Kentucky 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 86)
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB444
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 334A.020 to redefine "practice of audiology" and define "sound processor."
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB443
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 510.060, relating to rape in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.090, relating to sodomy in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.110, relating to sexual abuse in the first degree, to prohibit a school employee from subjecting a student to sexual contact, engaging in masturbation in the student's presence, or engaging in masturbation while using the internet, telephone, or other electronic communication with a student who can see or hear the school employee masturbate; amend KRS 510.010 to define "school employee"; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform and make technical corrections.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB106
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Amend KRS 164.7874 to include the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, or the United States Merchant Marine Academy to the definition of "participating institution" under the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship program if the academy enters into the necessary agreements with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB439
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 319.020 to expand the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology from 9 members to 11 members; make 1 of the new members a doctoral-level psychologist and the other a masters-level psychologist; amend KRS 319.030 to require the board to submit its annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and post the report on its website; include both the average and modal time it takes the board to issue or deny a license and to complete the disciplinary process; amend KRS 319.050 to require an applicant to pass examinations related to mental health law and psychology practice; direct the board to schedule an examination within 30 to 60 days of accepting the examination application; allow an examinee to delay the examination for accident, illness, or injury, if approved by the board chair or the chair's designee; allow the board to suspend the applicant's temporary license for any unapproved examination delay.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB434
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 401.010 to allow a family member of a deceased person to posthumously change the deceased person's name if the name is the result of marriage to a person arrested for or charged with committing an offense intentionally, knowingly, or wantonly, which resulted in the death of the deceased; provide that the order of priority of family members is the same as in KRS 367.93117.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB438
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 158.196 to require the incorporation of instruction on the Civil Rights movement in the social studies academic standards for elementary through high school; specify minimum requirements; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB430
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to define "large public university campus"; require county boards of elections to conduct election day and no-excuse in-person absentee voting on large public university campuses; provide that this Act shall be known as the Right to Vote at College Campuses Act.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB107
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 416 to prohibit the construction of any solar electric generating or related transmission facility on any land that was acquired by eminent domain; amend KRS 416.570 to require that as part of the verified petition required to be filed prior to an exercise of eminent domain, a condemnor shall certify that the proposed condemnation will not violate the prohibition on constructing solar electric generating or transmission facilities on condemned land.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky Senate Bill SB111
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Amend KRS 160.345 to define "recess"; require each school council to develop and implement a wellness policy that includes 30 minutes of recess for students in kindergarten through grade 5 to be included as part of each full instructional day and 15 minutes of recess on each early dismissal day allows between 15 and 30 minutes of recess per instructional say for students in grades 6 through 12; allows appropriate supervised physical exercise to be used as a student discipline tool during recess; and prohibits the denial of recess unless participation poses an immediate threat to physical safety; require the wellness policy to be adopted and implemented prior to the first student attendance day of the 2026-27 school year.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB441
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to require candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, member of the General Assembly, any justice or judge of the Kentucky Court of Justice, county officer, or any other statewide, judicial, legislative, or local elected office to be a citizen of the United States, and not a citizen or national of any foreign state or country, at the time of their election or appointment for the duration of their term, and for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment, in order to hold each respective office; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB442
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
3/11/26
Engrossed
3/18/26
Refer
3/18/26
Amend KRS 61.7991 to add state and federal prosecutors and public defenders to the definition of "covered person"; authorize standing for a civil action for injunctive or declaratory relief for unauthorized disclosure; provide that the removal of information does not apply to financial disclosures required under KRS Chapter 61.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB431
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 217.186 to require each public postsecondary educational institution to provide access to opioid antagonists on campus; permit access to be provided by emergency opioid antagonist cabinets; permit application for funds from the opioid abatement trust fund and other available sources to coordinate, maintain, and supply the opioid antagonists; amend KRS 15.291 to add providing access to opioid antagonists on the campuses of public postsecondary educational institutions to the list of projects that may be provided with funding from the opioid abatement trust fund.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB440
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay from $5 per day to $15 per day and require that sequestered jurors be paid an additional $15 per day; amend KRS 32.011 to add local governmental units that may provide financial support for the court system and the offices of Commonwealth's attorneys serving that local community.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB437
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 341.350 to eliminate the 1 week waiting period for unemployment benefits; amend KRS 341.090 to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky House Bill HB435
Introduced
1/20/26
Refer
1/20/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amend KRS 140.070 and 140.080 to include a foster child as a Class A beneficiary and to delete language that only applies to deaths occurring prior to July 1, 1995, or between July 1, 1995, and June 30, 1998; apply to estates of decedents who die on or after August 1, 2026.