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State Legislature US Congress

All 14,689 Active 8,508 In committee 8,182 Passed 4,038 Signed 1,952 Failed 158

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HCR 48: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Cemeteries Across Kentucky Task Force.

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Cemeteries Across Kentucky Task Force to review and make recommendations regarding problem of abandoned cemeteries within the Commonwealth; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 legislative interim; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 4, 2026

HB 496: AN ACT relating to outdoor, natureâbased early learning and child care programs.

Amend KRS 199.894 to define "outdoor nature-based early learning and child-care program"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to establish the licensure and operations requirements of outdoor nature-based early learning and child-care programs; establish the Outdoor, NatureâBased Early Learning and Child Care Program Advisory Committee; establish the membership and duties of the committee.

passed · Kentucky · Senate Feb 4, 2026

SB 48: AN ACT relating to mandatory reentry supervision.

Amend KRS 439.3406 to prohibit an inmate from qualifying for mandatory reentry supervision if the inmate has previously been convicted of 2 or more offenses that would classify him or her as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401 or has been recommitted to prison for a violation of probation, shock probation, parole, or conditional discharge; require the Department of Corrections to produce an annual report on the results of the mandatory reentry supervision program by February 1 of each year.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 3, 2026

SB 161: AN ACT relating to employment.

Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to redefine "labor organization" and delete definitions of "candidate," "committee," "contributing organization," "contribution," "election," "electioneering communications," "employer," "fundraiser," "independent expenditure," "political activities," "public employee," "slate of candidates," and "testimonial affair"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow urban-county governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow consolidated local governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 70.262, 78.470, and 78.480 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 345.050 to allow public employers to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 336.1341 and 336.135 to conform; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 3, 2026

HJR 41: A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the William Argus "Bill" Johnson Memorial Highway in Rowan County.

This bill designates a specific segment of Kentucky Route 32 in Rowan County (from KY Route 173 to the Elliott County line) as the "William Argus 'Bill' Johnson Memorial Highway" in honor of a WWII veteran. The resolution directs the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to install appropriate signage within 30 days of the bill's effective date. It directly affects the highway corridor in Rowan County and commemorates Bill Johnson's military service with the 940th Field Artillery Battalion during World War II.

Topics ✓ Veterans

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 3, 2026

HB 491: AN ACT relating to long-term care facilities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; permit a resident of a long-term care facility to install an electronic monitoring device; require a resident to give consent to install an electronic monitoring device; establish the actions that a resident and a facility may take if consent is granted or if consent is not granted; require the cabinet to create a form to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device and set requirements; establish installation, use, and retention requirements for devices and recordings; require a long-term care facility to post a notice that an electronic monitoring device is used in a room; prohibit a resident from being discriminated or retaliated against because of the decision to authorize and use an electronic monitoring device; establish guidelines on who can view or listen to the images displaced by the monitoring device; prohibit unauthorized individuals from destroying the device or recordings; establish limits on liability and liability defenses; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations; exempt specific provisions if a monitoring device is installed by a law enforcement agency; establish penalties.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 3, 2026

HJR 42: A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Detective John Robert Weiss and Officer Armand VanCleave, Sr., Memorial Overpasses in Jefferson County.

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate the 2 bridges on Interstate 264 over United States Route 31W in Jefferson County as the Detective John Robert Weiss Memorial Overpass and the Officer Armand VanCleave, Sr., Memorial Overpass.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 3, 2026

HB 494: AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to establish a process for final legislative approval or disapproval of administrative regulations promulgated by designated administrative bodies; indicate that approved administrative regulations will be considered ratified by the General Assembly only after enactment of legislation that specifically approves the section, range, chapter, or title; delay the effective date of an affected regulation until the ratification process is complete; allow regulations necessary to prevent a loss of federal or state funding to go into effect sooner but remain subject to final approval; deem a disapproved ordinary regulation void or emergency regulation expired; require the regulations compiler to submit an eligible regulation list to the Committee on Committees of each chamber; establish session procedures and rules for the regulation review process in the legislature; require each administrative body to submit a list of its ratified regulations to the regulations compiler; authorize the General Assembly to prepare an omnibus bill to cover approved and disapproved regulations; amend KRS 13A.010 to define "final legislative approval" and "ratified"; amend KRS 13A.040 to require the regulations compiler to maintain a ratification status list for all regulations; amend KRS 13A.3102 to make regulation ratification apply to the 7-year certification process; amend KRS 13A.331 to make the ratification status of a regulation supersede its traditional adoption and effective status; amend KRS 13A.190 to conform.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 3, 2026

HB 487: AN ACT relating to the practice of lactation consultation.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 314 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Advisory Council of Licensed Lactation Consultants under the Board of Nursing and list the powers and duties of the council; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to licensed lactation consultants; permit the board to require a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a license as a licensed lactation consultant by means of a criminal background check; establish provisions for penalties.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 3, 2026

HB 489: AN ACT relating to an eligible child tax credit.

Create a new section in KRS Chapter 141 to establish a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for an eligible child; define "eligible child"; allow credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; establish that the credit amount is equal to $4,000 per eligible child, not to exceed $8,000 per return, per taxable year; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 3, 2026

HB 493: AN ACT relating to tampering with a prisoner monitoring device.

HB 493 makes it a Class D felony to intentionally alter, disable, or damage video monitoring systems in Kentucky correctional facilities. It expands existing law - which already criminalizes tampering with electronic tracking devices for probation, parole, or pretrial release - to specifically cover video recording or monitoring equipment inside prisons. The bill directly affects anyone who might interfere with these systems, including inmates, staff, or visitors. It creates a clear legal consequence for disrupting surveillance in correctional settings without adding new requirements or exemptions. This is a straightforward criminal code amendment focused on enhancing security for prison monitoring systems.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 3, 2026

HB 488: AN ACT relating to the Medicaid home and community based waiver program.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to prepare and submit a waiver amendment application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the 1915(c) HCB waiver program to include coverage for assisted living services; establish coverage limits; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; require the cabinet or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).

Topics ✓ Healthcare