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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 5, 2026

HB 513: AN ACT relating to full-day kindergarten.

Amend KRS 157.320 and 157.360 to remove references to kindergarten full-time equivalent pupils in average daily attendance for program base funding purposes; amend KRS 158.030 and KRS 158.031 to conform; amend KRS 158.060 to remove language that allows for half-day kindergarten programs; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates full-day kindergarten by removing half-day options and adjusting funding formulas, advancing early education access and consistency.95% confidence
Timmy Truett (R) Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 5, 2026

HB 517: AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.

Repeal KRS 237.115, which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities, local governments, and units of state government to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings; amend KRS 150.172, 237.110, and 527.020 to conform; amend KRS 237.110 to no longer prohibit the carrying of concealed deadly weapons in schools and specify that the prohibition of carrying concealed deadly weapons in airports is limited to areas controlled by the Transportation Security Administration; make technical corrections; amend KRS 527.070 to add persons with valid licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons to the list of those permitted to possess weapons in schools.
T.J. Roberts (R) Felicia Rabourn (R) Savannah Maddox (R) Josh Calloway (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 5, 2026

HB 520: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.

Amend KRS 65A.030 to increase the fiscal reporting levels of special purpose governmental entities; allow entities conducting yearly audits to move to an audit every 4 years if the entity receives 2 sequential audit reports with unqualified opinions and report the fact that the entity is operating under the alternative audit schedule to the Department for Local Government; require an entity to have yearly audits if the entity receives anything but an unqualified audit opinion at a subsequent audit; amend KRS 147.635, relating to area planning commissions, to align their audit requirements to those in KRS 65A.030; amend KRS 220.280, relating to sanitation districts, to align their audit requirements to those in KRS 65A.030; amend KRS 43.070 and 186.240 to combine the county clerks' independent audits of motor vehicle and motorboat registration fees and licenses, motor vehicle usage taxes, and ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles and motorboats into the county clerks' regular periodic audit; require the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to bear the cost of the portion of the audit attributed to receipts from motor vehicles and motorboats; amend KRS 64.830, relating to final settlements of outgoing county officials, to make the settlement to be complete within 60 days of the expiration of the term of office or the date a vacancy is otherwise created to account for unexpected vacancies in office; require that if an official's vacancy does not coincide with the end of the calendar year or end of the official's term, the outgoing county official is to remit any remaining funds to the fiscal court as excess fees and require the fiscal court to provide an amount equal to the excess fees remitted by the outgoing official to the outgoing county official's successor for official use; repeal KRS 43.071, relating to the annual audit of county clerk's motor vehicle and motorboat tax receipts; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027.
Walker Thomas (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 5, 2026

HB 514: AN ACT relating to bridges.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 177 to allow the Department of Highways to install signs that display the 988 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline on bridges on state-maintained highways.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill promotes mental health crisis access by displaying 988 hotline on highway signs, facilitating public access to suicide prevention services.85% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 5, 2026

HB 522: AN ACT relating to the provision of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 48.705 to allow the Governor to authorize limited use of moneys in the budget reserve trust fund to provide for the continuity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during a lapse in federal appropriations; require repayment of the moneys within 90 days of restoration of federal appropriations; require reporting to the Legislative Research Commission and the State Budget Director; require prior approval of the General Assembly if more than 5% of the total balance of the budget reserve trust fund is used; EMERGENCY.
Joshua Watkins (D) Rachel Roarx (D) Anne Donworth (D) Pamela Stevenson (D) Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HCR 26: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Infant Mortality Task Force.

Establish the Infant Mortality Task Force; list duties and members of the task force; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and to submit a report by December 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes task force to address infant mortality under health services, a public health priority requiring analysis and reporting to improve outcomes.95% confidence
Pamela Stevenson (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HCR 23: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Property Taxation Task Force.

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Property Taxation Task Force to study, review, and provide policy recommendations on how to address local property taxation increases; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 legislative interim; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.
Aaron Thompson (R) Shane Baker (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HB 511: AN ACT relating to hate crimes.

Amend KRS 532.031, relating to hate crimes, to include offenses committed against an individual because of political creed; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAmends hate crime laws to include political creed, expanding protections for victims and advancing civil rights within criminal justice framework.95% confidence
Aaron Thompson (R) T.J. Roberts (R) Adam Moore (D) Kim Banta (R) Richard White (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HB 512: AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.

Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define and redefine terms; establish cost-sharing requirements for prescription drugs; require rebates to be passed through; establish confidentiality requirements for the rebate information; create a new section of KRS 365.880 to 365.900 to provide that the actual amount of rebates received is a trade secret; provide that compliance with prescription drug cost-sharing and rebate requirements shall not be in violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to apply the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs to limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution; apply provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires prescription drug rebates to be passed through to consumers, lowering costs and improving patient access to medications per KRS amendments.85% confidence
Marianne Proctor (R) Kim Banta (R) Stephanie Dietz (R) Tony Hampton (R) Kim Moser (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HB 499: AN ACT relating to motor vehicle usage tax.

Amend KRS 138.470 to exempt from motor vehicle usage tax any motor vehicle purchased by current members of the Kentucky National Guard or reserve component, motor vehicles brought into the Commonwealth that were sold by a dealer in another state to a member of the Armed Forces on duty in the Commonwealth while that person was on temporary duty in another state, and motor vehicles registered outside the state by a veteran or member of the United States Armed Forces that were purchased while that person was a member of the Armed Forces.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesExempts military vehicles from tax, reducing state tax revenue and limiting collection under taxation.85% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExempts veterans and military members from motor vehicle tax, providing direct financial benefit and aligning with veteran support indicators.95% confidence
Kim King (R) Peyton Griffee (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HB 505: AN ACT relating to contract procurement.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to require the Auditor of Public Accounts to conduct a biennial audit of the contract procurement systems of the Department of Highways; enumerate issues to be examined in the audit; allow the Auditor to contract for professional services; require the Department of Highways to reimburse the Auditor for the cost of the audit; require submission of the audit to the LRC by October 31st of each odd numbered year; amend KRS 176.050 to require the Department of Highways to reimburse the Auditor for the biennial audit of contract procurement procedures; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the advertisement and award of bids for highway construction; amend KRS 176.210 to prohibit the Department of Highways from making public the identity of a qualified bidder on a particular project prior to the bid letting on that project.
T.J. Roberts (R) Richard White (R) John Hodgson (R) Kim Holloway (R) Candy Massaroni (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HB 507: AN ACT relating to adoption.

HB 507 updates Kentucky's adoption statute (KRS 199.575) to replace gendered terms like "his or her" with gender-neutral language. This change affects the process for adopted individuals or preadoptive siblings seeking reunion information through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The bill modifies existing procedures - allowing 18+ individuals to request information about siblings they were raised with before adoption - but does not alter the substantive steps or requirements. The change solely ensures the statutory language is inclusive, without modifying how the adoption information system operates.
Samara Heavrin (R)
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