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Bill 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. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS HB 10 Kentucky HB 10 (2026RS)
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D. Osborne
G. Brown Jr.
J. Hodgson
J. Nemes
M. Lockett
R. Bivens
S. Rudy
T. Roberts
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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
  2. Acts Chapter 178 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 10 — 325 (pass) · lower
  • Veto Override — 7919 (pass) · lower
  • PASS HB 10 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T) — 326 (pass) · lower
  • Pass — 7818 (pass) · lower
  • Final Passage — 7217 (pass) · lower
  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 10 — 326 (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; origin ocd-bill/3b54d55d-c367-493c-808f-5f11c9bcaac2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).