AN ACT relating to operations in the Office of the Attorney General.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS 15.800 to 15.876 to require staff in the Department of Law with access to or use of federal tax information to submit to a criminal background check to be provided to the Attorney General; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; establish that each state agency is for all purposes the custodian of its own records; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to establish a 10-year statute of limitations in actions brought by the Attorney General; amend KRS 13B.140 to prohibit a hearing officer from being named as a party in any court action seeking judicial review of a final order of an agency; amend KRS 216B.115 to establish that in any appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court, neither the Attorney General nor any hearing officer shall be named as a party; amend KRS 322A.030 to remove the Attorney General as legal adviser to the Board of Registration for Professional Geologists; amend KRS 403.213 to remove the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a member of the commission charged with review of the child support tables to conform with the transfer of child support enforcement to the Attorney General; amend KRS 367.160 to conform; make technical corrections.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Last action Apr 1, 2026
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The document has been updated from a generic bill identifier (BR 1035) to the specific bill number SB 198, indicating a change in the bill's official tracking and filing status. The header information was also updated to reflect the current session year (26 RS) and the specific bill number, which is necessary for proper legislative record-keeping and public reference.
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The bill number in the header was changed from 'BR 1035' to 'SB 198', and the session identifier was updated to '26 RS', reflecting the bill's current official status and number.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 44
Mar 11, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican38
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 67-19 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
recommitted to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 32-0
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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