Budget & Taxes (State Budget)

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 17, 2026

HB 609: AN ACT relating to classroom libraries and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Classroom Library Grant Program; provide that the Kentucky Department of Education to implement the grant program through selection of a program administrator; establish the qualifications and duties of the program administrator; appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to implement the Classroom Library Grant Program; APPROPRIATION.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $5M from General Fund for classroom libraries, directly funding education programs under state budget.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates $5,000,000 for Classroom Library Grant Program to fund educational resources in K-12 schools, directly advancing student access to library materials.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations State Budget Libraries

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signed · Kentucky · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 185: AN ACT relating to Kentucky State University and declaring an emergency.

SB 185 requires all branches of Kentucky government (executive, legislative, judicial) to include supporting budget documents when preparing their budget recommendations for the General Assembly. The bill amends Kentucky Revised Statute 48.030 to mandate that branches provide these supporting materials alongside their budget statements and estimates. This change applies to the budget preparation process before submissions to the legislature, ensuring more detailed documentation accompanies each branch's financial requests. The bill is currently in the Senate Committee on Committees following its introduction on February 11, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesMandates detailed budget documentation for all branches, enhancing transparency and fiscal responsibility in budget preparation per statutory amendment.85% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 20, 2026

HJR 81: A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds and declaring an emergency.

Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release a portion of the moneys previously appropriated for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems Program; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill authorizes release of existing funds for water/wastewater assistance program, directly supporting essential public utility funding within budget administration.85% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget

in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 723: AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to annually transfer 80% of the sales and use taxes, interest, and penalties collected during the preceding fiscal year from sporting goods retailers from the general fund to the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation fund.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesTransfers 80% of sporting goods sales tax revenue from general fund to conservation fund, directly funding an environmental program through tax allocation.92% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentTransfers 80% of sporting goods sales tax revenue to Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation fund, directly funding environmental conservation efforts.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Sales Tax State Budget Conservation

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in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 5, 2026

HB 763: AN ACT relating to workforce development, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to define terms; establish the Kentucky FLOW Program and specify eligible participants, activities, and uses of funds; establish the Kentucky FLOW Program fund; appropriate $1,347,500 in each fiscal year from the General Fund to the Kentucky FLOW Program fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, effective, July 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $1.3M annually from General Fund for Kentucky FLOW workforce program, directly advancing state budget allocation for public services.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates $1.3M for Kentucky FLOW Program, a vocational education initiative under Education subject, directly funding workforce development training.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill establishes Kentucky FLOW Program with $1.3M annual funding for workforce development, directly supporting worker skills training and employment opportunities.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations State Budget Workforce Development

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in committee · Kentucky · House Mar 20, 2026

HB 674: AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations.

HB 674 makes technical corrections to Kentucky's budget submission rules for government branches. It requires all budget recommendations to include specific dollar amounts for every item, banning vague terms like "necessary government expense" without them. The bill also mandates that when a fund's entire proceeds are assigned to specific budget units, agencies must provide annual revenue estimates for the current and prior two fiscal bienniums. This affects all state government branches submitting budget recommendations to the General Assembly. The changes clarify procedural requirements without altering funding levels or policy substance.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires specific dollar amounts and revenue estimates for budget submissions, enhancing fiscal transparency and accountability per fiscal responsibility indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Audits & Accountability State Budget

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 9, 2026

HB 533: AN ACT relating to road projects and declaring an emergency.

HB 533 formalizes Kentucky's 2026-2028 Biennial Highway Construction Plan as the official state highway project list and declares an emergency to expedite implementation. The bill directly affects state highway projects by designating specific road improvements, such as widening Aero Parkway and upgrading Dixie Hwy, with allocated funding totaling over $17 million. Key mechanisms include establishing the plan as binding and using an emergency declaration to allow immediate implementation upon approval, bypassing typical procedural delays. This focuses on concrete infrastructure updates for state transportation infrastructure, not broader policy changes.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $17M for highway projects under budget and financial administration, directly funding infrastructure as part of state spending. Aligns with supporting essential public programs.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationFunds $17M for highway upgrades (Aero Parkway, Dixie Hwy) and expedites implementation via emergency declaration, directly advancing transportation infrastructure.95% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget Roads & Highways Tags Emergency Management

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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 11, 2026

HB 560: AN ACT relating to funding school districts that have a high percentage of tax-exempt property.

Amend KRS 45.021 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to contract with each local board of education of a district that has 65% or more in tax-exempt real property and that does not receive financial relief from other sources for the tax revenue lost from the tax-exempt property, to provide for recoupment to the board of at least 25% of the local board of education's lost tax revenue from the tax-exempt properties.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates recoupment of tax revenue lost by school districts due to tax-exempt property, directly supporting budget stability for education funding.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationRecoups 25% of lost tax revenue for school districts with high tax-exempt property, directly addressing funding stability for K-12 education.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Property Tax State Budget Tax Incentives School Funding

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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 27, 2026

HB 428: AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.

The Chief Justice's recommended Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesFunds judicial branch operations via appropriations, directly supporting budget allocation for essential government functions per bill's purpose.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Government Spending State Budget

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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 29, 2026

SB 135: AN ACT relating to the provision of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 48.705 to allow the Governor to authorize limited use of moneys in the budget reserve trust fund to provide for the continuity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during a lapse in federal appropriations; require repayment of the moneys within 90 days of restoration of federal appropriations; require reporting to the Legislative Research Commission and the State Budget Director; require prior approval of the General Assembly if more than 5% of the total balance of the budget reserve trust fund is used; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill uses budget reserves to maintain SNAP funding continuity during federal lapses, protecting essential public assistance without defunding or tax changes.90% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget

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