AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.

The Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.

Appropriations Budget and Financial Administration Court, Supreme Courts Courts, Circuit Courts, District Courts, Family Judges and Court Commissioners Judicial Circuits Judicial Districts State Agencies State Employees

Introduced: January 27, 2026

Last action: April 14, 2026

Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 183)

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 court system, covering day-to-day operations, capital projects, and financial planning for the judicial branch. It determines how much funding goes toward running state courts at all levels, from district and family courts up to the Supreme Court. Who it may affect: state court employees, judges, and Kentuckians who interact with the court system.

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