---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to procurement."
description: "Amend KRS 424.260, relating to local government contracts, to increase amount at which advertisement of bids is required from $30,000 to $40,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 522"
citation: "Kentucky HB 522 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charter County Government", "Cities", "Consolidated Local Governments", "Counties", "Counties", "Charter", "Counties", "Urban", "County Clerks", "Local Government", "Notices", "Purchasing", "Sheriffs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1c7673c-6ef3-4e5d-b923-ff9b962c32c7"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb522.html"
source_hash: "4eb5d96f1388b88de0017cf1c460670f98841bcfcd9d5bda5dba37a57b9551d1"
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 522 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to procurement.

Amend KRS 424.260, relating to local government contracts, to increase amount at which advertisement of bids is required from $30,000 to $40,000.

## 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/23RS/hb522/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0152.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb522/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- `PASS HB 522 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 09, 2023
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-4 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2023
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 152) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1c7673c-6ef3-4e5d-b923-ff9b962c32c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).