Kentucky Bills

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 17, 2026

HB 925: AN ACT relating to wind energy.

This bill amends Kentucky's wind energy regulations to update setback requirements and establish new construction procedures for merchant electric generating facilities. It requires developers to obtain a construction certificate valid for three years and mandates specific distances between facilities and neighboring properties, schools, hospitals, and residential areas. Local planning and zoning commissions can set their own setback rules that override state standards, while the state board may grant exceptions under certain conditions. The bill also requires public meetings with landowners and interested parties before construction begins, with specific notice requirements and timelines for holding these meetings.

Topics ✓ Energy

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 17, 2026

HB 852: AN ACT relating to education.

This bill amends Kentucky law to clarify how public school districts must share financial information with the community. It requires school boards to publish annual financial statements and report cards either in a local newspaper, on the district website, or at the main public library branch. If the documents are posted online or at a library, the district must also publish a notice in the newspaper explaining where the public can view them. The amendment ensures all school systems prepare financial statements using consistent methods for easier comparison.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Mar 17, 2026

SJR 134: A JOINT RESOLUTION regarding utility fuel adjustment clauses under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission and declaring an emergency.

Order the Public Service Commission to open a new or include in an existing administrative case by May 15, 2026, to review the fuel adjustment charge to reduce volatility in the surcharge; receive comments from the public and affected parties on the fuel adjustment charge; and issue an order and amend the administrative regulation on the fuel adjustment charge by August 15, 2026; provide a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2026; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✓ Energy

passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 17, 2026

SR 167: A RESOLUTION honoring and remembering Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt upon her passing as she made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

This resolution honors Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt, a Kentucky Air Force servicemember who died in action while serving in Iraq. It directs the Kentucky Senate to adjourn in her memory and authorizes the Senate Clerk to send a copy of the resolution to her family. The bill does not create new laws or change policies; it serves as a formal tribute to recognize her sacrifice and service to the nation.

Topics ✓ Veterans

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Mar 17, 2026

SB 163: AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

Amend KRS 341.350, relating to unemployment insurance, to lengthen the verified definite return-to-work or recall-to-work period from 16 weeks to 12 months and add protections for employees whose place of employment can reasonably be expected to resume operations within 12 months following a natural disaster.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 17, 2026

HB 603: AN ACT relating to appropriations.

HB 603 amends Kentucky's capital construction program statute (KRS 45.760) to insert gender-neutral language where gender-specific terms previously appeared. This is a purely procedural change to the existing law, updating terminology to be inclusive without altering any funding mechanisms, budget rules, or project approval processes. The bill does not affect how capital projects are funded, approved, or reported - only the language used in the statute. It directly affects the drafting of future state capital construction program documents but has no impact on policy implementation or affected entities.

passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 17, 2026

SB 225: AN ACT relating to regulation of residential construction.

Amend KRS 198B.030 to require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to consider the effects of any proposed new or amended regulation on residential construction by conducting a cost-benefit analysis and an analysis to determine the impacts on the amount of residential construction; require the analyses to be submitted to the Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee and the Legislative Research Commission; establish a moratorium on the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction altering or amending any state code in a way that would result in an increase in residential construction costs until January 1, 2029.

passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 17, 2026

SB 224: AN ACT relating to land use.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; establish that an applicant has a vested right to the development standards in place at the time of application for a building permit, development plan, or subdivision plat upon the submission of the application to a relevant authority; establish vesting periods; allow for extensions to the vesting period; establish that the relevant authority may terminate the vested rights under specified circumstances; establish enforcement authority; allow for the amendment to a development plan on a vested right; amend KRS 100.347 to limit entities which have standing to challenge a final action of a planning and zoning authority.

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 17, 2026

HB 649: AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students to add 2 board members appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; require the appointed members to reside in the district, hold bachelor's degrees, and have at least 5 years of finance experience; specify that appointed members shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms; amend KRS 156.132 to authorize the commissioner of education to remove an appointed local board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty; amend KRS 160.160, 160.170, 160.180, and 160.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027

passed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 17, 2026

SB 233: AN ACT relating to property owner associations.

Amend KRS 381.794 to exempt planned communities with 14 or fewer units from financial reporting and document retention requirements; amend KRS 381.9197 to exempt condominiums with 14 or fewer units from financial reporting and document retention requirements.

passed · Kentucky · House Mar 17, 2026

HB 731: AN ACT relating to the Geographic Information Advisory Council.

Amend KRS 42.740 to reduce the number of candidates submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities and Kentucky Association of Counties from 6 persons to 3 persons for consideration of the Governor to be appointed to the Geographic Information Advisory Council.

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 17, 2026

HJR 86: A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Personnel Cabinet, in consultation with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, to integrate community supported agriculture purchases into the wellness rewards programs offered to public employees and retirees who receive health insurance coverage through the Kentucky Employees Health Plan.

Direct the Personnel Cabinet, in consultation with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, to integrate community supported agriculture (CSA) purchases in the wellness rewards programs offered to public employees and retirees who receive health insurance coverage through the Kentucky Employees Health Plan; require the program to be offered for the 2027 KEHP plan year; require the Personnel Cabinet to report on the program.

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