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Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 167)

Introduced January 27, 2026

House
Veto Override
2026 Regular Session

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.

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)
Mar 10, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 90-9 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 90
Nay: 9
Absent: 1
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Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 38-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 38
Nay: 0
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Apr 1, 2026 · House
Passed 80-11
Yea: 80
Nay: 11
Absent: 9
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Apr 14, 2026 · House
House Floor Vote
Passed
Yea: 81
Nay: 17
Absent: 2
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Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Senate Floor Vote
Passed
Yea: 32
Nay: 6
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Primary Sponsor

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Jason Petrie

Representative · House District 016

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Jason.Petrie@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (3)

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Adam Bowling

Representative · House District 087

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Adam.Bowling@kylegislature.gov
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Josh Bray

Representative · House District 071

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Josh.Bray@kylegislature.gov
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Ken Upchurch

Representative · House District 052

Co-sponsor
Ken.Upchurch@kylegislature.gov

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