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HB 647 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 154.14-020, relating to the GRANT Program, to include the United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Defense as eligible agencies; amend KRS 154.14-030 to push the sunset date of the program from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2028; amend KRS 154.14-040 to increase the possible extension of a project from 6 months to 12 months; amend KRS 154.14-070 to make technical changes; EMERGENCY.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated to reflect its final passage, including changes to page counts and formatting. Substantively, the definition of 'Qualifying federal entity' was modified to renumber and include the Department of the Treasury while removing the Department of Energy, and the definition of 'Ten (10) year percentage change in population' was clarified to specify the comparison between the most recent and ten-year-ago American Community Survey data.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on economic relief for local communities through a grant program, but the specific list of eligible federal agencies was adjusted.
ELIGIBILITY

The list of 'Qualifying federal entities' was renumbered and modified; the Department of the Treasury was added, while the Department of Energy was removed.

DEFINITION

The definition for 'Ten (10) year percentage change in population' was clarified to explicitly state that the calculation compares the most recent available five-year American Community Survey to the same survey from ten years prior.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the bill's final status (HB 647/GA), page count increased from 8 to 12, and the date was updated from February 5, 2026, to March 12, 2026.

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 115)
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.