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HB 66 KY
Passed One Chamber

AN ACT relating to public agencies.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 7, 2026

Latest action (Mar 16, 2026) to State & Local Government (S)

Summary

Amend KRS 12.070 to permit a board, commission, or similar administrative body to conduct video teleconference meetings to allow public participation; allow members of a board, commission, or similar administrative body to attend meetings virtually unless a decision implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, affects private rights or procedures available to the public, or administers or awards funds; prohibit members who participate virtually from receiving reimbursement for travel expenses; amend KRS 61.826 to prohibit a member of a public agency that attends a meeting through video teleconference from receiving reimbursement of travel expenses; amend KRS 164.004 to conform.

Sponsors (12)

Action history (11)

  1. Jan 7, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 7, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Jan 14, 2026 to State Government (H) · lower
  4. Feb 5, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
  5. Feb 6, 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 10, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
  8. Feb 11, 2026 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
  9. Feb 12, 2026 received in Senate · upper
  10. Feb 12, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  11. Mar 16, 2026 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
Subjects
Boards And CommissionsEducation, Elementary And SecondaryEducation, HigherLocal GovernmentLocal MandatePublic MeetingsPublic Officers And EmployeesSpecial DistrictsSpecial Purpose Governmental EntitiesState AgenciesTelecommunicationsUniversities And Colleges

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