26RS HB 472

House Bill 472

Actions

Last Action	01/22/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to public contracts.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1065
Sponsors	P. Flannery, J. Blanton, S. Sharp, A. Thompson
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapters 45A, 56, and 65 to require that state and local contracts contain a provision that any iron, steel, or aluminum used in all state and local projects be manufactured in the United States unless a waiver is granted; amend KRS 45A.343, 45A.352, 65.027, 162.070, 164A.575, 176.070, 176.080, and 424.260 to conform; provide that Section 1 to 3 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Buy American Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Contracts - Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Counties - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Economic Development - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Education, Elementary And Secondary - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Education, Finance - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Education, Higher - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Housing, Building, And Construction - Public contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Labor And Industry - Manufacturing, preferences for materials made in the United States Local Government - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Public Buildings And Grounds - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Public Works - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance Short Titles And Popular Names - Kentucky Buy American Act State Agencies - Finance and Administration Cabinet, purchasing contracts, American manufacturing Local Mandate - Contracts, Kentucky Buy American Act, compliance