HB66
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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.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: March 16, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill updates rules for how Kentucky's public boards, commissions, and agencies can hold meetings. It allows members to attend and participate virtually via video teleconference, except when a meeting involves making or interpreting policy, affecting individual rights, or handling public funds. Members who attend virtually would not be eligible for travel expense reimbursement. Who it may affect: members of state boards and commissions, and members of the public who participate in government meetings.
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