KY HB 504

enacted

AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 504 pass?

Yes. KY HB 504 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 183)

What is KY HB 504 about?

The Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.

Who sponsors KY HB 504?

J. Bray, A. Bowling, J. Petrie are the primary sponsors of KY HB 504.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-27
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 183)
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. 183)
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
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 27-6
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 76-16
passage
2026-04-14
vetoes overridden
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes
2026-04-14
taken from Rules
2026-04-13
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 75-18
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 38-0
passage
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free 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
2026-03-19
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-03-19
Senate refused to recede
2026-03-19
posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-19
taken from Rules (S)
2026-03-19
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-19
received in Senate
2026-03-19
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-19
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-19
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-19
received in House
2026-03-18
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-18
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-18
taken from Rules
2026-03-18
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-17
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-17
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-17
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-16
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-16
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-16
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-03-02
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-27
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-27
received in Senate
2026-02-26
3rd reading, passed 94-4 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-26
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-02-26
taken from Rules
2026-02-26
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

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-02-26 · pass · 94-4
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Brown: no
- Marzian: no
- Tipton: no
- Willner: no
- Bauman: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
PASS HB 504 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-18 · 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 OF HB 504
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 · 75-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hale: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Petrie: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roberts: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Banta: no
- Grossberg: no
- Lehman: no
- Stalker: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Hancock: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Hart: no
- Proctor: no
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Hodgson: not voting
- Neighbors: not voting
- Roarx: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 76-16
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Bauman: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 504
2026-04-14 · pass · 27-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Storm: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Givens: not voting
- McDaniel: not voting
- Mills: not voting
- Wheeler: not voting
- Howell: not voting

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb504.html

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