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2026 Regular Session

HB501

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AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The Transportation Cabinet Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, Funds Transfer; detail Part IV, Transportation Cabinet Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.

AppropriationsBudget and Financial AdministrationCapital ConstructionGovernorHighways, Streets, and BridgesState AgenciesTransportation

Introduced: January 27, 2026

Last action: April 14, 2026

Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 167)

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).

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This bill sets the budget for Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet, covering day-to-day operations, capital construction projects, and fund transfers. It determines how much money the cabinet receives and how those funds can be spent on areas such as highways, streets, and bridges across the state. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who use public roads and bridges, as well as state agency employees working within the Transportation Cabinet.

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Legislative History

Jan 27, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 27, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 3, 2026 · House
To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Feb 24, 2026 · House
Taken From Appropriations & Revenue (H) (clerical)
Feb 24, 2026 · House
1st Reading (clerical)
Feb 24, 2026 · House
Returned To Appropriations & Revenue (H) (clerical)
Feb 25, 2026 · House
Taken From Appropriations & Revenue (H) (clerical)
Feb 25, 2026 · House
2nd Reading (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Jason Petrie
Jason Petrie

Representative · House District 016

Primary sponsor
Jason.Petrie@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (3)

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Adam Bowling

Representative · House District 087

Co-sponsor
Adam.Bowling@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Josh Bray
Josh Bray

Representative · House District 071

Co-sponsor
Josh.Bray@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Ken Upchurch
Ken Upchurch

Representative · House District 052

Co-sponsor
Ken.Upchurch@kylegislature.gov

Roll calls

March 10, 2026

House: 3rd reading, passed 90-9 with Committee Substitute (1)

Yea: 90
Nay: 9
Absent: 1
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April 1, 2026

Senate: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Yea: 38
Nay: 0
April 1, 2026

House: Passed 80-11

Yea: 80
Nay: 11
Absent: 9
April 14, 2026

House floor vote

Yea: 81
Nay: 17
Absent: 2
April 14, 2026

Senate floor vote

Yea: 32
Nay: 6

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