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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Mar 4, 2026

SB 178: AN ACT relating to environmental administrative regulations.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to define various terms; prohibit an administrative regulation setting an environmental requirement under KRS Chapter 39E, 109, 146, 151, 211, 224, or 350 from being more stringent or extensive in scope than any federal law or regulation regarding the same or a similar topic; require any administrative regulation setting an environmental requirement to be based upon the best available science and the weight of scientific evidence; establish exemptions.
Topics ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentProhibits state regulations from being more stringent than federal environmental standards, limiting additional protections beyond federal baseline.90% confidence
Greg Elkins (R) Brandon Smith (R) Robby Mills (R) Steve Rawlings (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 708: AN ACT relating to economic development.

Create a new section of Subchapter 32 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish a tiered county system for eligible companies to receive incentives under the Kentucky Business Investment Program; amends KRS 154.32-010 to define "tier"; amends KRS 154.32-020 and 154.32-040 to conform; amend KRS 154.32-050 to specify tiering procedures; amend KRS 154.32-060 to require the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to identify and certify or decertify the tiers for all counties on an annual basis into 4 tax credit tiers; provide that the incentives available under this subchapter be determined based on the county where the economic development project is located by an approved company; provide a county's tier will be based on a 5 year average of its unemployment rate and population ranking; amend KRS 154.32-090, 154.61-010, 154.61-020, and 141.383 to conform.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill creates corporate tax incentives via tiered county system, reducing state tax revenue through targeted breaks for businesses, weakening fiscal management.95% confidence
Aaron Thompson (R) John Blanton (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 723: AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to annually transfer 80% of the sales and use taxes, interest, and penalties collected during the preceding fiscal year from sporting goods retailers from the general fund to the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation fund.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesTransfers 80% of sporting goods sales tax revenue from general fund to conservation fund, directly funding an environmental program through tax allocation.92% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentTransfers 80% of sporting goods sales tax revenue to Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation fund, directly funding environmental conservation efforts.95% confidence
Mitch Whitaker (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 718: AN ACT relating to expungement.

HB 718 creates an automatic expungement process for eligible nonviolent felony convictions in Kentucky, effective starting August 1, 2026. It directly affects individuals with nonviolent felony convictions who have completed their sentences, waited five years since release, and had no new convictions in that period. The bill requires courts to automatically erase court and law enforcement records for these cases without requiring the person to apply, with courts processing lists monthly after August 15, 2026. This eliminates the need for individuals to navigate a manual application process for qualifying records.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAutomates expungement for nonviolent felons, reducing barriers to reintegration and aligning with reform goals to lower recidivism and enhance rehabilitation.90% confidence
William Lawrence (R) Daniel Grossberg (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 716: AN ACT relating to local school board student representatives.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require each local school board to include at least 1 student representative; require each local school board to adopt a school board student representative policy with certain requirements.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates student representatives on school boards to include youth perspectives in educational governance, supporting student-centered policy development within K-12 education framework.90% confidence
Lisa Willner (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 706: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.

HB 706 amends Kentucky law to update gender-specific language in compensation rules for the Council on Postsecondary Education. It replaces "his or her" with gender-neutral terms in KRS 164.050, which governs daily payments and expense reimbursement for council members. This change directly affects how the council's compensation structure is described in state law, ensuring the language is inclusive. The bill does not alter payment amounts, eligibility, or other policy details - it only updates the wording to be gender-neutral. The change is procedural and affects only the statutory text, not the actual benefits provided to council members.
James Tipton (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 722: AN ACT relating to transportation.

HB 722 updates Kentucky's transportation statutes to use gender-neutral language. It amends KRS 186.230 (county clerk duties) and KRS 186.120 (vehicle tax refunds) by replacing outdated terms like "he," "his," and "clerk's" with inclusive language. The bill directly affects county clerks who process vehicle registrations and tax refunds under these statutes. No policy changes or new requirements are introduced - only linguistic updates to align with modern standards. This is a procedural adjustment with no impact on transportation procedures or taxpayer obligations.
John Blanton (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 724: AN ACT relating to transportation.

HB 724 amends Kentucky statutes KRS 186.230 and KRS 186.120 to replace gendered pronouns like "he," "his," and "him" with gender-neutral language. This bill updates the existing language in transportation code sections governing county clerks' duties and vehicle registration refunds, without changing any substantive requirements or procedures. It directly affects how these statutes are written but does not alter the responsibilities of county clerks, vehicle owners, or the refund process for destroyed vehicles. The change ensures the legal text aligns with current standards for inclusive language.
Ken Upchurch (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 717: AN ACT relating to health education.

Repeal and reenact KRS 158.1415 to require each school district to provide healthy relationship education instruction to all public school students; establish minimum requirements for the instruction; establish minimum requirements for the healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials; prohibit a school or school district from restricting the ability of an instructor to answer a question related to the instruction; require that a school make the healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials available upon the request of a parent or guardian and establish a procedure for a parent or guardian to opt a student out of the instruction; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this section; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations requiring that each school district submit a report on healthy relationship instruction in the district biennially; require the Kentucky Department of Education to maintain a list of recommended healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials; permit a parent or guardian to file an enforcement action in Circuit Court; provide that the Act may be cited as the Education for Healthy Youth Act.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates healthy relationship education curriculum for all K-12 students, enhancing required student programs per bill's requirements.95% confidence
Lisa Willner (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 726: AN ACT relating to telehealth coverage.

Amend KRS 304.17A-138 to make technical corrections; provide that health benefit plans may require a telehealth provider to be licensed in Kentucky, or as allowed under the standards and provisions of a recognized interstate compact, in order to receive reimbursement for telehealth services; provide a construction clause relating to coverage or reimbursement to out-of-network providers; require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution to comply with telehealth coverage requirements; provide that telehealth coverage requirements for state postsecondary education institutions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after effective date of Act.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareClarifies telehealth reimbursement rules, enabling coverage under insurance plans by allowing licensing flexibility for providers.85% confidence
Kim Holloway (R) Steven Rudy (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 705: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.

HB 705 amends Kentucky law (KRS 164.050) to replace gendered language in travel expense reimbursement rules for the Council on Postsecondary Education. It changes phrases like "his or her" to gender-neutral terms, affecting how the statute describes reimbursement for council members, their institutional representatives, and the chief state school officer. The bill does not alter reimbursement amounts, eligibility, or financial processes. This is a language update to modernize the statute without changing policy substance.
James Tipton (R)
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