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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 8

AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to sessions of the General Assembly.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Constitution, Ky., County Clerks, General Assembly, Local Mandate, Secretary Of State
Introduced / first action
2026-03-03 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish that the General Assembly shall determine the date a regular session shall end unless another date is agreed upon by 3/5 of the membership of each House; establish that the General Assembly may be convened upon a Joint Proclamation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House for 2 additional sessions of no more than 12 total legislative days annually; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

  2. 2nd reading

    reading-2
  3. taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

  4. returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

  5. 1st reading

    reading-1
  6. taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

  7. to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

    referral-committee
  8. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee
  9. introduced in House

    introduction

Recorded votes

Roll calls

No recorded vote is supplied for this bill.

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Related measures

No resolvable related measure is supplied.