Kentucky
General Assembly

01/16/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/27/26	to State Government (H)
02/12/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/13/26	2nd reading, to Rules
02/17/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
02/18/26	3rd reading, passed 78-18 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/19/26	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/16/26	to State & Local Government (S)
03/24/26	taken from State & Local Government (S) 1st reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
03/25/26	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
03/26/26	3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/27/26	received in House to Rules (H)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "executive branch official" and "state constitutional officer"; grant immunity from prosecution and absolve from any ethical violation a person, who within 12 months before or 12 months after a transition between outgoing and incoming state constitutional officers was involved in an act that would result in a criminal conviction or a violation of state ethics law, if the person brings forth evidence against an executive branch official who was involved with or directed the person to commit the wrongful act, and the evidence assists in the criminal prosecution or finding of an ethical violation against the executive branch official; prohibit the person from being granted immunity from criminal prosecution or from being absolved of an ethical violation if he or she commits perjury.
Index Headings	Agriculture - Commissioner of Agriculture, office transition, criminal and ethical violations, executive official Attorney General - Office transition, criminal and ethical violations, executive branch officials Auditor Of Public Accounts - Office transition, criminal and ethical violations, executive branch officials Governor - Office transition, criminal and ethical violations, executive branch officials Lieutenant Governor - Office transition, criminal and ethical violations, executive branch officials Secretary Of State - Office transition, criminal and ethical violations, executive branch officials State Employees - State constitutional officer transitions, criminal and ethical violations, immunity State Employees - State constitutional officer transitions, criminal and ethical violations, immunity, perjury, bar Treasurer - Office transition, criminal and ethical violations, executive branch officials

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Hale
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 10

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS 12.210 to 12.230 to require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 41.100 to require all state constitutional officers except the State Treasurer to submit all travel expense requests to the State Treasurer in the last 6 months of their term; require the State Treasurer to submit his or her travel expense requests within the last 6 months of his or her term to the Auditor of Public Accounts; amend KRS 150.022 to establish additional qualifications to serve on the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission; require the commissioner to announce at least 30 days before a meeting is called to replace a vacancy on the commission; require a candidate seeking to be on the commission to submit a sworn affidavit and qualifying documentation to the Department of Fish and Wildlife no later than 15 days prior to the meeting; require the chair of the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission to be confirmed by the Senate; amend KRS 150.061 to establish additional qualifications for the commissioner of the Department of Fish and Wildlife; amend KRS 12.255, 156.029, 158.6452, 161.028, 164.011, 164.013, 183.862, and 198B.032 to require various board, cabinet, and committee positions to be confirmed by the Senate; amend KRS 174.020 to require the commissioner of the Department of Aviation to be subject to Senate confirmation; amend KRS 198B.030 to require the commissioner of the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction to be subject to Senate confirmation; EMERGENCY, in part.
Index Headings	Agriculture - Commissioner, constitutional officer, expense requests, State Treasurer, requirement Attorney General - Constitutional officer, expense requests, State Treasurer, requirement Attorney General - Litigation settlements, gubernatorial election, approval Auditor Of Public Accounts - Constitutional officer, expense requests, State Treasurer, requirement Boards And Commissions - Fish & Wildlife Resources Commission, commission members, requirements Confirmation Of Appointments - Airport Zoning Commission, membership, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - Board of Education, chair, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - Council on Postsecondary Education, chair, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - Council on Postsecondary Education, president, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - Dept. of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, commissioner, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - Educational Professional Standards Board, chair, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee, membership, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council, chair, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council, members, Senate confirmation, requirement Confirmation Of Appointments - Transportation Cabinet, Dept. of Aviation, commissioner, Senate confirmation, requirement Effective Dates, Emergency - Confirmation of appointments, requirement, April 16, 2026 General Assembly - Senate confirmation, cabinet secretaries, requirement General Assembly - Senate confirmation, certain board and commission chairs, requirement Governor - Cabinet secretaries, appointment, Senate confirmation, requirement Governor - Expense requests, State Treasurer, requirement Lieutenant Governor - Expense requests, State Treasurer, requirement Secretary Of State - Constitutional officer, expense requests, State Treasurer, requirement State Agencies - Department of Fish and Wildlife, commissioner, requirements State Agencies - Litigation settlements, gubernatorial election, Attorney General, approval State Agencies - Litigation settlements, gubernatorial election, Finance and Administration Cabinet, approval Treasurer - Constitutional officer, expense requests, Auditor of Public Accounts, requirement

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Mills
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 10/GA