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HB816 • 2026

AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
S. Rudy
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
04/13/26: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 119)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

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Amendments

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HCS1

House Committee Substitute 1

Retain original provisions; authorize the payment of certain claims against the state to be made from restricted funds.

Plain English: UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 816/HCS 1 Page 1 of 15 HB081630.100 - 1524 - XXXX 3/13/2026 9:52 AM House Committee Substitute AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state 1 which have been duly audited and approved ac cording to law and have not been paid 2 because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims 3 were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an 4 appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

  • UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 816/HCS 1 Page 1 of 15 HB081630.100 - 1524 - XXXX 3/13/2026 9:52 AM House Committee Substitute AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state 1 which have been duly audited and approved ac cording to law and have not been paid 2 because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims 3 were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an 4 appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
  • 5 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 6 Section 1.
  • There is appropriated out of the general fund, transportation fund, 7 restricted funds, and federal funds in the State Treasury for the purpose of compensating 8 persons and companies named below for claims which have been duly audited and 9 approved according to law, but have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency 10 of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable, or the lack of an 11 appropriate procurement document in place, the amounts listed below: 12 A.
  • Joey Bastin Optical, LLC 13 3139 B Canton Street 14 Hopkinsville, KY 42240-1315 $99.00 15 Adecco USA, Inc.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 119)

  2. 2026-04-01 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor

  3. 2026-03-31 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 3rd reading, passed 38-0 received in House

  4. 2026-03-26 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

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

  5. 2026-03-25 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

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

  6. 2026-03-17 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

  7. 2026-03-16 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

  8. 2026-03-13 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    3rd reading, passed 91-1 with Committee Substitute (1)

