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Last action · January 14, 2026

To Local Government (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB41

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, county, special district, school district, or special purpose governmental entity to use the alternative publication procedures.

Advertising Cities Counties Education, Elementary and Secondary Local Government Notices Publications Special Districts Special Purpose Governmental Entities

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This bill updates the rules for how Kentucky local governments must publicly advertise certain purchases and contracts. It raises the dollar amount that triggers a public notice requirement from $40,000 to $60,000, removes vehicles and vehicle equipment from the bidding notice requirement, and expands the option to use alternative ways of publishing notices to any city, county, school district, or special district regardless of population size. Who it may affect: local government agencies, school districts, and special districts across Kentucky, as well as residents who rely on public notices to track how their local governments spend money.

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