Daily Legislative Calendar
Thursday, March 12, 2026
8:00 am, Annex Room 131
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration
• 26RS SB 278 - AN ACT relating to the Department of Kentucky State Police.
• 26RS SB 289 - AN ACT relating to missing children.
• 26RS HB 364 - AN ACT relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.
Recognition
Members:
Sen. Matthew Deneen (Chair), Sen. Aaron Reed, Sen. Karen Berg, Sen. Gary Boswell, Sen. Gary Clemons, Sen. Jimmy Higdon, Sen. Matt Nunn, Sen. Craig Richardson, Sen. Brandon Smith, Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, Sen. Mike Wilson8:00 am, Annex Room 129
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration
• 26RS HB 683 - AN ACT relating to recreation and tourism development.
• 26RS HB 781 - AN ACT relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program education and training plan.
• 26RS HJR 110 - A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to conduct investigations measuring the Commonwealth's capabilities and vulnerabilities during a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific and European regions.
Members:
Rep. Josh Branscum (Chair), Rep. Thomas Huff, Rep. Nima Kulkarni, Rep. Adam Bowling, Rep. Josh Calloway, Rep. Robert Duvall, Rep. Daniel Elliott , Rep. Al Gentry, Rep. Peyton Griffee, Rep. Vanessa Grossl, Rep. Kevin Jackson, Rep. Kim King, Rep. William Lawrence, Rep. Matthew Lehman, Rep. Matt Lockett, Rep. J.T. Payne, Rep. Scott Sharp, Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty, Rep. Timmy Truett9:00 am, Annex Room 171
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration
• 26RS HB 778 - AN ACT relating to child welfare.
• 26RS SB 160 - AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
• 26RS SB 191 - AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program.
Members:
Rep. Samara Heavrin (Chair), Rep. Nick Wilson, Rep. Tina Bojanowski, Rep. Emily Callaway, Rep. Mike Clines, Rep. Stephanie Dietz, Rep. Steven Doan, Rep. Robert Duvall, Rep. Daniel Elliott , Rep. Kim Holloway, Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser, Rep. Michael Sarge Pollock, Rep. Felicia Rabourn, Rep. Steve Riley, Rep. Rachel Roarx, Rep. Sarah Stalker9:00 am, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration
• 26RS SB 138 - AN ACT relating to the protection of children.
• 26RS SB 251 - AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections.
• 26RS SB 281 - AN ACT relating to grandparent visitation.
• 26RS HB 366 - AN ACT relating to possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.
• 26RS HB 529 - AN ACT relating to the Parole Board and declaring an emergency.
Members:
Sen. Brandon J. Storm (Chair), Sen. Phillip Wheeler, Sen. Danny Carroll, Sen. Matthew Deneen, Sen. Gerald A. Neal, Sen. Michael J. Nemes, Sen. Aaron Reed, Sen. Robert Stivers, Sen. Reginald L. Thomas10:00 am, Annex Room 129
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes
Murray State University
• Dr. Ron K. Patterson, President, Murray State University
• Dr. Laura Foltz, Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services, Murray State University
• Wendy Cain, Assistance Vice President, Finance, Murray State University
• Dr. Renee Fister, Associate Provost, Murray State University
Council on Postsecondary Education
• Travis Powell, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Council on Postsecondary Education
• Michael Wheeler, Student Representative, Council on Postsecondary Education
Members:
Rep. Steve Riley (Chair), Rep. Adam Bowling (ex officio), Rep. Josh Bray (ex officio), Rep. Jason Petrie (ex officio), Rep. George Brown Jr., Rep. Timmy Truett, Rep. Shane Baker, Rep. Bobby McCool (non voting ex officio), Rep. James Tipton (non voting ex officio)10:00 am, Annex Room 169
Agenda:
Bill for Consideration
• 26RS HB 506 - AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Members:
Rep. Kim King (Chair), Rep. Susan Witten, Rep. Shane Baker, Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton, Rep. Ryan Dotson, Rep. Chris Fugate, Rep. Deanna Gordon, Rep. William Lawrence, Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, Rep. Shawn McPherson, Rep. Adam Moore, Rep. Michael Sarge Pollock, Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty, Rep. Aaron Thompson, Rep. Timmy Truett, Rep. Bill Wesley, Rep. Mitch Whitaker, Rep. Richard White, Rep. Nick Wilson10:00 am, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration
• 26RS SB 263 - AN ACT relating to education.
• 26RS HB 96 - AN ACT relating to the postsecondary education working group and declaring an emergency.
• 26RS HB 555 - AN ACT relating to school foods.
• 26RS HB 562 - AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.
Members:
Sen. Stephen West (Chair), Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, Sen. Danny Carroll, Sen. David P. Givens, Sen. Jimmy Higdon, Sen. Stephen Meredith, Sen. Gerald A. Neal, Sen. Steve Rawlings, Sen. Aaron Reed, Sen. Reginald L. Thomas, Sen. Gex Williams, Sen. Mike Wilson, Sen. Max Wise11:00 am, Annex Room 169
Agenda:
Bills or Consideration
• 26RS SB 324 - AN ACT relating to the film industry credit.
• 26RS HB 333 - AN ACT relating to housing.
• 26RS SB 249 - AN ACT relating to workforce development and declaring an emergency.
Members:
Sen. Phillip Wheeler (Chair), Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer, Sen. Gary Boswell, Sen. Gary Clemons, Sen. Rick Girdler, Sen. Jason Howell, Sen. Scott Madon, Sen. Matt Nunn, Sen. Reginald L. Thomas, Sen. Mike Wilson, Sen. Max Wise12:00 Noon, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration
• 26RS HB 583 - AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.
• 26RS SB 18 - AN ACT relating to the practice of podiatry.
• 26RS SB 173 - AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.
• 26RS HCR 103 - A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Health Care Workforce Task Force to identify strategies to increase the number of health care professionals while maintaining high quality standards of care.
• 26RS HCR 113 - A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Rural Health Transformation Task Force.
Members:
Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser (Chair), Rep. Robert Duvall, Rep. Lisa Willner, Rep. Steve Bratcher, Rep. Josh Bray, Rep. Lindsey Burke, Rep. Emily Callaway, Rep. Adrielle Camuel, Rep. Ryan Dotson, Rep. Ken Fleming, Rep. Deanna Gordon, Rep. Kim Holloway, Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, Rep. Amy Neighbors, Rep. Marianne Proctor, Rep. Felicia Rabourn, Rep. Rebecca Raymer, Rep. Steve Riley, Rep. Scott Sharp12:00 Noon, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration
• 26RS HB 642/AA - AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.
• 26RS SB 59/LM/CI - AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources.
• 26RS SJR 74 - A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources.
Members:
Rep. David Hale (Chair), Rep. Rebecca Raymer, Rep. Jennifer Decker, Rep. Anne Gay Donworth, Rep. Al Gentry, Rep. Peyton Griffee, Rep. Erika Hancock, Rep. John Hodgson, Rep. Thomas Huff, Rep. Mary Beth Imes, Rep. DJ Johnson, Rep. Matthew Lehman, Rep. Chris Lewis, Rep. Savannah Maddox, Rep. Marianne Proctor, Rep. Nancy Tate, Rep. Aaron Thompson, Rep. James Tipton, Rep. Wade Williams, Rep. Susan Witten2:00 pm, House Chambers
House Convenes
2:00 pm, Senate Chambers
Senate Convenes