HB41
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Amend KRS 424.260 to make a technical correction and to increase the expenditure threshold for the advertising requirement from $40,000 to $60,000; exempt vehicles and installed vehicle equipment from the bidding requirement; allow an alternative publication procedure for the advertisement; amend KRS 424.145 to remove the population restriction and allow any city, county, special district, school district, or special purpose governmental entity to use the alternative publication procedures.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill updates the rules for how Kentucky government agencies must advertise certain purchases to the public. It raises the dollar amount at which a purchase requires a public notice from $40,000 to $60,000, removes some advertising requirements for vehicles and vehicle equipment, and gives more local governments the option to use alternative ways of publishing those notices. Who it may affect: local government agencies, school districts, and special districts that make purchases subject to public notice rules.
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