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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to the provision of legal research resources."
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description: "Amend KRS 172.100 and 172.200, relating to county law libraries, to ensure that law library funds can be expended for subscriptions to computer-assisted legal research, internet access, and computers and related equipment."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2026RS"
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identifier: "HB 290"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 290 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Attorneys", "Counties", "Courts", "Circuit", "Libraries", "Local Government"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["B. Chester-Burton", "D. Grossberg", "N. Wilson"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/334b500b-ebdd-4fd3-b4d0-d4f5586817a6"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb290.html"
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source_hash: "39a2d459b7104bb88662e13bee15fb822878d4c08860d16328ff5ca61f286251"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 290 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to the provision of legal research resources.
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Amend KRS 172.100 and 172.200, relating to county law libraries, to ensure that law library funds can be expended for subscriptions to computer-assisted legal research, internet access, and computers and related equipment.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb290/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 76** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0076.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb290/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASS HB 290 w/ SFA 1, SFA 2 (T) — **35–0** (pass) · lower
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- Pass — **94–0** (pass) · lower
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- Final Passage — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
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- D. Grossberg — primary (person)
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- N. Wilson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 30 2026
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- **2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026
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- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
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- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title)
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed 95-0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/334b500b-ebdd-4fd3-b4d0-d4f5586817a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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