Daily Legislative Calendar

Thursday, March 19, 2026

8:00 am, Annex Room 131
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS HB 7 - AN ACT relating to school bus safety. • 26RS HB 43 - AN ACT relating to deputy coroner training. • 26RS HB 419 - AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission. • 26RS HB 436 - AN ACT relating to state parks. • 26RS HB 565 - AN ACT relating to fire protection.


8:00 am, Annex Room 169
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS HB 732 - AN ACT relating to worker benefits. • 26RS SB 343 - AN ACT relating to the Department of Workers' Claims and declaring an emergency. • 26RS SB 129 - AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.


8:30 am, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS HB 925 - AN ACT relating to wind energy. • 26RS SB 8 - AN ACT relating to public utilities and declaring an emergency. • 26RS SB 39 - AN ACT relating to fishing in privately owned lakes and ponds. • 26RS SB 49 - AN ACT relating to battery stewardship. • 26RS SB 100 - AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency. • 26RS SB 222 - AN ACT relating to environmental covenants and declaring an emergency.


9:00 am, Annex Room 171
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS SB 122 - AN ACT relating to alternative sentences. • 26RS SJR 54 - A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Libraries and Archives and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to cooperate in exploring ways to increase enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program.


9:00 am, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS SB 195 - AN ACT relating to civil causes of action. • 26RS SB 290 - AN ACT relating to criminal history. • 26RS HB 4 - AN ACT relating to grooming a minor. • 26RS HB 188 - AN ACT relating to public safety. • 26RS HB 264 - AN ACT relating to theft by deception. • 26RS HB 312 - AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons.


10:00 am, Annex Room 169
Agenda:
Bill for Consideration • 26RS SB 19 - AN ACT relating to mushrooms.


10:00 am, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS HB 67 - AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency. • 26RS HB 253 - AN ACT relating to reading and language arts instruction. • 26RS HB 257 - AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system. • 26RS HB 307 - AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission. • 26RS HB 379 - AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.


11:00 am, Annex Room 169
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS HB 392 - AN ACT relating to local public agency transactions. • 26RS HB 576 - AN ACT relating to workforce investment.


12:00 Noon, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS SB 56 - AN ACT relating to utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics in the Medicaid program. • 26RS SB 116 - AN ACT relating to physician assistants. • 26RS SB 137 - AN ACT relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. • 26RS SB 147 - AN ACT relating to vital records.


12:00 Noon, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Bills for Consideration • 26RS SB 29/LM - AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities. • 26RS SB 70 - AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board. • 26RS SB 85/AA - AN ACT relating to designating a special needs trust to receive state-administered retirement benefits. • 26RS SB 226 - AN ACT relating to preneed burial contracts.


