26RS HB 774

House Bill 774

Actions

Last Action	02/26/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the reporting of costs, fines, and fees.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1490
Sponsors	J. Decker, M. Imes
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to define terms; require governmental entities to submit specified data to the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics regarding fines and fees assessed beginning July 31, 2027, and annually thereafter; require the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee of the General Assembly to prepare a summary of the data collected and submit the summary to the General Assembly beginning January 31, 2028; amend KRS 151B.133 to establish authority for the promulgation of administrative regulations by the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics related to the collection of data provided under the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to authorize the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform a financial audit of records related to revenues collected through costs, fines, and fees at the request of the Governor or a member of the General Assembly; provide that the Act may be cited as the Costs, Fines, and Fees Reporting Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Kentucky Center for Statistics Auditor Of Public Accounts - Costs, fines, and fees, review, authorization Cities - Fines and fees, annual report, penalties, requirement Counties - Fines and fees, annual report, penalties, requirement Courts - Administrative Office of the Courts, fines and fees, data submission, requirement Courts - Kentucky Center for Statistics, costs, fines, and fees, collection, requirement Crimes And Punishments - Costs, fines, and fees, annual report, requirement Fees - State and local governmental entities, annual reporting, requirement General Assembly - Legislative Oversight and Investigations, annual report, requirement Local Government - Costs, fines, and fees, annual reporting, requirement Reports Mandated - Legislative Oversight and Investigations, costs, fines, and fees, annual report, establishment Short Titles And Popular Names - Costs, Fines, and Fees Reporting Act State Agencies - Costs, fines, and fees, annual reporting, requirement