---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to Kentucky State University and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 48.030, relating to branch budget recommendations, to include supporting budget documents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "SB 185"
citation: "Kentucky SB 185 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Actuarial Analysis", "Budget And Financial Administration", "Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. McDaniel", "D. Carroll"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5874841-9af7-42cc-97fc-692c198af356"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb185.html"
source_hash: "3fc44ef0c1ea04f7348019a72f4597a68e3831bdb5ca6d19af21089979a4983d"
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 SB 185 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to Kentucky State University and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 48.030, relating to branch budget recommendations, to include supporting budget documents.

## 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/sb185/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 120** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0120.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb185/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 185 w/ HCS 1 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **90–1** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 185 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1, SCA 1 (T) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. McDaniel — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2-title), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13) filed
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (14) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 90-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed 37-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 120) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5874841-9af7-42cc-97fc-692c198af356`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).