---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to local government."
description: "Amend KRS 42.455 to delete requirements for a public hearing and notifications concerning public hearings by a local government receiving economic development funds; require local governments to provide for public input into the expenditure of public funds for economic development; amend KRS 91A.040 to change audit deadlines from February to March and reporting deadlines from March to April; increase exemption for city audit from $75,000 to $150,000; require that if a city claims the exemption for 4 years, an attestation of engagement must be prepared by either a CPA or the Auditor of Public Accounts; amend KRS 174.100 to delete requirement for a public hearing and substituting a requirement for a public meeting on the expenditure of road funds; establish criteria for such a public meeting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 399"
citation: "Kentucky HB 399 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities", "Economic Development", "Local Government", "Local Mandate", "Public Meetings", "Public Works", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Branscum", "J. Bray", "K. Fleming"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/182fe3ac-b2cf-49ff-9110-76e504153eae"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb399.html"
source_hash: "7496a124d62d9eab0c707f3d9e39c6a0b06033f4ca56150b09fbcae5cbe47553"
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 399 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to local government.

Amend KRS 42.455 to delete requirements for a public hearing and notifications concerning public hearings by a local government receiving economic development funds; require local governments to provide for public input into the expenditure of public funds for economic development; amend KRS 91A.040 to change audit deadlines from February to March and reporting deadlines from March to April; increase exemption for city audit from $75,000 to $150,000; require that if a city claims the exemption for 4 years, an attestation of engagement must be prepared by either a CPA or the Auditor of Public Accounts; amend KRS 174.100 to delete requirement for a public hearing and substituting a requirement for a public meeting on the expenditure of road funds; establish criteria for such a public meeting.

## 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/22RS/hb399/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0103.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb399/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 399 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Branscum — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- K. Fleming — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 07, 2022
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 90-2 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/182fe3ac-b2cf-49ff-9110-76e504153eae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).