26RS HB 919

House Bill 919

Actions

Last Action	03/04/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to court facilities and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1848
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 26A.090 to define terms; remove the definition for the court facilities standards committee; amend KRS 26A.107 to establish the duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts relating to assessments of court facilities and construction; create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to establish the Court Facilities Construction Standards Board; establish the membership and duties of the board; establish a Local Project Development Board; establish the membership and duties of the board; establish the duties and responsibilities of all state and local parties related to construction of court facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to establish payment of debt service on bonds issued by a local government for the construction of a court facility and payment of operational costs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to establish duties of a local government for maintenance of new court facilities; establish duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts for reporting of maintenance activity and facility conditions; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 26A to establish the applicability of the duties and requirements related to court facilities projects under construction or for which authority has been given by the General Assembly prior to and on or after the effective date of the Act, and to conform; provide that provisions of this Act applying to new projects shall only apply to all projects authorized after the effective date of the Act, and do not affect, impair, or modify existing projects; EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
Index Headings of Original Version	Attorney, County - Court Facilitates Construction Standards Board, appointment Attorney, County - Court facilities, construction, duties, establishment Attorney General - Court Facilities Construction Standards Board, county attorney, appointment Bonds, Public - Court facilities, issuance, debt payment, authorization Capital Construction - Court facilities, requirements, establishment Circuit Clerks - Court Facilities Construction Standards Board, appointment Circuit Clerks - Local Project Development Board, appointment Consolidated Local Governments - Court facilities construction, duties, establishment Counties - Court facilities, construction, requirements Counties, Urban - Court facilities, standards and requirements, establishment County Judges/Executive - Court Facilities Construction Standards Board, appointment Court, Supreme - Court facilities Construction Standards Board, appointment Court, Supreme - Court facilities, construction, duties, reassignment Court, Supreme - Local Project Development Board, appointment Court, Supreme - Policies, court facility construction, provision Courts, Circuit - Judge, Court Facilities Construction Standards Board, appointment Courts, Circuit - Judge, Local Project Development Board, appointment Courts, District - Judge, Court Facilities Construction Standards Board, appointment Courts, District - Judge, Local Project Development Board, appointment Courts, Fiscal - Court facilities, construction and maintenance, requirements Effective Dates, Emergency - Court facilities, construction, duties, July 1, 2026 Public Buildings And Grounds - Court facilities, standards, requirements, establishment Boards And Commissions - Court Facilities Construction Standards Board, creation Budget And Financial Administration - Court facilities, construction, requirements Local Government - Court facilities, construction, requirements