Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
Became law
Last action · April 12, 2024
Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 175)

Introduced January 16, 2024

House
Veto Override
2024 Regular Session

AN 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).

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This bill is Kentucky's main state budget for the executive branch, covering how state tax dollars are spent across government agencies, programs, and services. It sets funding levels for operations, construction projects, employee pay, and road-related spending, and includes plans for handling budget shortfalls or surplus funds. Because it controls spending across nearly every area of state government, it affects the daily functioning of public services Kentuckians rely on. Who it may affect: all Kentuckians who use state services, as well as state employees, farmers, and drivers who depend on state-funded roads and transportation programs.

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Legislative History

Apr 12, 2024 · Senate
Senate Roll Call No. 3227
Passed
Yea: 31
Nay: 6
Absent: 1
Apr 12, 2024 · House
House Roll Call No. 438
Passed
Yea: 72
Nay: 27
Absent: 1
Apr 12, 2024 · Senate
Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 175)
Apr 12, 2024 · Senate
Enrolled, Signed By President Of The Senate
Apr 12, 2024 · Senate
Enrolled, Signed By Speaker Of The House
Apr 12, 2024 · Senate
Received In House (clerical)
Apr 12, 2024 · House
Passed 31-6 (clerical)
Apr 12, 2024 · House
Veto Of All Other Line Items Overridden (clerical)
Mar 28, 2024 · House
Passed 72-26 With Free Conference Committee Report (1)
Yea: 72
Nay: 26
Absent: 2
Mar 27, 2024 · Senate
Passed 36-1
Yea: 36
Nay: 1
Absent: 1
Mar 13, 2024 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 37-1 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 37
Nay: 1
Feb 1, 2024 · House
House Roll Call No. 60
Failed
Yea: 19
Nay: 27
Absent: 52
Feb 1, 2024 · House
House Roll Call No. 59
Failed
Yea: 19
Nay: 27
Absent: 52
Feb 1, 2024 · House
House Roll Call No. 58
Failed
Yea: 20
Nay: 32
Absent: 46
Feb 1, 2024 · House
House Roll Call No. 57
Failed
Yea: 20
Nay: 39
Absent: 39
Feb 1, 2024 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 77-19 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 77
Nay: 19
Absent: 2

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Jason Petrie

Representative · House District 016

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Adam Bowling

Representative · House District 087

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Danny Bentley

Representative · House District 098

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Josh Bray

Representative · House District 071

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Steven Rudy

Representative · House District 001

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