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SB206 • 2026

AN ACT relating to state government.

AN ACT relating to state government.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
M. Nemes
Last action
2026-02-18
Official status
02/18/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to state government.

AN ACT relating to state government.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to state government.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-18 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to state government.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to state government. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 56.020 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The Secretary of State shall have custody of all records, judgments, deeds, maps 4
and abstracts of title of land or buildings owned for governmental purposes by the 5
state except deeds to rights-of-way for state or federal roads. In this section, "roads" 6
does not include state-owned bridges or their approaches. 7
(2) The Secretary of State shall record all the deeds in a separate book and shall file, 8
keep and have accessible the originals of all papers mentioned in subsection (1) of 9
this section, and the books in which they are recorded. He or she shall index and 10
cross-index the original papers and record books, including an index according to 11
the county where the property is located and according to the use or d epartment of 12
the state government using the property. The records and indexes shall not be 13
moved from the Office of the Secretary of State. 14