KY HB 456
enactedAN ACT relating to the State Treasurer and unclaimed property.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 456 pass?
Yes. KY HB 456 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 78)
What is KY HB 456 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 establishing the fourth week of September of each year to be Unclaimed Property Week; amend KRS 41.020 to remove Treasurer's requirement to maintain his or her residency at the seat of government; amend KRS 393A.020 to remove mineral proceeds from the KRS list of property to which the chapter does not apply; amend KRS 393A.740 to include deficient reports as punishable by civil penalty.
Who sponsors KY HB 456?
G. Brown Jr., C. Freeland are the primary sponsors of KY HB 456.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 establishing the fourth week of September of each year to be Unclaimed Property Week; amend KRS 41.020 to remove Treasurer's requirement to maintain his or her residency at the seat of government; amend KRS 393A.020 to remove mineral proceeds from the KRS list of property to which the chapter does not apply; amend KRS 393A.740 to include deficient reports as punishable by civil penalty.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-04-10 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 78)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- G. Brown Jr.primary
- C. Freelandprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-10
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 78)
executive-signature
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
passed 96-0
passage
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-20
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-20
received in House
2026-03-20
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-19
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-09
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 99-0
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
committee-passage
2026-01-29
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-21
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-21
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-18 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Stevenson P: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 456 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-20 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Neal: not voting
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Truett: not voting
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