If you want my opinion, instead of just me giving you that information, send me an email and I will let you know what I think of these proposed bill.
I did take any Bills that have left the House or Senator to go to the other Chamber yet, as they are basically out of time to do that. HOWEVER, they can take a proposed bill, gut it and push it forward before the end of the session.
While I am glad that many proposed bills did make it this far, but there was no reason to push forward the bill that would be make the law so that a child could not get married.
This is from Senator Neal’s weekly update dated March 27, 2026 “Week twelve of the 2026 Regular Session has now concluded, and we find ourselves in a familiar but consequential moment in the life of the General Assembly. With 55 of the 60 legislative days behind us, the pace has sharpened, and the margin for delay has all but disappeared. Under the current calendar, we will return for two concurrence days on March 31 and April 1 before entering the veto recess on April 2. During that recess, the Governor will review the measures that have reached his desk. We will then reconvene on April 14 and 15 for the final two days of the session, when veto messages are reviewed, any outstanding legislation is acted on, and the legislature completes its work for the year.
For those who follow this process from a distance, the acceleration of activity in these final days can seem abrupt. In truth, it is by design. The structure of our rules anticipates this period. The days immediately preceding the veto recess are reserved for resolving differences between the chambers, whether through concurrence votes or conference committee reports. After the recess, our work is largely confined to acting on vetoes. That is the point in the session where decisions are no longer preliminary. They are final.”
You can call your legislators and leave a message at the Legislative Message Line at 1-800-372-7181. Also. as many Bills have already moved from one branch to the other, you can call and leave a message “to all the legislators”.
These are currently just some of the proposed bills, this is not a complete list. You can find the current complete list at https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislation/Pages/default.aspx
If something is labeled as “Emergency”, it means if it becomes the Law, it goes into effect immediately. While I have been updated the Bills for years, and generally do not comment on them, there are some statements have pulled from other sources, as many times a Bill may read one way, but the impact is completely different.
HB=House Bill SB=Senate Bill
If you haven’t read the proposed Bills before, you should know that in some cases the name of the Bill has no relation to what the Bill would actually do. For example, some of the Bills labeled as “parental rights” actually would override what the parent wants if it is contrary to the language of the Bill.
Once a Bill passes either the House or the Senate, the last letter on each update changes. For example, SB 181 now says “01/28/26: to Committee on Committees (H)” which means it passed the Senate and is now in the House
My Shorthand for bills:
SB 199 Bill that makes it so you can’t sue for pesticide damage/death (has been modified but still)
HB 484, HB 418, child custody and matters, and post nuptial agreements
HB 414, DNA taken when one charged with some crimes (before found guilty)
HB 700 Vehicular homicide
HB 78, HB 80, HB 125, HB 116, HB 113, HB 312, Related to #Guns, HB 312 :Carry concealing at 18 years of age (flying through the House and Senate)
SB 10 Limiting the Governor’s pardon power
HB 84 Part of it allows #militia to act without being held responsible
SB 72 “Healthcare Discrimination Bill”
HB 455 Make guidelines for AI use in therapy
SB 290 , SB 80 , HB 718 Auto expungement
HB 2 and HB 500 take away medical coverage, Medicaid
HB 627 expanding PIP coverage for accidents
SB 53 Zoning
HB 468 Discrimination for housing for the disabled
House Bills
HB 2 AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Slashes Medicaid
04/01/26: delivered to Governor
HB 9 AN ACT relating to regulated substances and declaring an emergency.
03/31/26: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
And HB 612 02/18/26: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
These two bills add additional taxes to hemp products (in addition to the sales tax that are already on every purchase)
HB 78 FIREARM LIABILITY PROTECTIONS : To define terms; establish liability protections for manufacturers and sellers of firearms against specified legal actions arising from criminal or unlawful use of firearms or ammunition; establish criteria for proceedings including timelines and burden of proof; establish a civil cause of action for violation of the extended protections for manufacturers and sellers and delineate available damages; provide the Attorney General with enforcement authority; provide that the Act may be cited as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms (PLCAA) Clarification Act of 2026; EMERGENCY.
04/03/26: Vetoed
HB 227 ADDICTIVE ONLINE PLATFORMS: To protect minors from AI companion platforms and social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require AI companion platforms and social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit AI companion platforms or social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by AI companion platforms or social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.
04/01/26: returned to Judiciary (S)
HB 299 Bill to ban gun conversion devices.
03/03/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 305 GRAND JURY SERVICE: If someone is on the grand jury, they can record the process and can’t tell anyone what happened, as it would be a crime
04/01/26: delivered to Governor
HB 312 Allow 18 to 20 years to carry concealed weapons
04/03/26: Vetoed
HB 334 AN ACT relating to sex-based classifications.”Sex Re-Definition Bill” so that Kentucky will only recognize two genders.
