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KY HB 314

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AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 314 pass?

Yes. KY HB 314 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 2)

What is KY HB 314 about?

Amend KRS 154.15-010 to remove the definition of "executive director" of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA); amend KRS 154.15-020 to administratively attach the KCNA to the Finance and Administration Cabinet; remove references to the executive director and the advisory group of the KCNA; abolish the KCNA advisory group; remove references to KCNA staff and require the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) to assign COT personnel to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the KCNA; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Treasurer, and the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology serve as ex officio members on the board of directors for any nonprofit organization incorporated to carry out activities associated with the responsibilities of the KCNA or its board; amend KRS 154.15-030 to remove all current members of the KCNA board except for the representative designated by the Center for Rural Development and replace them with the chief information officer of the Department of Education, who shall serve as chair, the Attorney General, the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Secretary of State, and the Treasurer, or their designees; amend KRS 42.726 to add carrying out the functions and responsibilities of the KCNA to the roles and duties of the COT; amend KRS 42.732 to remove the executive director of the KCNA from the Kentucky Information Technology Advisory Council; amend KRS 12.020, 12.023, and 42.014 to conform; require that on the effective date of the Act, all functions and responsibilities previously undertaken by KCNA personnel shall be transferred to existing COT personnel; require all records, files, or documents previously maintained by KCNA personnel to be transferred to the COT; require that the position of executive director of the KCNA shall be terminated on the effective date of the Act; allow the executive director of COT to determine on or before June 30,2026, which staff previous employed by KCNA shall be retained and employed by COT; EMERGENCY.

Who sponsors KY HB 314?

J. Tipton, N. Tate, T. Roberts and 4 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 314.

Description

Amend KRS 154.15-010 to remove the definition of "executive director" of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA); amend KRS 154.15-020 to administratively attach the KCNA to the Finance and Administration Cabinet; remove references to the executive director and the advisory group of the KCNA; abolish the KCNA advisory group; remove references to KCNA staff and require the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) to assign COT personnel to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the KCNA; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Treasurer, and the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology serve as ex officio members on the board of directors for any nonprofit organization incorporated to carry out activities associated with the responsibilities of the KCNA or its board; amend KRS 154.15-030 to remove all current members of the KCNA board except for the representative designated by the Center for Rural Development and replace them with the chief information officer of the Department of Education, who shall serve as chair, the Attorney General, the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Secretary of State, and the Treasurer, or their designees; amend KRS 42.726 to add carrying out the functions and responsibilities of the KCNA to the roles and duties of the COT; amend KRS 42.732 to remove the executive director of the KCNA from the Kentucky Information Technology Advisory Council; amend KRS 12.020, 12.023, and 42.014 to conform; require that on the effective date of the Act, all functions and responsibilities previously undertaken by KCNA personnel shall be transferred to existing COT personnel; require all records, files, or documents previously maintained by KCNA personnel to be transferred to the COT; require that the position of executive director of the KCNA shall be terminated on the effective date of the Act; allow the executive director of COT to determine on or before June 30,2026, which staff previous employed by KCNA shall be retained and employed by COT; EMERGENCY.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Latest action
2026-03-10 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 2)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • J. Tiptonprimary
  • N. Tateprimary
  • T. Robertsprimary
  • J. Hodgsonprimary
  • D. Haleprimary
  • S. Bratcherprimary
  • M. Lockettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-10

    delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 2)

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-10

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  3. 2026-03-10

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  4. 2026-03-10

    received in House

  5. 2026-03-10

    passed 32-6

    passage

  6. 2026-03-10

    veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  7. 2026-03-10

    placed in the Orders of the Day

  8. 2026-03-10

    taken from Rules

  9. 2026-03-10

    to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-10

    received in Senate

  11. 2026-03-09

    passed 78-19

    passage

  12. 2026-03-09

    veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  13. 2026-03-09

    posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto

  14. 2026-03-09

    taken from Rules

  15. 2026-03-09

    to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-09

    received in House

  17. 2026-03-06

    Vetoed

    executive-veto

  18. 2026-02-27

    delivered to Governor

  19. 2026-02-27

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  20. 2026-02-26

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  21. 2026-02-26

    received in House

  22. 2026-02-26

    3rd reading, passed 32-6

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2026-02-25

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026

  24. 2026-02-25

    reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

    committee-passage

  25. 2026-02-24

    returned to State & Local Government (S)

  26. 2026-02-24

    1st reading

    reading-1

  27. 2026-02-24

    taken from State & Local Government (S)

  28. 2026-02-23

    to State & Local Government (S)

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-02-03

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-02-03

    received in Senate

  31. 2026-02-02

    3rd reading, passed 80-13 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)

    passage,reading-3

  32. 2026-01-30

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 02 2026

  33. 2026-01-30

    floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  34. 2026-01-30

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  35. 2026-01-29

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  36. 2026-01-20

    to State Government (H)

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-01-12

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  38. 2026-01-12

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-02-02 · pass · 80-13

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Baker: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • King: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • White: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Bojanowski: no
    • Camuel: no
    • Grossberg: no
    • Stalker: no
    • Watkins: no
    • Brown: no
    • Donworth: no
    • Kulkarni: no
    • Stevenson P: no
    • Willner: no
    • Burke: no
    • Gentry: no
    • Marzian: no
    • Aull: not voting
    • Chester-Burton: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Meredith: not voting
    • Tackett Laferty: not voting
    • Blanton: not voting
    • Hampton: not voting

  • PASS HB 314

    2026-02-26 · 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

  • Veto Override

    2026-03-09 · pass · 78-19

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Baker: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • King: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • White: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Aull: no
    • Camuel: no
    • Grossberg: no
    • Marzian: no
    • Stevenson P: no
    • Bojanowski: no
    • Chester-Burton: no
    • Hancock: no
    • Moore: no
    • Watkins: no
    • Brown: no
    • Donworth: no
    • Kulkarni: no
    • Roarx: no
    • Willner: no
    • Burke: no
    • Gentry: no
    • Lehman: no
    • Stalker: no
    • Bowling: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Tackett Laferty: not voting

  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 314

    2026-03-10 · 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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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb314.html

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