AN ACT relating to public notices.

Amend KRS 424.260 to make a technical correction and to increase the expenditure threshold for the advertising requirement from $40,000 to $60,000; exempt vehicles and installed vehicle equipment from the bidding requirement; allow an alternative publication procedure for the advertisement; amend KRS 424.145 to remove the population restriction and allow any city, special district, school district, or special purpose governmental entity to use the alternative publication procedures.

Introduced: February 6, 2025

Last action: February 12, 2025

To Local Government (H)

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This bill updates Kentucky's public notice rules for government purchases by raising the dollar threshold that triggers a required public advertisement from $40,000 to $60,000, meaning smaller government purchases would no longer need to be publicly advertised. It also removes a requirement to advertise bids for vehicles and vehicle equipment, and it expands access to alternative publication methods to more local governments, cities, school districts, and special districts regardless of population size. Who it may affect: local government agencies, school districts, special districts, and residents who monitor public government spending and contracting.

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