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KY HB 889

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to operations within the Department of Corrections and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 889 pass?

No. KY HB 889 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 (2026-03-24): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 889 about?

Amend KRS 196.026, relating to organizational units of the Department of Corrections, to establish the Division of Central Kentucky Medical Correctional Complex within the Department of Corrections Office of Adult Institutions.

Who sponsors KY HB 889?

J. Decker is the primary sponsor of KY HB 889.

Description

Amend KRS 196.026, relating to organizational units of the Department of Corrections, to establish the Division of Central Kentucky Medical Correctional Complex within the Department of Corrections Office of Adult Institutions.

Introduced
2026-03-04
Latest action
2026-03-24 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • J. Deckerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-24

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-24

    received in Senate

  3. 2026-03-20

    3rd reading, passed 91-0

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-19

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026

  5. 2026-03-18

    reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-03-13

    returned to Judiciary (H)

  7. 2026-03-13

    1st reading

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-13

    taken from Judiciary (H)

  9. 2026-03-09

    to Judiciary (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-04

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-04

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-03-20 · pass · 91-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • King: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • White: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Banta: not voting
    • Calloway: not voting
    • Hampton: not voting
    • McPherson: not voting
    • Stevenson P: not voting
    • Blanton: not voting
    • Chester-Burton: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Rudy: not voting

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