KY HR 140
died on adjournmentA RESOLUTION declaring that the Kentucky Supreme Court's opinion and order of April 6, 2026, is unconstitutional.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HR 140 pass?
No. KY HR 140 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 (2026-04-15): adopted by voice vote
What is KY HR 140 about?
Declare that the impeachment power of the General Assembly is inviolate; declare that the Supreme Court of Kentucky has no authority to impede the power of impeachment vested in the General Assembly; declare that the April 6, 2026 order of the Supreme Court of Kentucky is void as it violates Section 110 of the Constitution of Kentucky; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to determine what actions constitute a misdemeanor in office warranting impeachment; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to tax costs, attorney's fees, or other expenses in any impeachment proceeding.
Who sponsors KY HR 140?
J. Blanton is the primary sponsor of KY HR 140.
Description
Declare that the impeachment power of the General Assembly is inviolate; declare that the Supreme Court of Kentucky has no authority to impede the power of impeachment vested in the General Assembly; declare that the April 6, 2026 order of the Supreme Court of Kentucky is void as it violates Section 110 of the Constitution of Kentucky; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to determine what actions constitute a misdemeanor in office warranting impeachment; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to tax costs, attorney's fees, or other expenses in any impeachment proceeding.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-15
- Latest action
- 2026-04-15 — adopted by voice vote
- Bill type
- resolution
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- J. Blantonprimary
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-15
adopted by voice vote
passage
2026-04-15
to House Floor
referral-committee
2026-04-15
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2026-04-15
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-15
introduced in House
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