KY HB 501

enacted

AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 501 pass?

Yes. KY HB 501 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 167)

What is KY HB 501 about?

The Transportation Cabinet Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, Funds Transfer; detail Part IV, Transportation Cabinet Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.

Who sponsors KY HB 501?

K. Upchurch, J. Bray, A. Bowling and 1 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 501.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-27
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 167)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 167)
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
vetoes overridden
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 81-17
passage
2026-04-14
vetoes overridden
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes
2026-04-14
taken from Rules
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-13
line items vetoed
executive-veto-line-item
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 80-11
passage
2026-04-01
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
received in House
2026-04-01
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-04-01
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
2026-04-01
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-24
returned to Transportation (S)
2026-03-24
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-24
taken from Transportation (S)
2026-03-20
returned to Transportation (S)
2026-03-20
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-20
taken from Transportation (S)
2026-03-13
to Transportation (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-11
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-11
received in Senate
2026-03-10
3rd reading, passed 90-9 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-10
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-10
taken from Rules
2026-03-10
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-25
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-25
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-02-25
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-24
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-24
1st reading
reading-1
2026-02-24
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-03
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
introduced in House
introduction

Versions

IntroducedCompare
Current/FinalCompare
Acts Chapter 167Compare
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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-03-10 · pass · 90-9
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Burke: no
- Donworth: no
- Roarx: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: not voting
PASS HB 501 w/ SCS 1
2026-04-01 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: 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
- Mills: yes
Final Passage
2026-04-01 · pass · 80-11
Member-level votes (101)
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Aull: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Brown: no
- Hancock: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Branscum: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Griffee: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 81-17
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Lehman: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Dietz: not voting
- Moore: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 501
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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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb501.html

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