HB172
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Amend KRS 121.015 to define "expenditure"; amend KRS 121.150 to prohibit candidates, slates of candidates, committees, contributing organizations, or anyone on their behalf from making an expenditure to an intermediary, including subcontractors, for the purpose of making a payment to another person; require that expenditures be made directly to the provider of goods or personal services.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill changes how candidates and political committees are allowed to spend campaign money. It would require that campaign funds be paid directly to whoever is actually providing goods or services, rather than being routed through a middleman or subcontractor. The goal is to create a clearer, more transparent record of how campaign money is spent. Who it may affect: candidates for office, political committees, and contributing organizations operating in Kentucky.
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