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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 569

AN ACT relating to designation of special judges and declaring an emergency.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-09 08:11:05 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Attorney General, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure, Court, Supreme, Courts, Circuit, Courts, District, Judges And Court Commissioners
Introduced / first action
2026-02-05 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend KRS 26A.020 to establish that any person may submit an affidavit to the Attorney General asserting that an assigned judge cannot impartially preside in a pending action; authorize the Attorney General to determine if the impartiality of the judge may reasonably be questioned; authorize the Attorney General to submit the affidavit to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who shall determine whether to appoint a special judge.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. received in Senate

  3. 3rd reading, passed 75-16 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

    passage, reading-3

  4. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026

  5. floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  7. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  8. to Judiciary (H)

    referral-committee

  9. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  10. introduced in House

    introduction

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