  9. 2026-03-12 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026

  10. 2026-03-10 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

  11. 2026-03-05 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

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

  12. 2026-03-04 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

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

  13. 2026-03-02 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 816/GA
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HB081610.100 - 1524 - XXXX 3/13/2026 9:53 AM GA
AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state 1
which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid 2
because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims 3
were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an 4
appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. 5
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 6
Section 1. There is appropriated out of the general fund, transportation fund, 7
restricted funds, and federal funds in the State Treasury for the purpose of compensating 8
persons and companies named below for claims which have been duly audited and 9
approved according to law, but have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency 10
of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable, or the lack of an 11
appropriate procurement document in place, the amounts listed below: 12
A. Joey Bastin Optical, LLC 13
3139 B Canton Street 14
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-1315 $99.00 15
Adecco USA, Inc. 16
Department CH14091 17
Palatine, IL 60555-4091 $946.11 18
Adecco USA, Inc. 19
Department CH14091 20
Palatine, IL 60555-4091 $1,240.80 21
Adecco USA, Inc. 22
Department CH14091 23
Palatine, IL 60555-4091 $7,729.31 24
ADI Radiology 25
PO Box 291625 26
Nashville, TN 37229-1625 $37.70 27
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Advanced Diagnostic Imaging, PC 1
DBA Advanced Health 2
PO Box 507 3
Goodlettsville, TN 37070-0507 $118.19 4
AdvancedHealth, PC 5
DBA The Colorectal Center 6
PO Box 292367 7
Nashville, TN 37229-2367 $40.00 8
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown 9
PO Box 749356 10
Atlanta, GA 30374-9356 $1,676.00 11
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West 12
PO Box 501052 13
St. Louis, MO 63150-1052 $1,600.00 14
AT&T TeleConference Services 15
PO Box 50024 16
Carol Stream, IL 60197-5002 $136.77 17
AT&T TeleConference Services 18
PO Box 50024 19
Carol Stream, IL 60197-5002 $211.51 20
AT&T TeleConference Services 21
PO Box 50024 22
Carol Stream, IL 60197-5002 $177.79 23
AT&T TeleConference Services 24
PO Box 50024 25
Carol Stream, IL 60197-5002 $1,278.48 26
AutoZone 27
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1127 US Highway 127 S 1
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $219.98 2
AutoZone 3
1127 US Highway 127 S 4
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $158.98 5
AutoZone 6
1127 US Highway 127 S 7
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $540.96 8
AutoZone 9
1127 US Highway 127 S 10
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $475.81 11
AutoZone 12
1127 US Highway 127 S 13
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $665.99 14
AutoZone 15
1127 US Highway 127 S 16
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $520.99 17
AutoZone 18
1127 US Highway 127 S 19
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $396.34 20
AutoZone 21
1127 US Highway 127 S 22
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $832.35 23
AutoZone 24
1127 US Highway 127 S 25
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $477.99 26
AutoZone 27
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1127 US Highway 127 S 1
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $419.97 2
AutoZone 3
1127 US Highway 127 S 4
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $28.09 5
AutoZone 6
1127 US Highway 127 S 7
Frankfort, KY 40601-4327 $366.09 8
Elizabeth Bailey 9
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $1,925.32 10
Baptist Health 11
PO Box 734839 12
Chicago, IL 60673-4839 $1,681.00 13
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville 14
PO Box 632123 15
Cincinnati, OH 45263-2123 $5,818.40 16
Bastin Optometric Clinic 17
220 West 18th Street 18
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-2010 $660.47 19
Bath County Child Support 20
PO Box 539 21
Owingsville, KY 40360-0539 $9,739.82 22
Callaway 23
PO Box 9002 24
Carlsbad, CA 92018-9002 $591.60 25
Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists PC 26
PO Box 277599 27
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Atlanta, GA 30384-7599 $229.54 1
Carroll County Attorney 2
115 Fifth Street 3
Carrollton, KY 41008-1067 $36,743.74 4
Carroll County Attorney 5
115 Fifth Street 6
Carrollton, KY 41008-1067 $41,269.38 7
Cash and Richardson, PLLC 8
2520 Bardstown Road, Suite 7 9
