Introduced January 27, 2026
HB500
Log in to followAN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.
The State/Executive Branch Budget: Details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; details Part V, Funds Transfer; details Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and details Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.
Effective date: set by the act
Appropriations acts follow the schedule written into the act itself rather than the standard 90-day rule (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This is Kentucky's main state budget bill for the executive branch, setting the level of funding for government operations, construction projects, employee pay, and a wide range of public services. It also establishes rules for how agencies can spend money and what happens if revenues fall short or exceed expectations. Because it controls spending across virtually every area of state government, it shapes the services Kentuckians rely on day to day. Who it may affect:…
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Jason Petrie
Representative · House District 016
Co-sponsors (3)
Kimberly Banta
Representative · House District 063
Adam Bowling
Representative · House District 087
Josh Bray
Representative · House District 071
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