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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities."
description: "The State/Executive Branch Budget: Details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; details Part V, Funds Transfer; details Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and details Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 500"
citation: "Kentucky HB 500 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Appropriations", "Area Development Districts", "Attorney General", "Attorney", "Commonwealth's", "Attorney", "County", "Auditor Of Public Accounts", "Boards And Commissions", "Budget And Financial Administration", "Capital Construction", "Corrections And Correctional Facilities", "State", "Economic Development", "Education", "Elementary And Secondary", "Education", "Finance", "Education", "Higher", "Education", "Vocational", "Energy", "Environment And Conservation", "Fish And Wildlife", "Governor", "Health And Medical Services", "Homeland Security", "Housing", "Building", "And Construction", "Jails And Jailers", "Labor And Industry", "Lieutenant Governor", "Local Government", "Lottery", "Medicaid", "Mental Health", "Military Affairs And Civil Defense", "Police", "State", "Probation And Parole", "Prosecutors", "Public Advocate", "Public Buildings And Grounds", "Public Officers And Employees", "Public Records And Reports", "Public Utilities", "Retirement And Pensions", "Secretary Of State", "State Agencies", "State Employees", "Tobacco", "Tourism", "Treasurer", "Universities And Colleges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Bowling", "J. Bray", "J. Petrie", "K. Banta"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 73
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4635dc4-0a8f-44b9-96e6-2e57dbb1972c"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb500.html"
source_hash: "99440f2eb68b237573065799eb8954785ad3bf801c8cc3c6308a74055e492a84"
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 500 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.
The State/Executive Branch Budget: Details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; details Part V, Funds Transfer; details Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and details Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.
## 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/26RS/hb500/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 168** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0168.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb500/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 500 — **32–6** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **19–15** (fail) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **20–14** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage — **73–21** (pass) · lower
- Misc — **74–18** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **81–18** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 500 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **19–32** (fail) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **21–12** (fail) · lower
- PASS HB 500 w/ SCS 1 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **20–21** (fail) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **20–27** (fail) · lower
- Veto Override — **74–19** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- A. Bowling — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) filed
- **2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendment (2)
- **2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (8) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (12), (14) and (15) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (9), (10), (11) and (13) filed to bill
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** passed 81-18 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report (1) 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 Committee Report
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed 38-0 `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 73-21 `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** line items vetoed `executive-veto-line-item`
- **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 line vetoes
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** vetoes overridden in-part
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 74-19 `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 consideration of Governor's line vetoes
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** vetoes overridden in-part
- **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. 168) `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4635dc4-0a8f-44b9-96e6-2e57dbb1972c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).