A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Sheriff's Office Modernization Task Force.

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Sheriff's Office Modernization Task Force to study the duties and powers of the office of sheriff, fee collection, salaries, and technological or administrative changes to benefit the office; establish membership; direct the task force to meet during the 2026 Interim and submit findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.

Introduced: February 25, 2026

Last action: March 4, 2026

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This resolution would create a task force to study how Kentucky's sheriff offices operate, including what duties and powers sheriffs have, how fees are collected, and how salaries and technology could be updated. The task force would meet during 2026 and report its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026. No changes to law are made by this resolution itself; it only directs a study to inform possible future action. Who it may affect: county sheriffs and their staff, and residents who interact with or rely on local sheriff offices.

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