2:00 pm, House Chambers
House Convenes

2:00 pm, Senate Chambers
Senate Convenes

Upon Adj. of Both Chambers, Annex Room 131
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes (February 19, 2026) Information Items KRS 45.760(5) Postsecondary Medical and Research Equipment Purchases Murray State University University of Kentucky University of Louisville KRS 45.812(1) School District Debt Issues Fayette County Hopkins County Kentucky Interlocal School Transportation Association Ludlow Independent (Kenton County) KRS 45A.180(2) Postsecondary Notice of Intent to Use Alternative Construction Contracting Project Delivery Method - NKU - Construction Manager-General Contractor - Renovate/Expand Civic Center for Northern KY Medical Examiner and KSP Crime Lab Relocation KRS 48.111(6)(a) Advertisement Notice for Leased Space - Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, Jefferson County, PR-5888 House Bill 6 (2024 Regular Session) Reporting - Postsecondary Asset Preservation Pool Allocations - Northern Kentucky University Auditor of Public Accounts Model Audit Program Checklist for Postsecondary Institutions Lease Law Compliance Reports Action Item - Project Report from the Postsecondary Institutions - Kentucky Community and Technical College System - New Project - Construct Fire Academy Maintenance Building - Fire Commission • Andy Casebier, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Support Services, Kentucky Community and Technical College System Project Report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet • Janice Tomes, Deputy State Budget Director, Office of State Budget Director Action Item - New Project - Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways - KYTC Hardin County I-65 Southbound Commercial Motor Vehicle Station Relocation Pool Allocations Department of Education, Operations and Support Services (State Schools HVAC Pools - 2020-2022 and 2022-2024) - Kentucky School for the Blind Campus HVAC Improvements Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Corrections, Adult Correctional Institutions (Maintenance Pool - 2024-2026) - Little Sandy Correctional Complex Campus-Wide Roof Repairs/Replacements Lease Report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet • Natalie Brawner, Director, Division of Real Properties, Department for Facilities and Support Services Action Item - New Leases Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Public Advocacy, Christian County, PR-5856 Transportation Cabinet, Department of Vehicle Regulation, Kenton County, PR-5837 Lease Modifications Under $50,000 (Amortization of Improvements) Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department of Revenue, Jefferson County, PR-5910 Transportation Cabinet, Department of Vehicle Regulation, Adair County, PR-5624 Report from the Office of Financial Management Kentucky Infrastructure Authority • Sandy Williams, Executive Director, Kentucky Infrastructure Authority Action Item - Clean Water State Revolving Fund (Fund A) Program Loans Increase - Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (Jefferson County), A23-007 Paducah McCracken Joint Sewer Agency (McCracken County), A26-019 Action Item - Infrastructure Revolving Fund (Fund B) Program Loans City of Mount Washington (Bullitt County), B26-005 City of Eminence (Henry County), B26-007 Action Item - Cleaner Water Program Grant Reallocations Round One (Senate Bill 36 - 2021 Regular Session) - Water (One - Supplemental Pool) Round Two (House Bill 1 - 2022 Regular Session) - Sewer (One - County Pool) Round Two (House Bill 1 - 2022 Regular Session) - Water (Three - County Pool/One - Supplemental Pool) House Bill 1 (2024 Regular Session) Line-Item Water Grants (Three) Action Item - Cabinet for Economic Development - Economic Development Fund Grants - Kentucky Product Development Initiative • Kylee Palmer, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Financial Services, Cabinet for Economic Development 2024 Round 1 Kentucky I-71 Economic Development Alliance on behalf of the Gallatin County Fiscal Court (Due Diligence) Kentucky I-71 Economic Development Alliance on behalf of the Gallatin County Fiscal Court (Infrastructure) Hopkins County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Madisonville-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Clay County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Elk Hill Regional Industrial Authority Bourbon County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Bourbon County-Nicholas County Joint Economic Development Authority 2024 Round 2 - Laurel County Fiscal Court on behalf of the London-Laurel County Economic Development Authority 2022 Round 2(b) Monroe County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Monroe County Industrial Development Authority Clinton County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Clinton County Industrial Development Authority City of Richmond on behalf of the Richmond Industrial Development Corporation Adair County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Industrial Authority Woodford County Economic Development Authority Office of Financial Management • Steve Starkweather, Deputy Executive Director, Debt, Office of Financial Management Action Item - New Debt Issues University of Kentucky General Receipts Refunding Bonds, 2026 Series A State Property and Buildings Commission Road Fund Revenue Bonds, Project No. 134 Federally Taxable Series A and Road Fund Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project No. 134 Series B State Property and Buildings Commission Revenue Bonds, Project No. 135 Series A and Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project No. 135 Series B State Property and Buildings Commission Agency Fund Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project No. 136 Previous Debt Issue - Kentucky Housing Corporation Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 2026 Series A (Non-AMT) and 2026 Series B (Taxable) Action Item - School District Debt Issues with School Facilities Construction Commission Debt Service Participation • Steve Starkweather, Deputy Executive Director, Debt, Office of Financial Management New Projects Ashland Independent (Boyd County) Bath County Harlan County Rowan County Refundings Ludlow Independent (Kenton County) Webster County Next Meeting Date - Thursday, April 23 (2:00 pm), Room 131 of the Capitol Annex, with Representative McPherson Presiding (Submissions Due April 9)