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HB673 • 2026

AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.

AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
J. Petrie
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
03/17/26: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.

AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  2. 2026-03-13 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 1st reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  3. 2026-02-26 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  4. 2026-02-19 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to branch budget bills.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to branch budget bills. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 48.160 is amended to read as follows: 3
Each branch, by budget unit, shall submit in its budget recommendation a request for 4
funds reasonably necessary to match anticipated federal funds which may become 5
available during the fiscal biennium. The amou nt of anticipated federal funds shall also 6
be specified. These matching funds shall not be utilized for federal block grants as 7
defined by the Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97 -35) and any 8
subsequent amendments thereto, including federal block grants authorized after July 1, 9
1983, unless such block grant applications are in compliance with the applicable federal 10
and state laws, as well as the standards and criteria prescribed in KRS 45.353. 11