Introduced January 7, 2026
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.
Plain-language summary
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
Primary Sponsor
John Hodgson
Representative · House District 036
Co-sponsors (11)
Shane Baker
Representative · House District 085
Ryan Bivens
Representative · House District 024
Steve Bratcher
Representative · House District 025
Emily Callaway
Representative · House District 037
Jennifer Henson Decker
Representative · House District 058
Kevin Jackson
Representative · House District 020
DJ Johnson
Representative · House District 013
Chris Lewis
Representative · House District 029
Matt Lockett
Representative · House District 039
Marianne Proctor
Representative · House District 060
T.J. Roberts
Representative · House District 066
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