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HB 297 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to peace officers.

Summary
Amend KRS 15.420, relating to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund, to include in the definition of "police officer" a Kentucky State Fair Board special police officer.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text has been updated to reflect its final version, HB 297, replacing the previous draft number BR 1464. The changes are purely technical and administrative, updating the bill identifier, page headers, and timestamps to match the current legislative record.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from BR 1464 to HB 297, and the header information was updated to reflect the final version of the bill.

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

101–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 105
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican84
81 Yea 3
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.