KY SB 251
enactedAN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 251 pass?
Yes. KY SB 251 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 181)
What is KY SB 251 about?
Amend KRS 197.020 to establish that the Department of Corrections shall not be required to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the death penalty; establish that execution protocols and procedures may be prescribed by internal policy, memorandum, or another form of action; amend KRS 13A.105 to conform; make technical corrections.
Who sponsors KY SB 251?
M. Nunn, S. West are the primary sponsors of KY SB 251.
Description
Amend KRS 197.020 to establish that the Department of Corrections shall not be required to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the death penalty; establish that execution protocols and procedures may be prescribed by internal policy, memorandum, or another form of action; amend KRS 13A.105 to conform; make technical corrections.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-25
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 181)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- M. Nunnprimary
- S. Westprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 181)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 74-16
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 (H)
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 30-7
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (2)
2026-04-01
passed 27-9
passage
2026-04-01
Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (2)
2026-04-01
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
received in Senate
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 68-23 with Floor Amendment (2)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-31
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-31
taken from Rules
2026-03-27
floor amendment (2) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-27
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-26
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-24
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-17
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-17
received in House
2026-03-16
3rd reading, passed 24-11
passage,reading-3
2026-03-16
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-13
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
2026-03-13
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-12
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-09
to Judiciary (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-25
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-25
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 251
2026-03-16 · pass · 24-11
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Howell: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Funke Frommeyer: no
- Meredith: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Neal: no
- Webb: no
- Clemons: no
- Higdon: no
- Raque Adams: no
- Carpenter: not voting
- Girdler: not voting
- Smith: not voting
Adopt
2026-03-31 · pass · 53-18
Member-level votes (102)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Donworth: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Burke: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Willner: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Moser: yes
- Bray: no
- Fugate: no
- Hampton: no
- Meredith: no
- Smith: no
- Dossett: no
- Gooch: no
- Heavrin: no
- Miles: no
- White: no
- Flannery: no
- Gordon: no
- Koch: no
- Rudy: no
- Williams: no
- Freeland: no
- Hale: no
- Lewis D: no
- Baker: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Gentry: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Bauman: not voting
- Clines: not voting
- Huff T: not voting
- McPherson: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Blanton: not voting
- Duvall: not voting
- Imes: not voting
- Meade: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Bowling: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Osborne: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Bridges: not voting
- Fister: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Brown: not voting
- Fleming: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Pollock: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
- House of Representatives: not voting
Pass
2026-03-31 · pass · 68-23
Member-level votes (101)
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Aull: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Payne: no
- Tate: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- Lehman: no
- Roarx: no
- Tipton: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Wilson: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Moser: no
- Dotson: not voting
- Fleming: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Huff T: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 251 w/ HFA 2
2026-04-01 · pass · 27-9
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- West: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Berg: no
- Funke Frommeyer: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Raque Adams: no
- Webb: no
- Clemons: no
- Howell: not voting
- Storm: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 251
2026-04-14 · pass · 30-7
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Webb: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Thomas: no
- Raque Adams: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 74-16
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Bauman: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
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