AN ACT relating to collective bargaining agreements and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit any local government from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 160.160, relating to local boards of education, to prohibit any board of education from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 304.48-250 and 304.50-055 to make technical changes; amend various other sections to remove references to collective bargaining; repeal various…

Introduced: March 4, 2026

Last action: March 25, 2026

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This bill would ban local governments and local school boards in Kentucky from entering into new collective bargaining agreements, which are contracts negotiated between employers and employee unions covering wages, hours, and working conditions. Existing collective bargaining agreements already in place would be allowed to continue. The bill is classified as an emergency, meaning it would take effect immediately upon becoming law. Who it may affect: local government employees, public school employees, and labor unions that represent those workers, as well as local governments and school boards across Kentucky.

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