01/21/26: to State Government (H)
HB 338 FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER: This is be able to get evictions off their record (as once they have this on their record, currently, they have a very hard time to get an apartment)
04/01/26: returned to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 366 : MATTER PORTRAYING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR: If someone has or views a matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, basically it doesn’t matter if it is AI generate or actual children, the pedophile still needs to serve 85% of their time before they can get released.
04/01/26: delivered to Governor
HB 414 BOOKING PROCEDURES IN LOCAL JAILS: To take DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance (which means just being charged of a felony they can take your DNA) So, a person is arrested or charged with a felony, despite the idea that one is innocent until found guilty, arrested, they have to turn over their DNA, if this bill passes.
03/16/26: to Judiciary (S)
HB 418 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: To allow for parental custody to be taken from the parent for allegations of domestic violence or child abuse.
03/25/26: returned to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 425 MOTOR VEHICLE RACING: To establish enhanced penalties, including increased fines, vehicle impoundment for drag racing.
| 03/31/26 | taken from Transportation (S) 1st reading returned to Transportation (S) |
| 04/01/26 | reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute |
HB 468 Housing and discrimination for disabled persons, how to be handled
03/12/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 500 Budget for State: The Democratic package focuses on stabilizing health insurance for public employees and retirees, protecting Medicaid funding, feeding hungry Kentuckians, investing in affordable housing, supporting rural hospitals, and strengthening public education.
House Democrats propose adding $279 million to fully support the Kentucky Employees’ Health Plan and prevent dramatic premium increases for more than 310,000 Kentuckians, including teachers, bus drivers, state troopers, retirees, and their families. Without that investment, a five percent annual cap on the state’s contribution under HB 500 would create a projected $202 million shortfall and could result in premium increases of up to 78 percent over the next two years. The amendments also provide a 13th pension check for retired state employees and State Troopers, who have not received a cost-of-living adjustment since 2011. The proposal shores up Medicaid by closing the $815 million gap in HB 500. It includes $101.5 million to stabilize SNAP administration, $140 million for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, $125 million for the Rural Hospital Assistance Fund, and increases SEEK school district funding by 11.6 percent while delivering a 6.9 percent educator pay increase over two years.
04/01/26: delivered to Governor
HB 526 MEMBERS OF THE BAR: Currently any lawyer in Kentucky is required to pay dues to belong to the Kentucky Bar Association. This bill will stop that. EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
02/17/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 534 An Omnibus Bill related to elections: there is a lot in this bill, three of which are:
- That once a month the data bases for voters will be purged of any non-citizen (when the Ky Secretary of State has said that alone around 20 people have every tried to vote here when they were not citizens;
- If your criminal case is on appeal (as it not final yet), you can be taken off the voting logs; and
- Judicial candidates (who run nonpartisan races in the commonwealth) will be able to run as a republican or democrats (which is interesting as the Legislators last year passed a law that we don’t know which party the mayoral candidates are this year).
This already passed the House and it is now in the Senate.
03/06/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 569 DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL JUDGES; Amend KRS 26A.020 to establish that any person may submit an affidavit to the Attorney General stating that a judge cannot impartially rule and the process to remove the judge. We already have rules on this, this will make it much easier for people who lose their case to say they lost because the judge wasn’t being fair I think this, as it is today, is going to be a mess.
03/18/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 627 – Personal Injury Protection (PIP); Requires PIP to reimburse healthcare providers at the workers’ compensation fee schedule, increases weekly wage loss benefits from $200 to $500, Increases funeral benefits from $1,000 to $5,000 (Currently the numbers are the lower ones)
04/01/26: delivered to Governor
HB 697 COMMERCIAL SURROGACY : It will be against the law for people to pay for someone to be a surrogate for their child
3/2/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 700 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS: To establish the crime of vehicular homicide when a person is traveling in excess of 25 miles per hour over the speed limit resulting in the death of another. the Act may be cited as Daniels Law.
3/2/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 714 UNBORN CHILDREN: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 507, relating to criminal homicide, to allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; Person” includes an unborn child”. So under this law” WHEREAS, innocent human life, created in the image of God, should be equally protected under the laws from fertilization to natural death; and WHEREAS, to ensure the right to life and equal protection of the laws, all preborn children should be protected with the same homicide laws protecting all other human persons”. Which means before a woman even knows that she is pregnant, she can be charged with fetal homicide if she does anything that could impact her carrying the “unborn person”. Abortion is already illegal in Kentucky
3/3/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 718 EXPUNGEMENT: Establish an automatic nonviolent felony expungement process for eligible convictions.
3/3/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
Senate Bills
SB 10 AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor’s ability to grant pardons and commute sentences.
