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HB793 • 2026

AN ACT relating to public protection.

AN ACT relating to public protection.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
J. Nemes
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
03/09/26: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to public protection.

AN ACT relating to public protection.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to public protection.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

  2. 2026-03-02 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to public protection.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to public protection. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 65.8925 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) [By January 1, 2012, ] The commissioners of a regional wastewater commission 4
established under the provisions of KRS 65.8901 to 65.8923 shall provide public 5
access to records relating to expenditures of the commission through display of the 6
records on a website[Web site]. 7
(2) The website[Web site] shall be in a searchable format and shall provide financial 8
information about expenditures not exempt under the provisions of state or federal 9
law, including: 10
(a) The payee name; 11
(b) The category or type of expenditure; 12
(c) A description of the reason for the expenditure, if available; 13
(d) The expenditure amount; 14
(e) An electronic link to documents relating to the expenditure, if the documents 15
are available electronically; 16
(f) The budget adopted by the commission and subsequent amendments to that 17
budget; 18
(g) The completed annual audit results; and 19
(h) Any other information deemed relevant by the commission. 20
(3) Information on the website[Web site] shall be updated at least on a monthly basis 21
and shall be maintained on the website[Web site] for at least three (3) years. 22
(4) (a) The regional wastewater commission shall re gister with the Department for 23
Local Government as required by KRS 65A.090. 24
(b) [For fiscal periods beginning on and after July 1, 2014, ] The provisions of 25
KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 shall apply to regional wastewater commissions. 26
Commissioners shall work with the Department for Local Government to 27
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provide the information required by this section through the registry 1
established by KRS 65A.020. 2