Kentucky 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 70)

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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HJR53

Introduced
2/3/26  
Refer
2/3/26  
Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a bridge on Kentucky Route 2595 in Marshall County as the Barry Barrett Memorial Bridge.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB561

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to include coverage for adult day health care and in-home attendant services in all 1915(c) waiver programs that enroll adults; require coverage of at least 40 hours per week separately for adult day health care and in-home attendant services; prohibit aggregating coverage limits for adult day health care and in-home attendant services; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the department to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB558

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Amend KRS 456.030 to give District Courts exclusive jurisdiction over protective order petitions filed under KRS Chapter 456; amend KRS 456.140 to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky Senate Bill SB163

Introduced
2/4/26  
Amend KRS 341.350, relating to unemployment insurance, to lengthen the verified definite return-to-work or recall-to-work period from 16 weeks to 12 months and add protections for employees whose place of employment can reasonably be expected to resume operations within 12 months following a natural disaster.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky Senate Bill SR78

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Refer
2/9/26  
Honor and commend the efforts of CSX Railroad and the volunteers and sponsors who support the CSX Santa Train.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB555

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Engrossed
2/23/26  
Refer
2/23/26  
Refer
3/11/26  
Report Pass
3/12/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/10/26  
Amend KRS 158.854 to define “student-based enterprise”; authorize local school boards to permit student-based enterprises within their district to sell competitive foods throughout the school day; authorize local school boards to establish policies regarding the operation of and revenue generated by student-based enterprises; amend KRS 165.160 to exempt student-based enterprises from the penalties.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB560

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Amend KRS 45.021 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to contract with each local board of education of a district that has 65% or more in tax-exempt real property and that does not receive financial relief from other sources for the tax revenue lost from the tax-exempt property, to provide for recoupment to the board of at least 25% of the local board of education's lost tax revenue from the tax-exempt properties.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HJR56

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Direct the Governor to establish a sister city/state memorandum of understanding with the Shomron Regional Council.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB556

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Amend KRS 337.010 to define "committed relationship," "family care leave," "family member," "health care provider," "same employer," and "serious health condition"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from refusing to grant a qualified employee family care leave; entitle an employee to family care leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child or to take care of a family member and establish parameters; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations by any person.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB557

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Amend KRS 441.005 to define "restricted custody center" and make technical changes; create new sections of KRS Chapter 441 to require the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations providing the minimum standards for holdover facilities; require the Department of Corrections to contract with a fiscal court of a county or local or regional correctional authority to provide correctional services to state prisoners; allow prisoners being held for a nonviolent or nonsexual misdemeanor conviction to be housed in a restricted custody center; require jailers to get permission from the Department of Corrections before transferring a Class C or Class D felon to another jail unless required by statute or an emergency exists; establish the regional jail authority construction fund, and establish requirements for the Department of Corrections to submit a list of regional jail construction projects to the Legislative Research Commission; establish the regional jail conversion fund and establish requirements for receiving grant funds; amend KRS 431.215 to require the Commonwealth to pay a county a fee per day based on the county's actual costs to house prisoners for the time the prisoner was held before a conviction if the sentence the prisoner receives in whole or in part includes the amount of time served prior to judgment; amend KRS 441.025 to allow counties to contract with the Department of Corrections to house state prisoners and operate holdover facilities; amend KRS 441.045 to require the Commonwealth to pay counties for the costs of providing health services to prisoners the county is responsible for; amend KRS 441.420 to require the Department of Corrections to pay for architectural plans and engineering services associated with any tentatively approved construction of a local correctional facility; amend KRS 441.430 to allow a regional jail authority to receive tentative approval for new regional jail construction; amend KRS 441.520 to specify the rate that a jail that receives a transferred inmate can charge the originating jail; amend KRS 441.810 to require that the jailer of each county within a regional jail authority be a member of the board; amend various sections to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB563

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Amend KRS 189A.010 to provide that a person who is convicted of a fourth or subsequent violation of this section shall be prohibited from purchasing alcohol for his or her period of license suspension and for 2 years after; make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189A to require that any ignition interlock license or hardship license issued to a person who has been convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence contain the language "No Alcohol Sale" and a prominent red stripe; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to provide that any person who is convicted of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence shall be prohibited from purchasing alcohol during any period of supervision and for 2 years following any period of supervision; require the defendant to surrender his or her license; require the court to notify the Transportation Cabinet; create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to require that any operator's license issued to a person convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence or of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence contain the language "No Alcohol Sale" and a prominent red stripe; create a new section of KRS Chapter 244 to prohibit the sale or distribution of alcohol to any person who is prohibited from purchasing alcohol issued to a person convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence or of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB562

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Engrossed
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/11/26  
Report Pass
3/12/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/3/26  
Amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for an alternate high school diploma and a modified high school diploma; specify requirements for alternate and modified high school diplomas; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Workforce Development to identify, compile, and publish a list of employers willing to employ individuals possessing an alternate high school diploma; amend KRS 158.140, 164.787, and 164.7882 to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB559

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish consumer rights relating to social media and artificial intelligence data; define terms; require social media companies and model operators to implement data interoperability interfaces; establish requirements for data sharing between social media services and artificial intelligence systems; grant rulemaking authority to the Attorney General, along with the Consumers' Advisory Council, and enforcement authority to the Office of the Attorney General; provide for civil penalties: provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Digital Choice Act.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky Senate Bill SB162

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Amend KRS 610.030 to provide that a diversion agreement shall require that a child refrain from conduct that constitutes cause for suspension or expulsion from school; provide that for a child against whom a complaint alleging beyond the control of the school has been filed, the diversion agreement shall require that if the child is suspended or expelled during the diversion, the child will immediately be considered to have failed diversion and be referred to the county attorney for formal court action; repeal KRS 635.020 regarding the creation of the family accountability, intervention, and response teams; amend various sections to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HR55

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Recognize February 5, 2026, as Kentucky Nurses Day.