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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 394

AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars.

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Civil Actions, Claims, Crimes And Punishments, Elections And Voting, Public Officers And Employees, State Agencies
Introduced / first action
2026-01-15 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend KRS 65.013 to create a cause of action for violations of the use of tax dollars to advocate for or against public questions on the ballot or to lobby or participate in executive agency lobbying; establish time limitation to commence suit and appropriate venue; provide damages recoverable per violation; allow for a class action; prohibit persons held civilly liable from holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for individuals found guilty of a violation.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

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

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

    referral-committee
  3. introduced in House

    introduction

Recorded votes

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