Amend KRS 65.520 to prohibit riverport authorities from delegating policy-making to outside entities; amend KRS 65.530 to change the purpose of riverport authorities and, unless agreed to in writing, mandate compliance with comprehensive plans, land use, and design regulations of planning units; amend KRS 65.540 to allow for a joint riverport authority to be created by a combination of counties; require adoption of a code of ethics, establish membership, and prohibit direct or indirect interest in the business of the authority; EMERGENCY.

Amend KRS 31.010 and 31.020 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 31.030 to require the annual report filed by the Department of Public Advocacy to inform the LRC and the public of the work of all divisions of the department; amend KRS 31.110 to provide that the Department shall provide legal representation to a person who is accused of being in contempt of court for noncompliance with a court-ordered obligation only when the obligation arises out of a criminal prosecution or conviction or an action or adjudication for a public or status offense; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to provide that the Department of Public Advocacy shall not be appointed by a court to provide legal representation unless specifically authorized by KRS 31.110; amend KRS 31.211 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall forward all information that indicates payment or reimbursement for services to the public advocate; amend KRS 31.215 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall not accept fees for legal representation; create an exception for unsolicited gifts of de minimis value; amend KRS 31.219 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall file a notice of appeal after trial if requested by his or her client; amend KRS 202A.121 to provide that an attorney appointed under KRS Chapter 202A shall be paid a fee fixed by the court not to exceed $500; direct the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to work with the Department of Public Advocacy to develop and implement a new classification series for Department of Public Advocacy Trial Attorneys; make technical corrections.

Waste Management - Public water and wastewater, Kentucky FLOW Program, establishment Water Supply - Public water and wastewater, Kentucky FLOW Program, establishment Effective Dates, Emergency - Kentucky FLOW Program, establishment Appropriations - Kentucky FLOW Program fund Education, Vocational - Energy and Environment Cabinet, Voluntary utility manager accreditation, apprenticeships Education, Vocational - Apprenticeship funding, public water and wastewater systems, Kentucky FLOW Program Funds - Kentucky FLOW Program fund, establishment Licensing - Voluntary utility manager accreditation, Kentucky FLOW Program, establishment Occupations And Professions - Voluntary utility manager accreditation, Kentucky FLOW Program, establishment Occupations And Professions - Apprenticeship funding, public water and wastewater systems, Kentucky FLOW Program Public Utilities - Public water and wastewater, Kentucky FLOW Program, establishment Reports Mandated - Education and Labor Cabinet, Kentucky FLOW Program, annual report State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, Kentucky FLOW Program, administration Workforce - Voluntary utility manager accreditation, Kentucky FLOW Program, establishment Workforce - Apprenticeship funding, public water and wastewater systems, Kentucky FLOW Program

Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Kentucky Fire Commission, volunteer fire department emergency medical expense fund Emergency Medical Services - Volunteer fire department emergency medical expense fund, creation Firefighters And Fire Departments - Volunteer fire department emergency medical expense fund, creation State Agencies - Kentucky Fire Commission, volunteer fire department emergency medical expense fund, administration Funds - Volunteer fire department emergency medical expense fund, creation

Children And Minors - Public postsecondary education institutions, student housing requirement, parental consent Education, Higher - Public postsecondary education institutions, student housing requirement, restriction Parental Rights - Public postsecondary education institutions, student housing requirement, parental consent Public Buildings And Grounds - Public postsecondary education institutions, student housing requirement, restrictions Universities And Colleges - Student housing requirement, restrictions

Disasters And Recovery Efforts - Kentucky Qualification System, implementation Effective Dates, Emergency - Kentucky Qualification System, implementation Public Safety - Kentucky Qualification System, implementation State Agencies - Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, Kentucky Qualification System, implementation

Taxation - Kentucky working credit, individual income tax Taxation, Income--Individual - Kentucky working credit Wages And Hours - Kentucky working credit, individual income tax

Education, Finance - KEES, eligibility expiration, extension Education, Higher - KEES, eligibility expiration, extension

Courts - Ex parte orders, firearm restrictions, prohibition Domestic Relations - Emergency protective orders, firearms restrictions, prohibition Domestic Relations - Temporary interpersonal protective orders, firearms restrictions, prohibition Firearms And Weapons - Emergency protective orders, firearm restrictions, prohibition Firearms And Weapons - Ex parte orders, firearm restrictions, prohibition Firearms And Weapons - Temporary interpersonal protective orders, firearms restrictions, prohibition Short Titles And Popular Names - Red Flag Repeal Act of 2026

Education, Finance - Promise program scholarship, eligibility Education, Higher - Promise program scholarship, eligibility State Agencies - KHEAA, promise program scholarship, eligibility Teachers - Promise program scholarship, eligibility

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to provide earned paid sick leave to employees; provide that employees earn paid sick leave upon the date of hire and can use the leave after being employed for 90 days; set forth allowable uses of accrued earned paid sick leave; designate how notice of need to use earned paid sick leave is provided by employees; amend KRS 337.990 to establish the penalty for employers that fail to follow earned paid sick leave requirements.

Civil Rights - Employment discrimination, protections against, weight Labor And Industry - Employment discrimination, protections against, weight Occupations And Professions - Employment discrimination, protections against, weight Personnel And Employment - Discrimination, protections against, weight

Circuit Clerks - Persistent offenders, notice to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, requirement Crimes And Punishments - Domestic violence offender registry, establishment Criminal Procedure - Domestic violence offender registry, establishment Domestic Relations - Domestic violence offender registry, establishment Police, State - Domestic violence offender registry, registration fee State Agencies - Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, domestic violence offender registry, establishment

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to define terms; require governmental entities to submit specified data to the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics regarding fines and fees assessed beginning July 31, 2027, and annually thereafter; require the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee of the General Assembly to prepare a summary of the data collected and submit the summary to the General Assembly beginning January 31, 2028; amend KRS 151B.133 to establish authority for the promulgation of administrative regulations by the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics related to the collection of data provided under the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to authorize the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform a financial audit of records related to revenues collected through costs, fines, and fees at the request of the Governor or a member of the General Assembly; provide that the Act may be cited as the Costs, Fines, and Fees Reporting Act.