Louisville, KY 40205-2679 $500.00 10
Community Action of Kentucky 11
101 Burch Court 12
Frankfort, KY 40601-8353 $25,185.83 13
Robert Julius Craig 14
7125 New Campbellsville Road 15
Finley, KY 42718-6934 $250.00 16
Robert Julius Craig 17
7125 New Campbellsville Road 18
Finley, KY 42718-6934 $250.00 19
Danny Dittman 20
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $61.34 21
Eastern Kentucky University 22
Coates CPO 3-4 23
521 Lancaster Avenue 24
Richmond, KY 40475-3100 $187,798.28 25
EnSite, LLC 26
PO Box 1575 27
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Paducah, KY 42002-1575 $30,217.51 1
FEP of Kentucky, LLC 2
PO Box 735839 3
Chicago, IL 60673-5839 $3,199.08 4
Julie Gaskill, DDS 5
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 6
1844 Lyda Avenue 7
Bowling Green, KY 42104-3361 $792.00 8
Genesight 9
Assurex Health - Patient - HC 10
PO Box 773273 11
Detroit, MI 48277-3273 $990.00 12
GRW Engineers, Inc. 13
Charles Baker, CFO 14
801 Corporate Drive 15
Lexington, KY 40503-5401 $39,038.12 16
Elana Hope Harper 17
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $416.24 18
Porsha Hodges 19
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $1,877.02 20
Hopkinsville Christian County Ambulance Service 21
PO Box 117658 22
Atlanta, GA 30368-7658 $2,719.05 23
Insight Public Sector, Inc. 24
PO Box 731072 25
Dallas, TX 75373-1072 $72.90 26
Kentucky Skin Cancer Center 27
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1818 Wallace Court, Suite 301 1
Bowling Green, KY 42103-2462 $389.14 2
R. Cole Lambert, DMD 3
320 Cool Water Court 4
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-8738 $101.00 5
Jennifer Lee 6
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $480.04 7
Lida Strategic Solutions, Inc. 8
PO Box 433 9
Oceanside, NY 11572-0433 $343.84 10
Lida Strategic Solutions, Inc. 11
PO Box 433 12
Oceanside, NY 11572-0433 $171.92 13
Maximus Human Services, Inc. 14
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400 15
McLean, VA 22102-4893 $6,523.68 16
Tristen McGary 17
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $313.28 18
The Medical Center at Russellville 19
PO Box 783053 20
Philadelphia, PA 19178-3053 $209.03 21
Monroe County Board of Education 22
309 Emberton Street 23
Tompkinsville, KY 42167-1431 $2,709.88 24
Monroe County Sheriff 25
200 North Main Street, Suite E 26
Tompkinsville, KY 42167-1548 $175.00 27
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Sara Morrison 1
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $65.20 2
Murtco, Inc. 3
PO Box 3460 4
Paducah, KY 42002-3460 $7,276.54 5
Murtco, Inc. 6
PO Box 3460 7
Paducah, KY 42002-3460 $8,662.79 8
Nephrology Associates PC 9
201 Rosa Helm Way 10
Franklin, TN 37087-8408 $2,220.73 11
Northern Kentucky University 12
Office of Student Account Services 13
Nunn Drive AC 235 14
Highland Heights, KY 41099-8122 $11,928.76 15
Olds Law Office 16
DBA Kimberly J. Olds 17
134 North 2nd Street 18
Richmond, KY 40475-1406 $500.00 19
Julie Osterwisch 20
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $106.92 21
Owensboro Health Medical Group 22
PO Box 23229 23
Owensboro, KY 42304-3229 $2,412.38 24
Owensboro Health Medical Group 25
PO Box 23229 26
Owensboro, KY 42304-3229 $80.00 27
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Pace Analytical Services, LLC 1
PO Box 907 2
Madisonville, KY 42431-0019 $508.73 3
Julie Parker Communications, LLC 4
760 Waterstone Drive 5
Wilmington, NC 28411-8045 $8,910.00 6
Dr. Harshul Patel 7
Trigg County Medical Clinic 8
250 Main Street 9
Cadiz, KY 42211-9153 $2,422.21 10
Pennyrile Family Dentistry 11
205 Burley Avenue 12
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-8725 $560.38 13
Pennyrile Physical Therapy 14
101 Forbes Drive 15
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-7200 $563.40 16
David Perkins 17
DBA Perkins Law, PLLC 18
PO Box 236 19
Hodgenville, KY 42748-0236 $2,000.00 20
David Perkins 21
DBA Perkins Law, PLLC 22
PO Box 236 23
Hodgenville, KY 42748-0236 $500.00 24
Natalie L. Ralph, Attorney at Law 25
PO Box 22223 26
Owensboro, KY 42304-2223 $412.55 27
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Natalie L. Ralph, Attorney at Law 1
PO Box 22223 2
Owensboro, KY 42304-2223 $411.85 3
Natalie L. Ralph, Attorney at Law 4
PO Box 22223 5
Owensboro, KY 42304-2223 $364.89 6
RiverValley Behavioral Health, Inc. 7
PO Box 1637 8
Owensboro, KY 42302-1637 $397,508.25 9
Destani Sears 10
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $632.97 11
Dr. Prakash Shah 12
1724 Kenton Street 13
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-1981 $1,000.19 14
Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLC 15
PO Box 740023 16
Cincinnati, OH 45274-0023 $1,391.00 17
Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLC 18
PO Box 740023 19
Cincinnati, OH 45274-0023 $19,921.27 20
Swartz Mowing Inc. 21
PO Box 124 22
Olympia, KY 40358-0124 $25,052.00 23
