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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 163: AN ACT relating to aggravating circumstances.

Amend KRS 532.025 to include abuse of a corpse of the victim of kidnapping or murder by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact as an aggravating circumstance; provide that the Act may be cited as Angela's Law.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeAdds aggravating circumstance for corpse abuse in kidnapping/murder, increasing sentence severity. Aligns with 'oppose' indicator of increasing mandatory sentences.95% confidence
Samara Heavrin (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 80: AN ACT relating to federal firearm restrictions.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to declare legislative intent; define "federal firearm restriction"; provide that if a federal firearm restriction is repealed or declared unconstitutional, the Commonwealth shall not enact or enforce a law, rule, or regulation that mirrors, replaces, or imposes a restriction similar to that federal firearm restriction; prohibit prosecutions, fines, or other penalties for activities that were regulated or prohibited by a federal firearm restriction that is repealed or declared unconstitutional; prohibit specified persons and organizations from enforcing repealed or unconstitutional federal firearm restrictions; create a civil cause of action against a person or organization that violates the prohibitions; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; provide penalties for any person who violates the prohibition on enforcing a repealed or unconstitutional federal firearm restriction; allow manufacturers of firearms or federally licensed firearms dealers to manufacture, sell, or possess firearms and accessories no longer restricted under federal law.
T.J. Roberts (R) Savannah Maddox (R) Josh Calloway (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 167: AN ACT relating to a tax deduction for theft losses.

HB 167 allows Kentucky taxpayers to deduct theft losses on their state income tax returns, aligning with the federal Internal Revenue Code's Section 165(e). This provision directly affects individuals who experienced property theft, enabling them to reduce their taxable income by the amount of the loss. The bill amends Kentucky law to explicitly permit this deduction, which was previously excluded under state tax rules. It does not create new eligibility criteria but adopts the federal standard for theft loss deductions. This change applies to all individual taxpayers (not corporations) who qualify under federal guidelines.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllows tax deduction for theft losses, providing individual tax relief aligning with federal standard, reducing taxable income for affected residents.95% confidence
Ken Fleming (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 128: AN ACT relating to the regulation of recovery residences and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 222.504 and 222.506 to require that recovery residences be inspected at least annually by state or local officials capable of ensuring compliance with all state and local zoning, building code, and fire safety laws, administrative regulations, and ordinances and establish maximum occupancy standards for recovery residences; amend KRS 222.510 to permit local governments to require an individual or entity seeking to establish a recovery residence to provide notice up to 6 months in advance to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the property on which the recovery residence will be located; EMERGENCY.
Joshua Watkins (D) George Brown (D) Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 135: AN ACT relating to coverage for breast examinations.

Amend KRS 304.17-316 to define "breast examination"; provide for annual mammogram coverage for persons ages 40 to 49 years; eliminate cost sharing for any covered breast examination; provide for construction of section; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage of preventive screenings for the detection of breast cancer for certain individuals; establish requirements for coverage; provide for construction of section; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans and the state employee health plan to comply with breast examination coverage requirements; apply sections to health insurance policies, plans, certificates, and contracts issued, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates no-cost mammograms for 40-49 age group, eliminates cost sharing, requires health plans to cover preventive breast cancer screenings.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates health benefit plans to cover breast cancer screenings without cost-sharing, expanding employee health benefits under employment standards.85% confidence
Robert Duvall (R) Rebecca Raymer (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 179: AN ACT relating to children's health and welfare fiscal impact statements.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to establish a children's health and welfare fiscal impact statement to evaluate the potential costs that would be incurred by the state or a local government by passing certain legislation; specify the requirements and components of the statement; require state agencies and local governments to respond to requests for information relating to the statements; require the Attorney General to certify, upon request, if a proposal constitutes a state mandate; authorize the director of the Legislative Research Commission to implement policies and procedures necessary to produce the statements.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires fiscal impact statements to evaluate legislative costs, promoting fiscal responsibility in budget planning and preventing unfunded mandates.85% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 224: AN ACT relating to the establishment of a grant database.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to define terms; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to establish a grant database that will be a central repository for information on all available state or local government grants; require state and local agencies to report grant opportunities to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for inclusion in the grant database.
Rachel Roarx (D) Richard White (R) Ashley Laferty (D) Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 150: AN ACT relating to roofing contractors.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 198B to define terms; establish licensing for roofing contractors under the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; prohibit any persons not licensed under the department from holding himself or herself out as a roofing contractor; allow the department to issue roofing contractor licenses, promulgate administrative regulations, and implement disciplinary actions; establish applicant requirements and fee limitations; establish a fine and potential misdemeanor incarceration for violations; create the roofing contractors fund.
Daniel Grossberg (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 127: AN ACT relating to offender reentry.

Amend KRS 186.417 to require that felony offenders released from county jails and local correctional facilities be issued personal identification cards or operator's licenses under certain conditions.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires ID cards for released offenders to reduce reentry barriers, directly supporting criminal justice reform by addressing recidivism drivers.95% confidence
George Brown (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 229: AN ACT relating to housing, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to create the affordable housing loan pool fund to be administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation to provide rehabilitation and construction loans to eligible entities; specify terms and process; amend KRS 198A.080 to modify criteria for housing development loan fund, require notice of eligible funds, and allow expenditure of funds for technical and administrative costs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to establish parameters by which the Kentucky Housing Corporation shall review and approve the affordable housing credit; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the affordable housing credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credits; appropriate $102,000,000 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account for various affordable housing initiatives; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates new housing loan fund via appropriation, directly allocating state funds for affordable housing rehabilitation/construction under budget administration.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingCreates new affordable housing loan pool fund for rehabilitation/construction loans via KRS Chapter 198A, directly funding housing development and addressing poverty through state appropriation.95% confidence
Joshua Watkins (D) Adam Moore (D) Anne Donworth (D) Erika Hancock (D) Chad Aull (D)
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