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SB187 • 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
C. McDaniel
Last action
2026-03-20
Official status
03/20/26: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
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.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-20 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

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

  2. 2026-03-19 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

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

  3. 2026-02-11 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

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 48.311 is amended to read as follows: 3
Any branch budget bill enacted by the General Assembly shall be enacted so that each 4
section, each subsection, and each appropriation sum by specified fund or funds accounts 5
shall be a separate and specific appropriation and law. If any section, any subsection, any 6
paragraph, or any provision is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, 7
unappealable order to be invalid or unconstitutional, the decision of the courts shall not 8
affect or impair any of the remaining sections, subsections, paragraphs, or provisions 9
contained in that branch budget bill. 10