SB59
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Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggrieved by a violation of the prohibition; establish a statute of limitations to commence suit and the appropriate venue; provide when the suit accrues; specify damages recoverable per violation; allow for class action; include a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person held civilly liable; amend KRS 48.025 and 132.017 to conform.
Introduced: January 9, 2026
Last action: April 14, 2026
Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsors (5)
Roll calls
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 28-9 with Committee Substitute (1)
House: 3rd reading, passed 75-16 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
