SB 13 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to planning commission membership.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; amend KRS 100.133 and 100.137 to allow the inclusion of a nonvoting ex officio member of a planning unit to be a representative of a military installation to advise on matters relating to national security and other concerns for the military installation; provide that the Act may be cited as the Military Installation Protection Act.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Last action Jan 23, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill's official designation was updated from 'BR 1017' to 'SB 13/GA' to reflect its correct legislative number. A new provision was added requiring the commission to maintain a specific balance when appointing citizen members to fill vacancies, introducing a new eligibility or procedural requirement for the appointment process.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on planning units and commissions, but the applicability of the appointment process is now subject to a new balance-maintenance requirement.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandate for the commission to ensure a specific balance is maintained when appointing a citizen member to fill a vacancy.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's header and page footers to change the bill number from BR 1017 to SB 13/GA.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2026

How they voted

430
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Jan 22, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
37 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.