HB51
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to require the Legislative Research Commission to prepare a family impact statement for every bill or resolution introduced during a regular or extraordinary session of the Kentucky General Assembly; define terms; establish procedures.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require a family impact statement to be prepared for every bill or resolution introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly. These statements would analyze how proposed legislation might affect families before lawmakers vote on it. The Legislative Research Commission would be responsible for creating these statements and the bill sets out definitions and procedures for doing so. Who it may affect: Kentucky families and the legislators and staff involved in the lawmaking process.
