HB10
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Amend KRS 15.020 to define "entity of the executive branch"; require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Finance and Administration Cabinet, to review and approve or disapprove any settlement of pending or threatened litigation within 180 days before a gubernatorial inauguration that exceeds $1,000,000; amend KRS 18A.111 to require a 24-month probationary period to any person who at any time in 18 months prior to a gubernatorial inauguration is appointed to a position in…
Introduced: January 16, 2026
Last action: April 14, 2026
In effect since April 14, 2026
This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This bill sets new rules for how the executive branch operates in the final months before a new governor takes office. It requires the Attorney General to review large legal settlements, adds oversight to certain government contracts, extends probationary periods for some newly appointed state employees, and requires that government records be preserved for the incoming administration. Violations of the records preservation rules would be treated as a criminal misdemeanor. Who it may affect: state…
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsors (8)
Roll calls
House: 3rd reading, passed 78-18 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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