Budget & Taxes

passed · Kentucky · House Mar 9, 2026

HB 432: AN ACT relating to local purchasing.

Amend KRS 45A.380 to allow the purchase of used vehicles and used equipment through noncompetitive negotiation if the agency pays no more than 75% of the manufacturer's suggested retail price for new same or similar vehicles or equipment for the used vehicle or equipment; amend KRS 424.260 to allow local agencies to purchase used vehicles and equipment negotiation if the agency pays no more than 75% of the manufacturer's suggested retail price for new same or similar vehicles or equipment without making a newspaper advertisement for bids.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill promotes fiscal responsibility by capping used vehicle purchases at 75% of new price, reducing government procurement costs and ensuring efficient budget use.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Procurement

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 15, 2026

HB 271: AN ACT relating to affordable housing.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to establish the abandoned home pool fund to be administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation to purchase and improve vacant and abandoned homes for rental to eligible individuals and families; specify application process and eligibility criteria.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates new state fund (abandoned home pool fund) under Budget & Financial Administration to finance housing improvements, directly allocating state resources to support affordable housing programs.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingCreates abandoned home pool fund to purchase/improve homes for affordable rentals, directly advancing housing access for eligible families per bill summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Affordable Housing Historic Preservation Housing Finance

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signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 27, 2026

SB 2: AN ACT relating to school administrators and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 157.350 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive support education excellence in Kentucky funds a school district shall not provide the superintendent or any administrator a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; amend KRS 156.070 to conform.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRestricts administrative pay increases to align with teacher pay, promoting fiscal responsibility in education budget allocation per KRS amendments.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationPrevents administrator pay increases exceeding teacher average, ensuring teacher compensation isn't outpaced. Supports educators' pay equity in school funding structure.85% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding Teachers

passed · Kentucky · Senate Apr 15, 2026

SB 127: AN ACT relating to actuarial costs of annual leave payments in the Teachers' Retirement System.

Amend KRS 161.540 to specify payment obligations for the inclusion of annual leave payments in a retiring member's pension benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) by requiring the state to pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued through July 31, 2026, and the last employer pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued on or after August 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates state payment of actuarial costs for teacher retirement benefits, ensuring budgetary coverage for TRS obligations without tax changes.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Pensions

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 130: AN ACT relating to scholarships.

Amend KRS 164.7879 to require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to annually adjust the Kentucky education excellence scholarship (KEES) based on the Consumer Price Index; permit the authority to annually adjust KEES supplemental awards based on the Consumer Price Index; require that KEES award adjustments be paid at the most recent calculation for the academic term in which a student utilizes their award; prohibit decrease in KEES awards; amend various statutes to conform.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires annual CPI-based adjustments for KEES scholarships, ensuring funding keeps pace with inflation and prevents real-term cuts to education spending.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAmends scholarship adjustments to match inflation and prohibits decreases, ensuring stable funding for higher education access without cuts.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Financial Aid

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 187: AN ACT relating to investment in youth vaping prevention.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to create the vaping settlement trust fund to be administered by the Office of the Attorney General; direct the deposit of certain litigation proceeds into the fund; direct the allowable use of fund moneys for certain youth prevention and cessation efforts.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates dedicated fund from litigation proceeds for youth vaping prevention, directing budget allocation toward public health programs per Budget And Financial Administration subject.95% confidence

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 16, 2026

HB 302: AN ACT relating to diaper access programs.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Diaper Access Board and its functions related to the development of a state plan for the distribution of funds from the Kentucky diaper access trust fund; establish the Kentucky diaper access trust fund and the purposes for which funds are disbursed to diaper access programs in the Commonwealth.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates Kentucky Diaper Access Trust Fund to disburse state funds for essential child health programs, directly allocating budget resources to public services.85% confidence

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 411: AN ACT relating to the affordable housing trust fund.

Amend KRS 64.012 to increase and modify fees received by the county clerk; after January 1, 2027, allow recalculation using the CPI-U, with the fee increase going to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; apply to fees received by county clerks for services provided on or after August 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesDirects increased county clerk fees to Affordable Housing Trust Fund, funding public housing program per bill's fee allocation to specific public fund.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill directs increased county clerk fees to Affordable Housing Trust Fund, explicitly funding housing initiatives per bill title and summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Affordable Housing Housing Finance

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signed · Kentucky · Senate Apr 14, 2026

SB 77: AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; establish the ibogaine research and intellectual property fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of allowing the department to enter a public-private partnership with a drug developer to conduct a clinical drug development trial or trials related to the use of ibogaine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, or any other neurological or mental health condition for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy; establish requirements for the department related to how it contracts with a drug developer related to ibogaine research and intellectual property; appropriate $21 million from the opioid abatement trust fund to the ibogaine research and intellectual property development fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 and in fiscal year 2027-2028; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates new appropriation fund (KRS Chapter 218A) for ibogaine research, directly allocating state funds to support public health initiative under Budget & Financial Administration.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds clinical trials for opioid use disorder and mental health treatment via new appropriation under public health initiatives.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Mental Health Substance Abuse

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 405: AN ACT relating to occupational license fees levied by a board of education.

Amend KRS 160.603, relating to occupational license taxes for schools, to require a favorable vote of the local board of education prior to taking any other action to levy or increase the tax; require publication of the meeting in which the vote is expected to occur on the local board of education's website; subject an increase in the tax rate under KRS 160.607 to publication and public hearing requirements; expand the notification requirements for the public hearing; amend KRS 160.607 to require compliance with the publication and public hearing requirements and also a favorable vote by the fiscal court prior to authorizing an increase in a tax rate above the general maximum rate for school districts in counties having 300,000 or more inhabitants; amend KRS 160.484 to require the fiscal court to vote on an increase in a tax rate above the general maximum rate for school districts in counties having 300,000 or more inhabitants; set requirements for the rate based on the outcome of the vote; amend KRS 160.485, relating to recall procedures for proposed license tax levies or rate increases, to conform.

Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesAdds procedural barriers (board approval, publication, public hearing) before local education tax increases, restricting tax authority. Not about funding or relief but limiting tax hike mechanisms.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Fees & Licensing Tags Licensing

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