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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to executive branch operations and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 15.020 to define \"entity of the executive branch\"; require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 18A.111 to require a 24-month probationary period to any person who at any time in 18 months prior to a gubernatorial inauguration is appointed to a position in the classified service and who held a position that was unclassified under KRS 18A.115; deny that person any preferences in hiring or reemployment; amend KRS 45A.095 to define \"executive branch agency\"; require any contract executed or renewed through noncompetitive negotiation within 180 days preceding a gubernatorial inauguration be certified as necessary due to an emergency condition by the State Treasurer and secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; amend KRS 171.530 to require certain records be preserved in the 12 months preceding a gubernatorial inauguration for the Governor-elect and his or her transition team; amend KRS 171.990 to find any person who violates KRS 171.530 be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; grant the Attorney General concurrent original jurisdiction to enforce."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 10"
citation: "Kentucky HB 10 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General", "Corrections Impact", "Local Mandate", "Public Procurement", "Public Records And Reports", "State Agencies", "State Employees", "Treasurer"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Meade", "D. Osborne", "G. Brown Jr.", "J. Hodgson", "J. Nemes", "M. Lockett", "R. Bivens", "S. Rudy", "T. Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b54d55d-c367-493c-808f-5f11c9bcaac2"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb10.html"
source_hash: "1d48514820b82798424d0450ccc62555b8c249ea70f7a14be30763b6e10f4a10"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---
# Kentucky HB 10 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to executive branch operations and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 15.020 to define "entity of the executive branch"; require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 18A.111 to require a 24-month probationary period to any person who at any time in 18 months prior to a gubernatorial inauguration is appointed to a position in the classified service and who held a position that was unclassified under KRS 18A.115; deny that person any preferences in hiring or reemployment; amend KRS 45A.095 to define "executive branch agency"; require any contract executed or renewed through noncompetitive negotiation within 180 days preceding a gubernatorial inauguration be certified as necessary due to an emergency condition by the State Treasurer and secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; amend KRS 171.530 to require certain records be preserved in the 12 months preceding a gubernatorial inauguration for the Governor-elect and his or her transition team; amend KRS 171.990 to find any person who violates KRS 171.530 be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; grant the Attorney General concurrent original jurisdiction to enforce.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb10/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0178.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb10/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 10 — **32–5** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **79–19** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 10 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T) — **32–6** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **78–18** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **72–17** (pass) · lower
- OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 10 — **32–6** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- D. Meade — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
- J. Hodgson — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- M. Lockett — primary (person)
- R. Bivens — primary (person)
- S. Rudy — primary (person)
- T. Roberts — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 78-18 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Conference Committee Report
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-5 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed 72-17 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 79-19 `passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-6 `passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 178) `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b54d55d-c367-493c-808f-5f11c9bcaac2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).