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Bill AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 116.112 to allow the State Board of Elections to enter into intergovernmental agreements with other governmental agencies to exchange data to assist in investigating violations of election offenses; amend KRS 117.125 to require voting systems and equipment meet or exceed a standard approved by the Election Assistance Commission; amend KRS 117.145 to require that county clerks provide voting equipment with the necessary supplies for write-in votes on the day before any in-person voting occurs; amend KRS 117.265 to change the date a person running for President or Vice President must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate to the same deadline as the certification of candidates; amend KRS 117.355 to require county boards of elections to deliver signature rosters and precinct results to the State Board of Elections within 10 days after any primary or general election; amend KRS 117.379 to require voting systems meet a previously established Election Assistance Commission standard; amend KRS 117.389 to require county clerks to test automatic tabulating equipment after any petitions for local option elections have been filed; amend KRS 118.015 to change the definition of "political party"; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the notification and declaration be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.129 to allow a contraction as an acceptable form of a candidate's name; amend KRS 118.165 to require that candidates for Commonwealth's Attorney file nomination papers with the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.315 to require that the form of petition be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.367 to specify that candidates for a special election or election for an unexpired term shall not be required to file a statement-of-candidacy form; require that the statement-of-candidacy form be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118A.060 to require that the petition for nomination be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 119.015 to remove the term "falsely"; amend KRS 119.165, relating to the penalty of a Class B misdemeanor regarding voters who vote at a regular or special election before being a citizen; make technical corrections; amend KRS 132.017 to require that questions as to whether the property tax rate shall be levied shall be submitted to voters in a common school election not less than 50 days nor more than 60 days from the date the signatures are validated; require the school district holding the election to post bond with the Circuit Court to cover the costs of the election within 5 days after the petition is found to be sufficient; amend KRS 160.210 to prohibit changes in the boundary of any division after June 1 in the year in which a school board member is to be elected; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 118.551, relating to the definition of political party; EMERGENCY. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS HB 139 Kentucky HB 139 (2026RS)
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Kentucky HB 139 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 116.112 to allow the State Board of Elections to enter into intergovernmental agreements with other governmental agencies to exchange data to assist in investigating violations of election offenses; amend KRS 117.125 to require voting systems and equipment meet or exceed a standard approved by the Election Assistance Commission; amend KRS 117.145 to require that county clerks provide voting equipment with the necessary supplies for write-in votes on the day before any in-person voting occurs; amend KRS 117.265 to change the date a person running for President or Vice President must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate to the same deadline as the certification of candidates; amend KRS 117.355 to require county boards of elections to deliver signature rosters and precinct results to the State Board of Elections within 10 days after any primary or general election; amend KRS 117.379 to require voting systems meet a previously established Election Assistance Commission standard; amend KRS 117.389 to require county clerks to test automatic tabulating equipment after any petitions for local option elections have been filed; amend KRS 118.015 to change the definition of "political party"; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the notification and declaration be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.129 to allow a contraction as an acceptable form of a candidate's name; amend KRS 118.165 to require that candidates for Commonwealth's Attorney file nomination papers with the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.315 to require that the form of petition be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.367 to specify that candidates for a special election or election for an unexpired term shall not be required to file a statement-of-candidacy form; require that the statement-of-candidacy form be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118A.060 to require that the petition for nomination be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 119.015 to remove the term "falsely"; amend KRS 119.165, relating to the penalty of a Class B misdemeanor regarding voters who vote at a regular or special election before being a citizen; make technical corrections; amend KRS 132.017 to require that questions as to whether the property tax rate shall be levied shall be submitted to voters in a common school election not less than 50 days nor more than 60 days from the date the signatures are validated; require the school district holding the election to post bond with the Circuit Court to cover the costs of the election within 5 days after the petition is found to be sufficient; amend KRS 160.210 to prohibit changes in the boundary of any division after June 1 in the year in which a school board member is to be elected; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 118.551, relating to the definition of political party; EMERGENCY.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 175 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Veto Override — 80–20 (pass) · lower
  • Pass — 92–1 (pass) · lower
  • PASS HB 139 w/ SCS 1 — 31–6 (pass) · lower
  • Final Passage — 76–17 (pass) · lower
  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 139 — 32–6 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • D. Grossberg — primary (person)
  • DJ Johnson — primary (person)
  • G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
  • J. Decker — primary (person)
  • J. Hodgson — primary (person)
  • N. Wilson — primary (person)
  • T. Roberts — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
  • 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026
  • 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-02-20T05:00:00+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) 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 31-6 with Committee Substitute (1) 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)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 passed 76-17 passage
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2026-04-10T04:00:00+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 80-20 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. 175) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4887160d-1421-4366-96c1-5c5444192405. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).

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