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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 20, 2026

To State Government (H)

Introduced February 12, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB638

AN ACT relating to the state tree.

Amend KRS 2.095 to add the Kentucky coffeetree to the designation of state trees.

Environment and Conservation State Symbols and Emblems

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This bill would add the Kentucky coffeetree as an official state tree of Kentucky, joining the tulip poplar, which is the current state tree. It updates state law to recognize this second tree as an official symbol of the commonwealth. Who it may affect: all Kentuckians, as state symbols represent the commonwealth as a whole.

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