KY HB 344
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to local government.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 344 pass?
No. KY HB 344 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-21): to Local Government (H)
What is KY HB 344 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define "city," "project workforce agreement," and "public construction project"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to a contractor or group of contractors registered with an apprenticeship and training program; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project workforce agreement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define "city," "prevailing wage," "prevailing wage rate," and "public works project"; permit a city to enact prevailing wage ordinances; amend KRS 65.016 to grant local governments the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances that require employers in their jurisdiction to provide leave to employees and set a higher minimum wage than state and federal rates.
Who sponsors KY HB 344?
A. Gentry, A. Moore are the primary sponsors of KY HB 344.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define "city," "project workforce agreement," and "public construction project"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to a contractor or group of contractors registered with an apprenticeship and training program; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project workforce agreement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define "city," "prevailing wage," "prevailing wage rate," and "public works project"; permit a city to enact prevailing wage ordinances; amend KRS 65.016 to grant local governments the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances that require employers in their jurisdiction to provide leave to employees and set a higher minimum wage than state and federal rates.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-01-21 — to Local Government (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- A. Gentryprimary
- A. Mooreprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-21
to Local Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
introduced in House
introduction
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Related bills
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