Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB40: AN ACT relating to public library district boards of trustees.
Status: Chaptered, April 2, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to public library district boards of trustees.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to public library district boards of trustees. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 173.490 is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) One-third (1/3) of the persons first appointed to the board shall serve for a term of two (2) years, one-third (1/3) for a term of three (3) years and onethird (1/3) for a term of four (4) years. Where the board consists of a number of members not divisible by three (3), one-third (1/3) of the next higher number divisible by three (3), shall serve for a term of two (2) years, one-third (1/3) for a term of three (3) years, and the remaining number shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Thereafter, as their terms expire, the board shall make recommendations on their successors, unless the fiscal court has adopted an alternative appointment process as set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection, who shall be appointed as set out in paragraph (b) of this subsection. (b) The board shall recommend two (2) persons committed to the provision of library services to the Department for Libraries and Archives for each vacancy, unless the fiscal court has adopted an alternative appointment process as set forth in this paragraph. The names shall be forwarded to …
Sponsors
- Gary Boswell (R, SD-008) · primary sponsor
- Donald Douglas (R, SD-022)
- Greg Elkins (R, SD-028)
- Scott Madon (R, SD-029)
- Robert Mills (R, SD-004)
- Matt Nunn (R, SD-017)
- Steve Rawlings (R, SD-011)
- Aaron Reed (R, SD-007)
- Craig Richardson (R, SD-003)
- Lindsey Tichenor (R, SD-006)
- Steve West (R, SD-027)
- Phillip Wheeler (R, SD-031)
Latest actions
- : became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 13)
- : filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 84-7
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
- : reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
- : returned to Local Government (H)
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 292 (March 19, 2026): 84 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 40 w/ SCS 1 (SCS 1) RSN# 3779 (January 23, 2026): 34 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Boards And Commissions, Local Mandate, County Judges/Executive, Counties, Libraries, Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB40?
- SB40 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to public library district boards of trustees.
- What does SB40 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public library district boards of trustees.
- What is the status of SB40?
- Chaptered as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 13) (April 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB40?
- Gary Boswell (R, SD-008), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB40?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb40.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.