AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.

Amend KRS 6.661 to establish that the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission may employ an executive director of the Legislative Ethics Commission, as well as other necessary staff and contract personnel; require the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission to fix the compensation of staff and contract personnel of the Legislative Ethics Commission; establish that members of the staff of the Legislative Ethics Commission are subject to removal by the co-chairs of the Legislative…

Introduced: January 8, 2026

Last action: March 13, 2026

Returned To State Government (H)

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This bill changes how the Legislative Ethics Commission, which oversees ethical conduct of state lawmakers, is staffed and managed. It gives the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission authority to hire, set pay for, and remove Ethics Commission staff. It also allows the Ethics Commission to penalize people who file complaints that are found to be frivolous, made for improper reasons, or unsupported by evidence, with that penalty rule applying retroactively to January 2, 2026. Who it may affect: people who file ethics complaints against Kentucky legislators, and staff of the Legislative Ethics Commission.

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