Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB66: AN ACT relating to public agencies.
Status: In committee, March 16, 2026
Amend KRS 12.070 to permit a board, commission, or similar administrative body to conduct video teleconference meetings to allow public participation; allow members of a board, commission, or similar administrative body to attend meetings virtually unless a decision implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, affects private rights or procedures available to the public, or administers or awards funds; prohibit members who participate virtually from receiving reimbursement for travel expenses; amend KRS 61.826 to prohibit a member of a public agency that attends a meeting through video teleconference from receiving reimbursement of travel expenses; amend KRS 164.004 to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to video teleconference meetings.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to video teleconference meetings. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS 61.870 TO 61.884 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) A public agency with a board or commission of appointed or elected members shall publish information on its appointed and elected members on its website for the duration of each member's term, (b) Each member's date of appointment or election; (c) The date that the term of each member ends; and (d) An official method to contact each member. (2) If a public agency does not have a website, it shall have the information described in subsection (1)(a) to (d) of this section published by a related public agency on its website. Section 2. KRS 61.826 is amended to read as follows: (1) A public agency may conduct any meeting entirely through publicly available video teleconference to carry out its public business, including but not limited (b) Informational meetings; (c) Rendering decisions on individual cases before the public agency subject to the limitations of KRS 61.810; and (d) Approving business transactions of a routine nature. (2) A public agency shall convene, at a minimum, a quorum of members in person, and allow other members to attend, participate, and vote through video teleconference in accordance …
Sponsors
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036) · primary sponsor
- Shane Baker (R, HD-085)
- Ryan Bivens (R, HD-024)
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025)
- Emily Callaway (R, HD-037)
- Jennifer Decker (R, HD-058)
- Kevin Jackson (R, HD-020)
- DJ Johnson (R, HD-013)
- Chris Lewis (R, HD-029)
- Matt Lockett (R, HD-039)
- Marianne Proctor (R, HD-060)
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066)
Latest actions
- : to State & Local Government (S)
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : to State Government (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 78 (February 11, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Special Districts, Education, Higher, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Special Purpose Governmental Entities, Universities And Colleges, Boards And Commissions, Local Mandate
Common questions
- What is HB66?
- HB66 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to public agencies.
- What does HB66 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to video teleconference meetings.
- What is the status of HB66?
- In committee as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: to State & Local Government (S) (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB66?
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB66?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb66.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.