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Introduced January 7, 2026

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2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to public agencies.

Amend KRS 12.070 to permit a board, commission, or similar administrative body to conduct video teleconference meetings to allow public participation; allow members of a board, commission, or similar administrative body to attend meetings virtually unless a decision implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, affects private rights or procedures available to the public, or administers or awards funds; prohibit members who participate virtually from receiving reimbursement for travel expenses; amend KRS 61.826 to prohibit a member of a public agency that attends a meeting through video teleconference from receiving reimbursement of travel expenses; amend KRS 164.004 to conform.

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This bill updates Kentucky law to allow members of state boards, commissions, and similar public bodies to attend and participate in meetings by video call rather than in person, with some exceptions for meetings that set policy, affect individual rights, or involve awarding public funds. Members who attend virtually would not be reimbursed for travel expenses. Who it may affect: members of state and local government boards and commissions, employees of public agencies, and members of the public who attend or participate in those meetings.

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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 7, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 14, 2026 · House
To State Government (H)
Feb 5, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Feb 6, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 9, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 10 2026 (clerical)
Feb 10, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed To Committee Substitute (clerical)
Feb 11, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 95-0 With Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Yea: 95
Nay: 0
Absent: 5
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John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

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Shane Baker

Representative · House District 085

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Shane.Baker@kylegislature.gov
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Ryan Bivens

Representative · House District 024

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ryan.bivens@kylegislature.gov
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Steve Bratcher

Representative · House District 025

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steve.bratcher@kylegislature.gov
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Emily Callaway

Representative · House District 037

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emily.callaway@kylegislature.gov
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Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

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Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Kevin Jackson

Kevin Jackson

Representative · House District 020

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kevin.jackson@kylegislature.gov
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DJ Johnson

Representative · House District 013

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DJ.Johnson@kylegislature.gov
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Chris Lewis

Representative · House District 029

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chris.lewis@kylegislature.gov
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Matt Lockett

Representative · House District 039

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Matt.Lockett@kylegislature.gov
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Marianne Proctor

Representative · House District 060

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marianne.proctor@kylegislature.gov
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T.J. Roberts

Representative · House District 066

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tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov

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