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Kentucky 2026RS

SB 40

AN ACT relating to public library district boards of trustees.

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Boards And Commissions, Counties, County Judges/Executive, Libraries, Local Government, Local Mandate
Introduced / first action
2026-01-07 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend KRS 173.490 and 173.730 to allow a county judge/executive to fill vacancies on a library board, with the approval of the fiscal court, without being required to consider recommendations made the board or the state librarian if the county has adopted an alternative appointment process.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 13)

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  2. filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State

  3. delivered to Governor

  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage
  5. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage
  6. received in Senate

  7. 3rd reading, passed 84-7

    passage, reading-3
  8. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026

  9. reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

    committee-passage
  10. returned to Local Government (H)

  11. 1st reading

    reading-1
  12. taken from Local Government (H)

  13. to Local Government (H)

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

    referral-committee
  15. received in House

  16. 3rd reading, passed with 34-1 Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3
  17. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026

  18. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2
  19. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage
  20. to State & Local Government (S)

    referral-committee
  21. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee
  22. introduced in Senate

    introduction

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