regulatory Coordination Model Act.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePreserves HSA-qualified insurance status, supporting tax-advantaged healthcare savings access and maintaining coverage options.90% confidence
Daniel Grossberg (D) Michael Meredith (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 293: AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require vehicles operating on a highway with an iron, steel, or wooden wheel to be equipped with a rubberized strip on the portion of the wheel that is in contact with the highway; provide an exception for certain animal-drawn vehicles; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalty for violation at $20 to $100 for each offense.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires rubberized strips on vehicle wheels for highway contact, directly enhancing traffic safety per bill subjects and indicators.95% confidence
David Hale (R) Walker Thomas (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Apr 3, 2026

SB 69: AN ACT relating to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow a contribution to be made to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund through an income tax refund designation effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026; require the designation to be printed on the face of the individual income tax form; require a description of the trust fund in the individual income tax return instructions; require the Department of Revenue to transfer the funds designated to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to create the autism spectrum disorder trust fund; amend KRS194A.624 to require the Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders to administer the trust fund; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission and to promulgate administrative regulations; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates voluntary income tax designation to fund autism trust, advancing public health funding via tax mechanism without mandatory tax increase.90% confidence
Danny Carroll (R) Brandon Storm (R) Robby Mills (R) Julie Adams (R) Matt Deneen (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 45: AN ACT relating to the licensure of certified public accountants.

Amend KRS 325.261 to include additional optional requirements to be considered for licensure; amend KRS 325.282 to allow practice privileges to a person who does not have an office located in the state and holds a valid license in good standing from another state if certain conditions are met; amend KRS 325.280 to conform; repeal KRS 325.263.
Mike Clines (R) Deanna Gordon (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 43: AN ACT relating to deputy coroner training.

Amend KRS 72.415 to allow the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training to grant an extension to a deputy coroner to complete the required training; specify when the extension begins to toll; specify consequences for failure to complete the training within the time period of the extension; delete provisions relating to reinstatement and pay modification of deputy coroners who fail to complete the required training.
Mike Clines (R) Deanna Gordon (R) George Brown (D) Vanessa Grossl (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 188: AN ACT relating to public safety.

Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a healthcare provider in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention facility; amend KRS 65.1591 to add jailers, deputy jailers, and correctional officers employed by a local detention center, local correctional facility, or regional jail to the list of public safety employees eligible to participate in a peer support counseling program.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExpands assault protections for healthcare providers in correctional facilities and adds correctional officers to peer support programs, enhancing safety and mental health support within corrections.90% confidence
Scott Lewis (R) Kevin Jackson (R) John Hodgson (R) Shawn McPherson (R) Wade Williams (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 56: AN ACT relating to programs administered by the Department of Agriculture.

Amend KRS 247.234 to require amusement rides and attractions business registrants and insurance carriers to notify the Department of Agriculture of each intended operating site that is open to the public and specify that the tag issued upon inspection will be valid for 1 year from the date of issue; amend KRS 251.355 establish a process for the Department of Agriculture to issue violation notice and assess civil fines before the suspension or revocation of a grain dealer's license; permits a licensee to contest the violation notice with the Department of Agriculture prior to appeal to either the Franklin Circuit Court or to the respondent's local circuit court; amend KRS 260.600 to update the expiration of an egg dealer license to January 31, in accordance with similar licenses issued by the Department of Agriculture; amend KRS 246.220 and 260.540 to conform; repeal KRS 248.005, 248.010, 248.015, 248.025, 248.035, 248.280, 248.290, 248.300, 248.310, 248.320, 248.330, 248.340, 248.350, 248.353, 248.355, 248.370, 248.380, 248.391, 248.400, 248.410, 248.420, 248.430, 248.440, 248.450, 248.460, 248.990, relating to tobacco; repeal KRS 260.570, relating to the Egg Marketing Board.
Chad Aull (D) Dan Fister (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 164: AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services.

Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to modify the definition of "hearing aid"; increase the coverage amount for hearing aids from $1,400 to $2,500; establish network adequacy requirements relating to the provision of hearing aids and related services that are required to be covered; amend KRS 18A.225 to increase the cap on hearing aids and hearing aid-related services under the state employee health plan from $1,400 to $2,500; direct that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareIncreases hearing aid coverage from $1,400 to $2,500 and mandates network adequacy for related services, expanding patient access to essential hearing care under health benefit plans.95% confidence
George Brown (D) Samara Heavrin (R) Daniel Grossberg (D) D.J. Johnson (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Apr 3, 2026

HB 281: AN ACT relating to the donation of food.

Amend KRS 217.127 to define "charitable food donor" as a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or home-based processor, which produces food for distribution to a homeless shelter or to individuals displaced due to a declared natural disaster; exempt a charitable food donor from the licensing requirements of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 and application of State Plumbing Code requirements; amend KRS 217.218 to conform; amend KRS 411.241 to exempt a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a home-based processor from civil or criminal liability arising from the production or donation of food to a homeless shelter or to individuals displaced due to a declared natural disaster.
Kevin Jackson (R) Aaron Thompson (R) T.J. Roberts (R) Kim Banta (R) Richard White (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Apr 2, 2026

SB 40: AN ACT relating to public library district boards of trustees.

Amend KRS 173.490 and 173.730 to allow a county judge/executive to fill vacancies on a library board, with the approval of the fiscal court, without being required to consider recommendations made the board or the state librarian if the county has adopted an alternative appointment process.
Greg Elkins (R) Phillip Wheeler (R) Steve West (R) Gary Boswell (R) Craig Richardson (R)
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