Kentucky
General Assembly

02/05/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/12/26	to State Government (H)
02/26/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/27/26	2nd reading, to Rules
03/02/26	floor amendment (1) filed
03/11/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
03/13/26	3rd reading, passed 71-19 with Floor Amendment (1)
03/16/26	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/24/26	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) 1st reading returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
03/25/26	taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) 2nd reading returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
03/26/26	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/27/26	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day Floor Amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute and Floor Amendment (2-title) filed to bill

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	P. Flannery
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 61.872 to allow the official custodian of public records to accept a facsimile of government-issued photo identification as proof of residency; require that the written application and proof of residency be hand delivered, mailed, sent via facsimile, or sent via email to the public agency's official custodian of public records.
Index Headings	Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Boards And Commissions - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Business Entities And Organizations - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Cities - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Counties - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Local Government - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Public Records And Reports - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Special Districts - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Special Purpose Governmental Entities - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement State Agencies - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement State Employees - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement Universities And Colleges - Official custodian, open records request, proof of identification, requirement

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except require confidentiality for all identification or facsimiles thereof provided to a public agency relating to a public records request; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; amend KRS 100.133 and 100.137 to allow the inclusion of a nonvoting ex officio member of a planning unit to be a representative of a military installation to advise on matters relating to national security and other concerns for the military installation; provide that the Act may be cited as the Military Installation Protection Act.
Index Headings	Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Boards And Commissions - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Cities - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Counties - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Economic Development - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Local Government - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Military Affairs And Civil Defense - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Planning And Zoning - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Public Records And Reports - Identification documentation, disclosure, prohibition Public Safety - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add Short Titles And Popular Names - Military Installation Protection Act Veterans - Planning unit, nonvoting ex officio military representative, permission to add

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Deneen
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 567/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Deneen
Summary	Retain original provisions, except restore portions of the definition of "resident of the Commonwealth" and delete amendment to KRS 61.876 to conform.
Index Headings	Public Records And Reports - Resident of the Commonwealth, Open Records Act, definition

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	S. Funke Frommeyer
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 567/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	S. Funke Frommeyer
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 309.364 to confer authority on local governments to regulate massage therapy business relating to zoning requirements, occupational licensing or fees, and inspections, advertising, hours of operation, and sanitation; amend KRS 309.3535 to increase violation penalty from a Class B misdemeanor to Class A misdemeanor for each massage performed without a license.
Index Headings	Actuarial Analysis - Massage therapist violations per instance, Class B to Class A misdemeanor, increasing Advertising - Massage therapy businesses, local governments, regulation authority Cities - Massage therapy businesses, regulation authority Counties - Massage therapy businesses, regulation authority Crimes And Punishments - Massage therapist violations per instance, Class B to Class A misdemeanor, increasing Fees - Massage therapy businesses, local governments, regulation authority Licensing - Massage therapy businesses, local governments, regulation authority Local Government - Massage therapy businesses, regulation authority Local Mandate - Massage therapy businesses, local governments, regulation authority Occupations And Professions - Massage therapy businesses, local governments, regulation authority Planning And Zoning - Massage therapy businesses, local governments, regulation authority Public Health - Massage therapy businesses, local governments, regulation authority Public Protection - Massage therapy businesses, local governments, regulation authority

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	R. Webb
Summary	Retain original provisions, except add to the definition of "Resident of the Commonwealth" to include licensed attorneys who meet certain criteria.
Index Headings	Attorneys - Resident of the Commonwealth, definition, expanding to include Business Entities And Organizations - Resident of the Commonwealth, definition, attorneys representing, expanding to include