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KY HB 849

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 849 pass?

No. KY HB 849 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 (2026-03-17): returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

What is KY HB 849 about?

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to require the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to establish a public online permit transparency portal to track credentials issued by administrative bodies; require administrative bodies to submit regulatory inventory reports to the LRC; direct the LRC to compile the inventories into a comprehensive statewide regulatory baseline; amend KRS 13A.010 to define "transparent economic impact analysis"; amend KRS 13A.020 to declare the primary function of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (ARRS) to be advisory and analytical, with an emphasis on economic analysis and efficiency; amend 13A.030 and 13A.290 to require ARRS to submit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on administrative regulations with a major economic impact and, if applicable, disputes between the economic analyses of the ARRS and the administrative body; repeal and reenact KRS 13A.105 to delay the effective date of any administrative regulation with a major economic impact until it is ratified by the General Assembly; establish legislative procedures, including a mechanism for an extraordinary session; amend KRS 13A.250 to authorize the LRC to require an administrative body to submit background data for any fiscal notes; amend KRS 13A.331 to limit the effective date for an administrative regulation that requires legislative approval; amend KRS 171.450 to direct the Department for Libraries and Archives to establish procedures for a publicly available comprehensive inventory of administrative regulations; allow the department to contract with vendors for advanced computing services related to the inventory; amend KRS 13A.040, 13A.100, and 13A.315 to conform.

Who sponsors KY HB 849?

D. Lewis is the primary sponsor of KY HB 849.

Description

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to require the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to establish a public online permit transparency portal to track credentials issued by administrative bodies; require administrative bodies to submit regulatory inventory reports to the LRC; direct the LRC to compile the inventories into a comprehensive statewide regulatory baseline; amend KRS 13A.010 to define "transparent economic impact analysis"; amend KRS 13A.020 to declare the primary function of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (ARRS) to be advisory and analytical, with an emphasis on economic analysis and efficiency; amend 13A.030 and 13A.290 to require ARRS to submit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on administrative regulations with a major economic impact and, if applicable, disputes between the economic analyses of the ARRS and the administrative body; repeal and reenact KRS 13A.105 to delay the effective date of any administrative regulation with a major economic impact until it is ratified by the General Assembly; establish legislative procedures, including a mechanism for an extraordinary session; amend KRS 13A.250 to authorize the LRC to require an administrative body to submit background data for any fiscal notes; amend KRS 13A.331 to limit the effective date for an administrative regulation that requires legislative approval; amend KRS 171.450 to direct the Department for Libraries and Archives to establish procedures for a publicly available comprehensive inventory of administrative regulations; allow the department to contract with vendors for advanced computing services related to the inventory; amend KRS 13A.040, 13A.100, and 13A.315 to conform.

Introduced
2026-03-03
Latest action
2026-03-17 — returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • D. Lewisprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-17

    returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  2. 2026-03-17

    2nd reading

    reading-2

  3. 2026-03-17

    taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  4. 2026-03-16

    returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  5. 2026-03-16

    1st reading

    reading-1

  6. 2026-03-16

    taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  7. 2026-03-10

    to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-03

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-03

    introduced in House

    introduction

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