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2026 Regular Session

HB889

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AN ACT relating to operations within the Department of Corrections and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 196.026, relating to organizational units of the Department of Corrections, to establish the Division of Central Kentucky Medical Correctional Complex within the Department of Corrections Office of Adult Institutions.

ReorganizationState AgenciesCorrections and Correctional Facilities, State

Introduced: March 4, 2026

Last action: March 24, 2026

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Legislative History

Mar 4, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Mar 4, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 9, 2026 · House
To Judiciary (H)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Taken From Judiciary (H) (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
1st Reading (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Returned To Judiciary (H) (clerical)
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 2nd Reading, To Rules
Mar 19, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Friday, March 20 2026 (clerical)

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Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

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Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov
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Roll calls

March 20, 2026

House: 3rd reading, passed 91-0

Yea: 91
Nay: 0
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