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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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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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 178 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/3b54d55d-c367-493c-808f-5f11c9bcaac2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).