Kentucky Bills

passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 26, 2026

SR 89: A RESOLUTION honoring the members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for its outstanding service to the United States during World War II.

This Senate resolution honors the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (known as "the Six Triple Eight"), an all-female African American unit in the Women's Army Corps that served overseas during World War II. The resolution recognizes their critical role in clearing a massive mail backlog for U.S. troops in Europe under challenging conditions, including racism and poor facilities, which boosted troop morale. It specifically commends the unit's service, acknowledges 18 Kentucky women who served in the battalion, and formally expresses gratitude for their contributions to military history, racial equality, and women's roles in the armed forces.

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Mar 25, 2026

SCR 193: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION continuing the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force to explore ways to integrate the principles of the Make America Healthy Again movement to improve health outcomes of Kentuckians.

Declare the General Assembly's support for the goals of the Make America Healthy Again movement; continue the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force to integrate the principles of the Make America Healthy Again movement; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HB 844: AN ACT relating to municipal interlocal gas utilities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 96 to define "municipal interlocal gas utility"; provide that a municipal interlocal gas utility is exempt from the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission and KRS Chapter 278 exempt as provided in KRS 278.495; authorize a municipal interlocal gas utility to determine its own service territory through official acts of its governing authority; allow a municipal interlocal gas utility to have the primary right to provide service in its service territory and to have the right to be the first provider for new customers in the service territory; authorize the municipal interlocal gas utility to acquire an existing natural gas system through eminent domain and specify the valuation method for the acquired plant or system; exempt a municipal interlocal gas utility from the provisions of KRS 96.5375, 96.045, and 96.538; amend KRS 65.240 to allow a public agency to acquire natural gas facilities inside or outside of its jurisdictional boundaries; amend KRS 96.5375 to allow a municipal interlocal gas utility to extend an existing natural gas system or construct a new system inside or outside its constituent cities' boundaries; specify the valuation of natural gas distribution system or plant acquired by eminent domain; define "municipal interlocal gas utility"; amend KRS 278.010 to exempt to municipal interlocal gas utilities from the definition of "utility" for the purpose of establishing the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission; define "municipal interlocal gas utility"; amend KRS 96.045 and 96.538 to conform; RETROACTIVE.

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HR 127: A RESOLUTION expressing support for the Ohio River Restoration Program Act to advance clean water, economic development, community stability, and expanded recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Support the federal Ohio River Restoration Program Act to advance clean water, economic development, community stability, and expanded recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Topics ✓ Environment

passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 25, 2026

SR 149: A RESOLUTION designating January 6th, as Breaking Free With Ally Day.

Designate January 6th, as Breaking Free With Ally Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to raise awareness for human trafficking and childhood sexual abuse.

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HB 888: AN ACT relating to collective bargaining agreements and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit any local government from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 160.160, relating to local boards of education, to prohibit any board of education from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 304.48-250 and 304.50-055 to make technical changes; amend various other sections to remove references to collective bargaining; repeal various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Protection Act; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✗ Budget & Taxes ✗ Labor & Employment

passed · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HR 63: A RESOLUTION adjourning the House of Representatives in honor of Kentucky's rural electric cooperative utility workers who provided vital support during the deadly tornado that devastated Kentucky on May 16, 2025.

Adjourn in honor of Kentucky's rural electric cooperative utility workers who worked to restore power during and after the deadly storm on May 16, 2025.

passed · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HB 583: AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 25, 2026

SB 33: AN ACT relating to recovery residences.

Amend KRS 222.504 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to notify local governments when a recovery residence initiates the certification process with a certifying organization, becomes certified, or receives disciplinary action from the cabinet; require the cabinet to provide the recovery residence contact information and consider recovery residence information to be public record; amend KRS 222.510 to permit local governments to maintain a registry of recovery residences and consider the information a public record.

passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 25, 2026

SB 53: AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.

Amend KRS 100.275 to affirm that planning units and commissions and boards thereof may hold public hearings and accept public comments concerning the approval of subdivision plats and development plans.

passed · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HB 335: AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "anti-choking device"; require school cafeteria personnel and other expected users of the device to be trained if a school obtains an anti-choking device; provide immunity from civil liability for rendering emergency care or treatment with an anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver at a public or private school; provide that the Act may be cited as Landon's Law.

passed · Kentucky · House Mar 25, 2026

HB 418: AN ACT relating to domestic violence.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to prohibit the removal from custody or the reduction in parenting time of a party solely for improvement of relationship between the child and the other party where the court has made a finding of domestic violence or abuse; require the court to make considerations of scientific validity prior to ordering therapy for reunification; require orders remediating the resistance of a child to contact with a violent or abusive parent to primarily address the behavior of that parent; amend KRS 403.270 to require a court to consider allegations of domestic violence or abuse and make written findings on the record prior to consideration of other factors relevant to determination of custody; add malicious false allegations of child abuse as a factor to be considered in custody determinations; amend KRS 403.290 to require paid visitation supervisors and parenting coordinators in custody proceedings to receive specialized training; amend KRS 403.315 to provide for a rebuttable presumption that joint custody and shared equal parenting time are not in the best interests of the child where the court finds that a party has committed 2 or more acts of domestic violence or abuse against another party; require a parent found to have committed 2 or more acts of domestic violence or abuse against another party to undergo counseling or treatment prior to being awarded custody of a child; amend KRS 403.727 to require guardians ad litem to receive specialized training for proceedings involving petitions for orders of protection for minors; allow victim advocates to attend evidentiary hearings in orders of protection proceedings involving minors; amend KRS 456.035 to require guardians ad litem to receive specialized training for proceedings involving interpersonal orders of protection for minors; allow victim advocates to attend evidentiary hearings on interpersonal orders of protection proceedings involving minors.

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