AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.

Amend KRS 67.083 to allow fiscal courts to provide for the care and maintenance of pedestrian swinging bridges that are available for recreation and public enjoyment; amend KRS 411.190 to give liability protections to owners of land leased to a local government that maintains pedestrian swinging bridges that are available for recreation and public enjoyment on the land.

Amusements And Recreations Civil Actions Counties Courts, Fiscal Local Government Property Tourism

Introduced: February 26, 2026

Last action: April 23, 2026

(Acts Ch. 192)

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

Read the full text Kentucky Legislature LegiScan

AI-generated — always verify with primary sources

Plain-language summary

Beta

This bill allows county fiscal courts to take on the care and maintenance of pedestrian swinging bridges used for recreation and public enjoyment. It also protects private landowners from liability when they lease their land to a local government that maintains one of these bridges for public use. Who it may affect: county governments, private landowners, and residents in areas with pedestrian swinging bridges.

Open official bill text (PDF)·Report a problem with the summary