KY HB 607
enactedAN ACT relating to consolidated local governments.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 607 pass?
Yes. KY HB 607 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 165)
What is KY HB 607 about?
Amend KRS 65.003, relating to local ethics, to specify the composition of the commission in a consolidated local government and allow the commission to use the county attorney's office for legal council by procurement methods; amend KRS 67C.103 to place controls on council district formation and redistricting and to allow regulations issued by local health boards and local solid waste management boards operating under KRS Chapter 109 or 212 that apply to individuals residing or businesses operating within the jurisdiction of the consolidated local government be subject to being overridden by the consolidated local government council within 45 days of issuance; prohibit the council from not accepting legislation with specified form requirements of KRS 83A.060; allow the consolidated local government council, or either of the 2 major political caucuses, to hire or retain legal counsel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 67C to require an office of internal audit to be created and headed by a chief audit executive who is appointed; amend KRS 67C.115 and 69.210 to conform; amend KRS 67C.111 to allow cities of 3,000, rather than 6,000, to be incorporated in the boundaries of the consolidated local government and set the petition requirement relating to incorporation to 66% rather than 75% and grant 1 year for the petition to be completed; amend KRS 67C.147 to allow the consolidated local government council to sub-classify property into land and improvements for purposes of levying the ad valorem tax within the area formerly comprising the city of the first class; establish controls on the calculation of the compensating tax rate and the 4% tax rate, and the application of the homestead exemption; outline the transition of presently serving ethics commission members; outline transition from the current chief audit executive to the appointed position.
Who sponsors KY HB 607?
S. Witten, J. Nemes, K. Fleming and 4 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 607.
Description
Amend KRS 65.003, relating to local ethics, to specify the composition of the commission in a consolidated local government and allow the commission to use the county attorney's office for legal council by procurement methods; amend KRS 67C.103 to place controls on council district formation and redistricting and to allow regulations issued by local health boards and local solid waste management boards operating under KRS Chapter 109 or 212 that apply to individuals residing or businesses operating within the jurisdiction of the consolidated local government be subject to being overridden by the consolidated local government council within 45 days of issuance; prohibit the council from not accepting legislation with specified form requirements of KRS 83A.060; allow the consolidated local government council, or either of the 2 major political caucuses, to hire or retain legal counsel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 67C to require an office of internal audit to be created and headed by a chief audit executive who is appointed; amend KRS 67C.115 and 69.210 to conform; amend KRS 67C.111 to allow cities of 3,000, rather than 6,000, to be incorporated in the boundaries of the consolidated local government and set the petition requirement relating to incorporation to 66% rather than 75% and grant 1 year for the petition to be completed; amend KRS 67C.147 to allow the consolidated local government council to sub-classify property into land and improvements for purposes of levying the ad valorem tax within the area formerly comprising the city of the first class; establish controls on the calculation of the compensating tax rate and the 4% tax rate, and the application of the homestead exemption; outline the transition of presently serving ethics commission members; outline transition from the current chief audit executive to the appointed position.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-09
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 165)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Wittenprimary
- J. Nemesprimary
- K. Flemingprimary
- E. Callawayprimary
- J. Baumanprimary
- J. Hodgsonprimary
- C. Lewisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 165)
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
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 77-18
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
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
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
passed 32-5
passage
2026-03-31
floor amendment (2) withdrawn
2026-03-31
floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-03-31
3rd reading
reading-3
2026-03-27
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-27
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-26
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-25
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
committee-passage
2026-03-24
returned to State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-24
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-24
taken from State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-24
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
received in Senate
2026-03-17
3rd reading, passed 76-14 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-16
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
2026-03-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-17
to Local Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-09
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-09
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-17 · pass · 76-14
Member-level votes (101)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meade: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Aull: no
- Donworth: no
- Hancock: no
- Roarx: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Brown: not voting
- Camuel: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Duvall: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
PASS HB 607
2026-03-31 · pass · 32-5
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
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- Clemons: no
- Berg: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 77-18
Member-level votes (101)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Roarx: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Hancock: no
- Stalker: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Moore: no
- Freeland: not voting
- Kulkarni: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- White: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 607
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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