HB 392 KY

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Amend KRS 45A.345, relating to local procurement, to define "best value" and redefine "evaluated bid price" as "economic efficiency"; amend KRS 45A.365 to require invitations for bids to state that awards be made on the best value rather than the lowest evaluated bid price; delete requirement for the inclusion of a reciprocal preference for resident bidders; require awards to the best value bid rather than the bid that is lowest evaluated bid price remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.370 to allow purchases through competitive negotiation using the best value bid rather than the lowest evaluated bid; remove references to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.375, relating to competitive negotiation to allow awards to be made upon the best value rather than lowest evaluated bid, and remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.385, relating to small purchase procedures, to increase the small purchase maximum amount to $60,000 from $40,000; index the maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to publicize the current amount; amend KRS 45A.420, relating to cooperative purchasing, to allow local public agencies to make agreements using an established discount, quote, formula, or other pricing method as established by the Commonwealth when an agreement does not establish a fixed unit price; amend KRS 82.083, relating to the disposition of property owned by a city, to amend the definition of "independent appraisal" as it relates to personal property for which there is no applicable nationally published valuation standard, to include a generally accepted method to determine a good-faith estimate; amend KRS 82.084 to add law enforcement vehicles and equipment to the exclusions from KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260; amend KRS 424.260 to increase the limit for making advertisements for purchases to $60,000 from $40,000; index the small purchase maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; amend KRS 157.420 and 157.440 to conform; repeal KRS 65.027, relating to reciprocal preference to resident bidders.

• M. Meredith Republican · primary
• G. Brown Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 15, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 15, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) · lower
4. Feb 12, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Feb 13, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 17, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026 · lower
7. Feb 18, 2026 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
8. Feb 19, 2026 received in Senate · upper
9. Feb 19, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
10. Mar 16, 2026 to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) · upper
11. Mar 19, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
12. Mar 20, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
13. Mar 24, 2026 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026 · lower
14. Mar 25, 2026 3rd reading, passed 38-0 · lower
15. Mar 26, 2026 received in House · lower
16. Mar 26, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
17. Mar 26, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
18. Mar 26, 2026 delivered to Governor · lower
19. Apr 7, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 39) · lower