Kentucky Bills

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 349: AN ACT relating to wages.

Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to incrementally raise minimum wage of hourly and tipped employees and require adherence to any future federal increase in excess of the new state wage rates; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 363: AN ACT relating to court costs.

Amend KRS 454.460 under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to define term; amend KRS 454.478, relating to court costs under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to require that the court make a finding that a party acted in bad faith prior to awarding court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable litigation expenses.

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 350: AN ACT relating to cemeteries.

HB 350 requires cemetery owners (excluding private family plots) in Kentucky to maintain burial grounds by keeping them free of weeds, debris, and displaced tombstones. It mandates protection against desecration, vandalism, or misuse (like dumping), with exceptions for damage caused by criminal acts. City governments within their limits can enforce these maintenance standards on all public or private cemeteries. Private cemetery owners must build protective structures only if their county has a cemetery board that reimburses related costs.

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 340: AN ACT relating to termination of residential leases.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to define terms; permit a tenant to terminate a residential lease or rental agreement if he or she is seeking relocation due to a recent mental or physical health emergency; require the tenant to pay any rent due prorated to the effective date of termination; relieve the tenant from liability for any other rent or fees resulting from the termination; permit a covered tenant to terminate a lease or rental agreement upon the death of his or her spouse or cotenant; permit a tenant to terminate a residential lease or rental agreement if the landlord fails to abate a lead-hazard; relieve the tenant from liability for any other rent or fees resulting from the termination due to a lead-hazard; direct that provisions apply only to leases or rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.

Topics ✓ Housing

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 353: AN ACT relating to veterans.

HB 353 updates Kentucky's veteran benefits statute (KRS 40.050) to replace gendered terms like "his or her" with gender-neutral language. This change affects how the law describes veterans and their beneficiaries in official records and payments, but it does not alter any benefit amounts, eligibility rules, or payment limits. The bill directly impacts all veterans receiving benefits under this statute and their surviving beneficiaries, ensuring the language aligns with modern inclusive standards. No policy changes to benefits or eligibility are made - only the wording of the law is updated.

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 345: AN ACT relating to prevailing wage.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to establish a prevailing wage law for all public works projects; amend KRS 12.020, 99.480, 227.487, 151B.015, 337.010, and 337.990 to conform.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 348: AN ACT relating to poultry.

Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 360: AN ACT relating to adult performances and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to define "adult performance"; establish the offense of engaging in an adult performance; establish penalties; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 359: AN ACT relating to human growth and development instruction.

Amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child out of instruction.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 358: AN ACT relating to paramedic education.

Create a new section of KRS 164.740 to 164.7891 to establish a coal county paramedic scholarship to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA); define terms; establish a fund in the State Treasury to be administered by KHEAA for providing coal county paramedic scholarships.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 21, 2026

HB 357: AN ACT relating to jury duty.

Amend KRS 29A.100 to require judges to excuse teachers from jury duty until the end of the school term if the Commonwealth is experiencing a teacher shortage.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 20, 2026

HB 330: AN ACT relating to jurisdiction of contractor disputes involving real property.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish exclusive jurisdiction for contractor dispute actions involving real property located in this state.

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