AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to establish a process for final legislative approval or disapproval of administrative regulations promulgated by designated administrative bodies; indicate that approved administrative regulations will be considered ratified by the General Assembly only after enactment of legislation that specifically approves the section, range, chapter, or title; delay the effective date of an affected regulation until the ratification process is complete; allow regulations necessary to prevent a loss of federal…

Introduced: January 27, 2026

Last action: February 3, 2026

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This bill would give the Kentucky General Assembly the power to formally approve or reject administrative regulations before they take full effect. Currently, state agencies can issue regulations that become law without a direct legislative vote; this bill would require the legislature to specifically ratify those regulations. Regulations needed to protect state or federal funding could take effect sooner, but would still need final legislative approval. Who it may affect: Kentucky residents and businesses subject to state agency rules, as well as state agencies and departments that issue administrative regulations.

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