AN ACT relating to the reporting of costs, fines, and fees.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to define terms; require governmental entities to submit specified data to the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics regarding fines and fees assessed beginning July 31, 2027, and annually thereafter; require the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee of the General Assembly to prepare a summary of the data collected and submit the summary to the General Assembly beginning January 31, 2028; amend KRS 151B.133 to establish authority…

Introduced: February 26, 2026

Last action: March 11, 2026

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This bill requires government entities in Kentucky to report data on the fines and fees they collect to a state statistics office, starting in mid-2027. A legislative committee would then review and summarize that data for lawmakers each year, and the state Auditor could be called on to conduct financial audits of those records. The goal is to give the state a clearer, more consistent picture of how costs, fines, and fees are being assessed…

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