Tennessee Imaging Consultants 24
PO Box 305172, Dept. 98 25
Nashville, TN 37230-5172 $85.00 26
Taylor Law Office, PLLC 27
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110 Knox Street, Suite A 1
Barbourville, KY 40906-1426 $500.00 2
Taylor Law Office, PLLC 3
110 Knox Street, Suite A 4
Barbourville, KY 40906-1426 $1,500.00 5
Latonya Todd 6
Commonwealth of Kentucky Employee $598.95 7
Tryfacta, Inc. 8
4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 100 9
Pleasanton, CA 94588-2753 $2,850.00 10
UK HealthCare CE Central 11
138 Leader Avenue 12
Lexington, KY 40508-3215 $4,322.50 13
Western Kentucky Pulmonary Clinic 14
1724 Kenton Street, Suite 1B 15
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-1981 $1,446.50 16
Section 2. The claims listed below are for the payment of State Trea sury checks 17
payable to the persons or their personal representatives, and the firms listed, but not 18
presented for payment within a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance of such 19
checks as required by KRS 41.370 and 413.120. 20
Check #TA 16674571 dated April 13, 2015 21
Badgett Floyd T & T E 22
15015 Trace Road 23
Rush, KY 41168 $555.00 24
Check #T1 13265959 dated April 24, 2009 25
Bailen Ivan H 26
202 Walton Way, Ste 192-107 27
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Cedar Park, TX 78613 $64.00 1
Check #EA 11947594 dated June 22, 2017 2
Brown Larry P & Linda G 3
5201 Telford Lane 4
Louisville, KY 40241 $153.00 5
Check #TA 18180820 dated May 18, 2018 6
Chilcote Michael A 7
7406 Windstream Circle Apt 202 8
Hanover, MD 21076 $2,688.00 9
Check #TA 19008032 dated May 28, 2020 10
Diaz Maria & R D 11
2313 Smith Street Apt 6 12
Ashland, KY 41101 $297.00 13
Check #EA 11978009 dated October 25, 2017 14
Fugate Joseph B & Mary J 15
953 Holly Springs Drive 16
Lexington, KY 40504 $2,930.00 17
Check #EA 11885316 dated May 23, 2017 18
Grow Alexander J 19
3396 Hammersmith Lane 20
Cincinnati, OH 45248 $260.00 21
Check #TA 18715809 dated February 5, 2020 22
Hetfield James A & F T 23
PO Box 1760 24
Santa Monica, CA 90406 $1,907.00 25
Check #EA 11687191 dated May 21, 2014 26
Horne Forester & B V 27
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457 Hidden Crest Drive 1
Somerset, KY 42503 $327.00 2
Check #GA 22873074 dated August 6, 2019 3
Indiana State Department of Health 4
PO Box 7125 5
Indianapolis, IN 46206-7125 $14.00 6
Check #GA 22873075 dated August 6, 2019 7
Indiana State Department of Health 8
PO Box 7125 9
Indianapolis, IN 46206-7125 $14.00 10
Check #GA 22873076 dated August 6, 2019 11
Indiana State Department of Health 12
PO Box 7125 13
Indianapolis, IN 46206-7125 $14.00 14
Check #GA 22933803 dated September 12, 2019 15
Indiana State Department of Health 16
PO Box 7125 17
Indianapolis, IN 46206-7125 $14.00 18
Check #GA 22933804 dated September 12, 2019 19
Indiana State Department of Health 20
PO Box 7125 21
Indianapolis, IN 46206-7125 $14.00 22
Check #BA 11184700 dated May 18, 2018 23
Iron Mountain 24
PO Box 1033 25
Northbrook, IL 60065 $8,029.71 26
Check #BA 11216763 dated February 28, 2020 27
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Ivantage Select Agency, Inc 1
Tax Dept 2
PO Box 3033 3
Northbrook, IL 60065 $702.00 4
Check #T1 4451674 dated May 4, 2006 5
Jefferis Christianna A 6
PO Box 24562 7
Lexington, KY 40524 $165.00 8
Check #GA 21611030 dated August 24, 2017 9
Lange Kenneth 10
449 Goebel Ct 11
Ft Wright, KY 41011 $302.39 12
Check #EA 12017005 dated September 25, 2018 13
McMenama John G & Gina C 14
4560 Larkhill Ln 15
Lexington, KY 40509 $82.05 16
Check #T1 2833004 dated May 26, 2004 17
Revenue Redeposit 18
501 High Street 19
Frankfort, KY 40602-3462 $74.00 20
Check #TA 16606026 dated March 26, 2015 21
Pate Robert S & Sara L 22
210 Bluegrass Drive 23
Lewisport, KY 42351 $277.00 24
Check #TA 16581154 dated March 19, 2015 25
Prabhakar Anusha 26
1206 Ironsides Lane 27
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Harbor City, CA 90710 $250.00 1
Check #EA 11996622 dated May 1, 2018 2
Reed William S Mrs 3
3450 Stanley Road 4
Paducah, KY 42001 $2,292.25 5
Check #TA 17259570 dated May 4, 2016 6
Smith Derrald A & K J 7
75 Walters Lane 8
Grayson, KY 41143 $496.00 9
Check #TA 16304672 dated August 8, 2014 10
Szaks Ronald L & Anita C 11
839 Concord Road 12
Richmond, KY 40475 $31.00 13
Check #TA 18715810 dated February 5, 2020 14
Ulrich Lars 15
PO Box 1760 16
Santa Monica CA 90406 $1,906.00 17
Check #GA 23299917 dated April 29, 2020 18
Utah Dept of Health 19
Bureau of Vital Records 20
PO Box 141012 21
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012 $14.00 22
Section 3. Whereas the persons and companies named above have furnished in 23
good faith services, supplies, and materials and the Commonwealth has received the 24
same, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Act takes effect upon its passage and 25
approval by the Governor or upon its otherwise becoming a law. 26