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KY HB 774

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to the reporting of costs, fines, and fees.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 774 pass?

No. KY HB 774 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 774 about?

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to define terms; require governmental entities to submit specified data to the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics regarding fines and fees assessed beginning July 31, 2027, and annually thereafter; require the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee of the General Assembly to prepare a summary of the data collected and submit the summary to the General Assembly beginning January 31, 2028; amend KRS 151B.133 to establish authority for the promulgation of administrative regulations by the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics related to the collection of data provided under the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to authorize the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform a financial audit of records related to revenues collected through costs, fines, and fees at the request of the Governor or a member of the General Assembly; provide that the Act may be cited as the Costs, Fines, and Fees Reporting Act.

Who sponsors KY HB 774?

M. Imes, J. Decker are the primary sponsors of KY HB 774.

Description

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to define terms; require governmental entities to submit specified data to the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics regarding fines and fees assessed beginning July 31, 2027, and annually thereafter; require the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee of the General Assembly to prepare a summary of the data collected and submit the summary to the General Assembly beginning January 31, 2028; amend KRS 151B.133 to establish authority for the promulgation of administrative regulations by the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics related to the collection of data provided under the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to authorize the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform a financial audit of records related to revenues collected through costs, fines, and fees at the request of the Governor or a member of the General Assembly; provide that the Act may be cited as the Costs, Fines, and Fees Reporting Act.

Introduced
2026-02-26
Latest action
2026-03-11 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • M. Imesprimary
  • J. Deckerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-11

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-11

    received in Senate

  3. 2026-03-10

    3rd reading, passed 98-1

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-09

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026

  5. 2026-03-05

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-04

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-03-02

    to Judiciary (H)

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-26

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-26

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-03-10 · pass · 98-1

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Stevenson P: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Lawrence: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • White: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Marzian: no
    • Brown: not voting

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