KY HB 569
in committeeAN ACT relating to designation of special judges and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Amend KRS 26A.020 to establish that any person may submit an affidavit to the Attorney General asserting that an assigned judge cannot impartially preside in a pending action; authorize the Attorney General to determine if the impartiality of the judge may reasonably be questioned; authorize the Attorney General to submit the affidavit to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who shall determine whether to appoint a special judge.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-18 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- T. Robertsprimary
- S. Dietzprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-05
introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-05
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-12
to Judiciary (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-11
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-12
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-12
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-16
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
2026-03-17
3rd reading, passed 75-16 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-18
received in Senate
2026-03-18
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-17 · pass · 75-16
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Witten: yes
- Aull: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Grossberg: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- Hancock: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Brown: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- White: not voting
- Duvall: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
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