HB 139 KY

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Amend KRS 116.112 to allow the State Board of Elections to enter into intergovernmental agreements with other governmental agencies to exchange data to assist in investigating violations of election offenses; amend KRS 117.125 to require voting systems and equipment meet or exceed a standard approved by the Election Assistance Commission; amend KRS 117.145 to require that county clerks provide voting equipment with the necessary supplies for write-in votes on the day before any in-person voting occurs; amend KRS 117.265 to change the date a person running for President or Vice President must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate to the same deadline as the certification of candidates; amend KRS 117.355 to require county boards of elections to deliver signature rosters and precinct results to the State Board of Elections within 10 days after any primary or general election; amend KRS 117.379 to require voting systems meet a previously established Election Assistance Commission standard; amend KRS 117.389 to require county clerks to test automatic tabulating equipment after any petitions for local option elections have been filed; amend KRS 118.015 to change the definition of "political party"; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the notification and declaration be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.129 to allow a contraction as an acceptable form of a candidate's name; amend KRS 118.165 to require that candidates for Commonwealth's Attorney file nomination papers with the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.315 to require that the form of petition be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.367 to specify that candidates for a special election or election for an unexpired term shall not be required to file a statement-of-candidacy form; require that the statement-of-candidacy form be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118A.060 to require that the petition for nomination be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 119.015 to remove the term "falsely"; amend KRS 119.165, relating to the penalty of a Class B misdemeanor regarding voters who vote at a regular or special election before being a citizen; make technical corrections; amend KRS 132.017 to require that questions as to whether the property tax rate shall be levied shall be submitted to voters in a common school election not less than 50 days nor more than 60 days from the date the signatures are validated; require the school district holding the election to post bond with the Circuit Court to cover the costs of the election within 5 days after the petition is found to be sufficient; amend KRS 160.210 to prohibit changes in the boundary of any division after June 1 in the year in which a school board member is to be elected; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 118.551, relating to the definition of political party; EMERGENCY.

• J. Decker Republican · primary
• N. Wilson Republican · primary
• G. Brown Jr. Democratic · primary
• D. Grossberg Democratic · primary
• J. Hodgson Republican · primary
• DJ Johnson Republican · primary
• T. Roberts Republican · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 7, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 14, 2026 to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Jan 30, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026 · lower
7. Feb 18, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
8. Feb 19, 2026 3rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
9. Feb 20, 2026 received in Senate · upper
10. Feb 20, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
11. Mar 16, 2026 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
12. Mar 24, 2026 taken from State & Local Government (S) · upper
13. Mar 24, 2026 1st reading · lower
14. Mar 24, 2026 returned to State & Local Government (S) · upper
15. Mar 25, 2026 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
16. Mar 25, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026 · lower
17. Mar 26, 2026 3rd reading, passed 31-6 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
18. Mar 27, 2026 received in House · lower
19. Mar 27, 2026 to Rules (H) · lower
20. Mar 31, 2026 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) · lower
21. Mar 31, 2026 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) · lower
22. Mar 31, 2026 passed 76-17 · lower
23. Mar 31, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
24. Mar 31, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
25. Mar 31, 2026 delivered to Governor · lower
26. Apr 10, 2026 Vetoed · lower
27. Apr 14, 2026 received in House · lower
28. Apr 14, 2026 to Rules (H) · lower
29. Apr 14, 2026 taken from Rules · lower
30. Apr 14, 2026 posted for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
31. Apr 14, 2026 veto overridden · lower
32. Apr 14, 2026 passed 80-20 · lower
33. Apr 14, 2026 received in Senate · upper
34. Apr 14, 2026 to Rules (S) · upper
35. Apr 14, 2026 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
36. Apr 14, 2026 veto overridden · lower
37. Apr 14, 2026 passed 32-6 · lower
38. Apr 14, 2026 received in House · lower
39. Apr 14, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
40. Apr 14, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
41. Apr 14, 2026 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 175) · lower