republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2022rs/hb-453.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to open meetings."
description: "Amend KRS 61.810, relating to exceptions for open meetings for any public agency, to include within the exceptions any state or local law, in addition to laws under KRS Chapter 45A or 56, where a group is established to select a successful bidder for an award of a local contract;amend KRS 61.826, relating to video teleconferencing, to require any public agency to provide specific information regarding where any member of the media or public may view the meeting electronically; require the identification of a primary physical location of the video teleconference where all members of the public agency who are participating may be seen and heard, if the public agency provides a physical location for the meeting, or where two or more members of the public agency are attending a video teleconference meeting from the same physical location; require all public agency members who participate in a video teleconference to remain on camera all the time business is being discussed; amend KRS 83A.150, relating to cities operating under a city manager form of government, to allow the city board to meet in closed session no more than two times a year to conduct a performance evaluation of the city manager; stipulate that the board must follow KRS 61.815, and that the records of the meeting are subject to the Open Records Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 453"
citation: "Kentucky HB 453 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities", "Contracts", "Counties", "Local Government", "Local Mandate", "News Media", "Public Meetings", "Public Officers and Employees", "Public Records and Reports", "Purchasing", "Special Districts", "State Agencies", "Telecommunications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Dixon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cda5a70-cb76-4045-8414-5a820a55a5e7"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb453.html"
source_hash: "d1bbb4ff016a2680a9d113e12055fc0b958571ac3e7014e9dea182767f0aaf07"
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 HB 453 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to open meetings.

Amend KRS 61.810, relating to exceptions for open meetings for any public agency, to include within the exceptions any state or local law, in addition to laws under KRS Chapter 45A or 56, where a group is established to select a successful bidder for an award of a local contract;amend KRS 61.826, relating to video teleconferencing, to require any public agency to provide specific information regarding where any member of the media or public may view the meeting electronically; require the identification of a primary physical location of the video teleconference where all members of the public agency who are participating may be seen and heard, if the public agency provides a physical location for the meeting, or where two or more members of the public agency are attending a video teleconference meeting from the same physical location; require all public agency members who participate in a video teleconference to remain on camera all the time business is being discussed; amend KRS 83A.150, relating to cities operating under a city manager form of government, to allow the city board to meet in closed session no more than two times a year to conduct a performance evaluation of the city manager; stipulate that the board must follow KRS 61.815, and that the records of the meeting are subject to the Open Records Act.

## 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/22RS/hb453/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 37** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0037.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb453/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE HB 453 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Dixon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 11, 2022
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 77-13 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 21, 2022
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cda5a70-cb76-4045-8414-5a820a55a5e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).