Introduced March 3, 2026
AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly.
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish that the General Assembly shall determine the date a regular session shall end unless another date is agreed upon by 3/5 of the membership of each House; establish that the General Assembly may be convened upon a Joint Proclamation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House for 2 additional sessions of no more than 12 total legislative days annually; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Plain-language summary
This bill proposes a change to the Kentucky Constitution that would give the state legislature more control over when its regular session ends and allow legislative leaders to call up to two additional short sessions each year. Currently, session end dates are set differently, and calling extra sessions requires the governor's involvement. If passed by the legislature, this proposed amendment would go on the ballot for Kentucky voters to approve or reject. Who it may affect: all registered Kentucky voters, who would have the final say on whether to ratify this constitutional change.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
David Osborne
Representative · House District 059
Co-sponsors (6)
Kim King
Representative · House District 055
David Meade
Representative · House District 080
Suzanne Miles
Representative · House District 007
Jason Nemes
Representative · House District 033
Steven Rudy
Representative · House District 001
Nicolas Wilson
Representative · House District 082
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