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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · March 11, 2026

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Introduced March 4, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB919

AN ACT relating to court facilities and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 26A.090 to define terms; remove the definition for the court facilities standards committee; amend KRS 26A.107 to establish the duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts relating to assessments of court facilities and construction; create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to establish the Court Facilities Construction Standards Board; establish the membership and duties of the board; establish a Local Project Development Board; establish the membership and duties of the board;…

Attorney, County Attorney General Bonds, Public Capital Construction Circuit Clerks Consolidated Local Governments Counties Counties, Urban County Judges/Executive Court, Supreme Courts, Circuit Courts, District Courts, Fiscal Effective Dates, Emergency Public Buildings and Grounds Boards and Commissions Budget and Financial Administration Local Government

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This bill reorganizes how Kentucky plans, builds, and maintains courthouse facilities across the state. It creates two new oversight boards to set construction standards and guide local projects, spells out who is responsible for what between state and local governments, and establishes rules for how local governments pay for and maintain new court buildings. It takes effect July 1, 2026 and applies only to court construction projects authorized after that date. Who it may affect:…

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