4/1/26 delivered to the Secretary of State (which means it goes to the Governor next)
SB 28 OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE: You will not be able to hold your phone while driving.; the Act may be cited as the Phone-Down Kentucky Act.
03/09/26: to Transportation (H)
SB 34 TRANSFER OF PROPERTY UPON DEATH: updates Kentucky law on transfer-on-death deeds and probate procedures to make property transfers after death clearer and more efficient, at least that is what the idea was supposed to be but the 36 pages (currently) has some many steps and exceptions, it make it more complicated than it is currently.
03/24/26: to Local Government (H)
SB 52 AN ACT relating to ensuring fair permitting and licensing practices: To prohibit public agencies from denying permits or licenses for reasons not specified by law; implement a 30-day time frame for ruling on applications for a permit or license if no time frame is otherwise specified by law; establish procedures for applications for a permit or license which are not ruled upon during the applicable time frame or are denied; for appeal process. EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
| 03/10/26 | to State Government (H) |
| 03/26/26 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) |
| 03/27/26 | 2nd reading, to Rules floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute |
| 04/01/26 | taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day |
SB 53 AN ACT relating to planning and zoning. To require that planning units and commissions and boards thereof may hold public hearings and accept public comments concerning the approval of subdivision plats and development plans.
03/25/26: to Local Government (H)
SB 66 OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE : To expand the list of controlled substances to include clonazepam, cyclobenzaprine, and fentanyl; updates Kentucky DUI laws by revising breath-test procedures and refusal rules and extends convictions for DUIs. (There are multiple issues I can see on this, one is that is a certain blood level that makes one impaired that has been determined on these drugs, and at least one of these drugs can be used an anti-anxiety drug, not a drug that impairs driving).
In the House now and now one of the amendments would allow you to refuse to take blood rest and it would not make it an “aggravating circumstance” and the refusal could not be used against you in Court. Of course with 4 amendments tacked on, I am not sure what the end bill would be
| 03/26/26 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 03/27/26 | floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed |
| 03/31/26 | floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026 |
| 04/01/26 | floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute |
SB 72 RECRUITMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: EMERGENCY. (This bill would allow a medical provider to deny care if they don’t like how you live, who you are, the color of your skin. Also known as “Healthcare Discrimination Bill”)
02/17/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 80 proposes a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to most individuals with felony convictions after completion of their prison sentence, probation and parole. If approved by the General Assembly, the proposal would go before voters statewide.
03/13/26: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
SB 85 SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST: Amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to define “special needs trust” (SNT) for purposes of the State Police Retirement System, Kentucky Employees Retirement System, and County Employees Retirement System.
04/03/26: signed by Governor
SB 100 exempts the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) from the Kentucky Open Records Act, allowing its records and communications to be withheld from public disclosure. I voted against this bill because it creates a troubling precedent by allowing a taxpayer-funded government entity to operate without the transparency required of nearly every other public agency in Kentucky. If a commission is funded with public dollars and making decisions that affect our state’s energy future, the people of Kentucky deserve the ability to see how those decisions are made. (Senator Neal’s weekly update from 3/14/26)
04/01/26: delivered to Governor
SB 104 known as the “Halo Act,” creates a new criminal offense for “impeding a first responder.” Under the bill, once a verbal warning is issued, a person may not remain within 25 feet of a first responder or law enforcement officer if the officer believes the individual intends to interfere, threaten or harass. Violations can begin as a misdemeanor and escalate to a felony if the conduct continues. (Vague enough that it can used against peaceful protestors, in my opinion.)
03/31/26: delivered to Governor
SB 181 AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.: Contact between school employees and students.
01/28/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 199 – Pesticide Immunity The bill would remove the last remaining avenue for individuals to bring claims against manufacturers for health harms arising from pesticide exposure. “Pesticides” is an umbrella term that includes insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and rodenticides. Although it still gives immunity to pesticide manufacturers for that purpose, it preserves claims for other harmful products used in the home.
4/1/26 vetoed by Governor, veto overridden
SB 223 AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis-infused beverages. Allows for hemp beverages at bars, fairs and festivals, but does not hemp store to sell the same drinks without buying multiple expensive licenses (beyond what a bar, fair or festival has to have).
03/20/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 262 proposes a constitutional amendment allowing ballot summaries of constitutional amendments instead of printing the full text on ballots, which means people won’t even know what they are voting on.
03/11/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 290 AN ACT relating to criminal history., Establish an automatic expungement process for specific eligible misdemeanor and felony convictions; allow the Commonwealth’s and county attorney to object and halt the automatic expungement of certain offenses
| 03/16/26 | to Judiciary (S) |
| 03/19/26 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 03/20/26 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
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