Kentucky 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 47)

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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB142

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
Refer
3/31/26  
Enrolled
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/1/26  
Vetoed
4/13/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Override
4/14/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Override
4/14/26  
Enrolled
4/14/26  
Enrolled
4/14/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Amend KRS 150.170 to require the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to issue a minimum of 5 deer destruction permits to any landowner, spouse, dependent child, or their designee whose lands or personal property have been damaged by wildlife; establish provisions for the renewal of deer destruction permits; require the department to issue a deer permit for the taking of 1 additional antlered deer during a hunting season to any requesting individual; amend KRS 150.390 to allow any licensed or permitted person to take antlerless deer for a period of 10 days following the conclusion of a muzzle-loading gun season; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB143

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Amend KRS 395.140 to establish that a fiduciary bond shall be subscribed to before a notary; remove the requirement that the bond be attested by the clerk of the court; and make technical changes.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB144

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
Refer
3/31/26  
Enrolled
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/1/26  
Chaptered
4/13/26  
Amend KRS 186A.295 to exclude the cost of parts and labor to make cosmetic repairs to a motor vehicle from the cost of repair calculation for the required surrender of the certificate of title for a motor vehicle or trailer that has been destroyed; require a motor vehicle that is exempt from title surrender to be issued a salvage title; amend KRS 186A.190 and 186A.520 to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB145

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to allow the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Attorney General to employ persons exempt from approval requirements of the classified service as deemed necessary or advisable to make and carry out policy; permit the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Attorney General to increase, by administrative order, the salary of any classified employee with status up to the midpoint of the grade of the employee's classification.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB146

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 15.760 to allow Commonwealth's attorneys to employ as victim advocates individuals with a bachelor's degree in any field or a high school diploma and 2 years of experience; require victim advocates to enroll in training provided by the Attorney General's Office of Victims Advocacy within 30 days of hire; amend KRS 69.350 to allow county attorneys to employ as victim advocates individuals with a bachelor's degree in any field or a high school diploma and 2 years of experience; require victim advocates to enroll in training provided by the Attorney General's Office of Victims Advocacy within 30 days of hire.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB147

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 140.160, relating to the inheritance and estate taxes, to extend the deadline for filing a tax return from 18 months to 36 months for deaths on or after August 1, 2026; amend KRS 140.210 to correspondingly extend the due date for payment of tax and discount; amend KRS 140.222 to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB148

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise included on the school's calendar, provided the employee submits a personal statement verifying the observance and gives advance notice to the district.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB17

Introduced
1/6/26  
Refer
1/6/26  
Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to provide the payments; authorize the Department of Education to pro rata reduce payments if the appropriation is insufficient; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB170

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 446.350 to define terms; outline appropriate relief if a government substantially burdens a person's sincerely held religious belief; apply to laws adopted before or after the effective date; include severability clause; waive sovereign and governmental immunity.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB171

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 121.015 to define "campaign consultant"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to establish the registration process for campaign consultants; set penalty for failure to register; require employers of campaign consultants to pay a registration fee.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB172

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 121.015 to define "expenditure"; amend KRS 121.150 to prohibit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, contributing organizations, or anyone on their behalf from making an expenditure to an intermediary, including subcontractors, for the purpose of making a payment to another person; require that expenditures be made directly to the provider of goods or personal services.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB173

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 258.005 to define "veterinarian" and "veterinary technician"; amend KRS 258.015 to require that a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician authorized to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies be under the direct supervision of a veterinarian that is located on the premises of the facility.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB174

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 402.020 to prohibit marriage with a person under 18 years of age; exclude from being prohibited and void, marriages entered into in the Commonwealth before the effective date of this Act if both parties are 18 or older and marriages entered into in another state or country if both parties are 18 at time residency is established; amend KRS 402.030 to require courts to declare any marriage void if a person is under 18 years of age at the time of the petition; amend KRS 402.080 and 402.210 to prohibit the issuance of marriage licenses to persons under 18 years of age; repeal KRS 402.205, relating to petitions to courts filed by minors aged 17 years seeking permission to marry.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB175

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to define terms; establish a 3-day sales and use tax holiday during the first Friday through Sunday in August each year exempting eligible property, which includes tangible personal property, with certain exceptions, not to exceed $3,000, and clothing or clothing accessories or equipment if the price of the item does not exceed $200; direct that the first sales tax holiday will occur from August 7 to August 9, 2026; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB166

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to establish the position of chief resiliency officer, appointed by the Governor, to lead disaster preparedness and resiliency efforts; amend KRS 39A.070 to include cooperation with chief resiliency officer in the powers, responsibility, and duties of the director of the Division of Emergency Management.