KY HB 10
enactedAN ACT relating to executive branch operations and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 10 pass?
Yes. KY HB 10 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 178)
What is KY HB 10 about?
Amend KRS 15.020 to define "entity of the executive branch"; require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 18A.111 to require a 24-month probationary period to any person who at any time in 18 months prior to a gubernatorial inauguration is appointed to a position in the classified service and who held a position that was unclassified under KRS 18A.115; deny that person any preferences in hiring or reemployment; amend KRS 45A.095 to define "executive branch agency"; require any contract executed or renewed through noncompetitive negotiation within 180 days preceding a gubernatorial inauguration be certified as necessary due to an emergency condition by the State Treasurer and secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; amend KRS 171.530 to require certain records be preserved in the 12 months preceding a gubernatorial inauguration for the Governor-elect and his or her transition team; amend KRS 171.990 to find any person who violates KRS 171.530 be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; grant the Attorney General concurrent original jurisdiction to enforce.
Who sponsors KY HB 10?
S. Rudy, T. Roberts, D. Osborne and 6 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 10.
Description
Amend KRS 15.020 to define "entity of the executive branch"; require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 18A.111 to require a 24-month probationary period to any person who at any time in 18 months prior to a gubernatorial inauguration is appointed to a position in the classified service and who held a position that was unclassified under KRS 18A.115; deny that person any preferences in hiring or reemployment; amend KRS 45A.095 to define "executive branch agency"; require any contract executed or renewed through noncompetitive negotiation within 180 days preceding a gubernatorial inauguration be certified as necessary due to an emergency condition by the State Treasurer and secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; amend KRS 171.530 to require certain records be preserved in the 12 months preceding a gubernatorial inauguration for the Governor-elect and his or her transition team; amend KRS 171.990 to find any person who violates KRS 171.530 be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; grant the Attorney General concurrent original jurisdiction to enforce.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-16
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 178)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Rudyprimary
- T. Robertsprimary
- D. Osborneprimary
- D. Meadeprimary
- M. Lockettprimary
- G. Brown Jr.primary
- R. Bivensprimary
- J. Nemesprimary
- J. Hodgsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 178)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 32-6
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 79-19
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-01
passed 72-17
passage
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01
taken from Rules
2026-04-01
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
received in House
2026-04-01
passed 32-5
passage
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-03-31
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-03-31
Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for receding from Senate
2026-03-31
taken from Rules
2026-03-31
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
received in Senate
2026-03-31
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-27
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-27
received in House
2026-03-26
3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-25
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-24
returned to State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-24
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-24
taken from State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-16
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-19
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-19
received in Senate
2026-02-18
3rd reading, passed 78-18 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
2026-02-13
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-12
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-01-27
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-16
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-16
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-18 · pass · 78-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Hancock: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Jackson: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
PASS HB 10 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T)
2026-03-26 · pass · 32-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 10
2026-04-01 · pass · 32-5
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- Clemons: no
- Berg: not voting
Final Passage
2026-04-01 · pass · 72-17
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Aull: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Gentry: no
- Lehman: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Grossberg: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Banta: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Burke: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Lockett: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 79-19
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Aull: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Hancock: no
- Moore: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Lehman: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Brown: not voting
- Jackson: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 10
2026-04-14 · pass · 32-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
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