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Bill AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggrieved by a violation of the prohibition; establish a statute of limitations to commence suit and the appropriate venue; provide when the suit accrues; specify damages recoverable per violation; allow for class action; include a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person held civilly liable; amend KRS 48.025 and 132.017 to conform. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS SB 59 Kentucky SB 59 (2026RS)
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S. Rawlings
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Kentucky SB 59 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources.

Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggrieved by a violation of the prohibition; establish a statute of limitations to commence suit and the appropriate venue; provide when the suit accrues; specify damages recoverable per violation; allow for class action; include a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person held civilly liable; amend KRS 48.025 and 132.017 to conform.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 155 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASS SB 59 w/ SCS 1 — 28–9 (pass) · upper
  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 59 — 31–7 (pass) · upper
  • Pass — 75–16 (pass) · upper
  • FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 59 w/ HCS 1, HFA 2 — 29–8 (pass) · upper
  • Veto Override — 80–19 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • A. Reed — primary (person)
  • D. Douglas — primary (person)
  • G. Elkins — primary (person)
  • L. Tichenor — primary (person)
  • M. Deneen — primary (person)
  • S. Rawlings — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate introduction
  • 2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00 to Appropriations & Revenue (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026
  • 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 28-9 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 to State Government (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
  • 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 75-16 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 passed 29-8 passage
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 Vetoed executive-veto
  • 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 31-7 passage
  • 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 (H)
  • 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 80-19 passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 155) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2157a3f0-4dd2-4885-991f-e29388ca5855. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).

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