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Became law

Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 14, 2026

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB172

AN ACT relating to campaign finance.

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.

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This bill changes Kentucky campaign finance rules by requiring that campaign money be spent directly with whoever is actually providing goods or services, rather than being routed through middlemen or subcontractors. It also updates the legal definition of "expenditure" to support this requirement. The goal is to make it clearer where campaign dollars are going and to whom. Who it may affect: candidates for office, political committees, and contributing organizations that make campaign expenditures.

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