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HB 761 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to riverport authorities and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 26, 2026

Latest action (Mar 13, 2026) returned to Local Government (H)

Summary

Amend KRS 65.520 to prohibit riverport authorities from delegating policy-making to outside entities; amend KRS 65.530 to change the purpose of riverport authorities and, unless agreed to in writing, mandate compliance with comprehensive plans, land use, and design regulations of planning units; amend KRS 65.540 to allow for a joint riverport authority to be created by a combination of counties; require adoption of a code of ethics, establish membership, and prohibit direct or indirect interest in the business of the authority; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors (2)

Action history (6)

  1. Feb 26, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 26, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Mar 5, 2026 to Local Government (H) · lower
  4. Mar 13, 2026 taken from Local Government (H) · lower
  5. Mar 13, 2026 1st reading · lower
  6. Mar 13, 2026 returned to Local Government (H) · lower
Subjects
Amusements And RecreationsCitiesCountiesEffective Dates, EmergencyEnvironment And ConservationLocal GovernmentLocal MandatePublic EthicsTourismTransportationWaterways And Dams

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