Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB290: AN ACT relating to the provision of legal research resources.
Status: Signed into law, April 10, 2026
Amend KRS 172.100 and 172.200, relating to county law libraries, to ensure that law library funds can be expended for subscriptions to computer-assisted legal research, internet access, and computers and related equipment.
What the bill says
An act relating to the provision of legal research resources.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the provision of legal research resources. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 172.100 is amended to read as follows: (1) A county law library shall be established in each county seat and the fiscal court of each county shall designate sufficient room in the courthouse, in a building of good construction adjacent to the courthouse, in the local public library, or in a building where sessions of the District or Circuit Court are regularly held, or a combination of the foregoing, where such library shall be located and where the books and materials of the library may be safely kept. (2) The books of the county law library shall consist of all volumes belonging to the state heretofore sent to the various county officials directed by law to receive such books, and all volumes hereafter sent to such library by the state, and all books now owned or hereafter acquired by the county for the library. Where required to be provided by law, the state may provide electronic access to books and legal resources in lieu of bound volumes. The counties may provide on-line legal resources, including access and subscriptions to computer-assisted legal research facilities and the related infrastructure required to access the internet, and may acquire …
Sponsors
- Nick Wilson (R, HD-082) · primary sponsor
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 95-0
- : House concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
Votes
- House: Final Passage RCS# 371 (March 31, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS HB 290 w/ SFA 1, SFA 2 (T) (SFA 1) RSN# 3939 (March 16, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 39 (January 30, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Courts, Circuit, Counties, Libraries, Local Government, Attorneys
Common questions
- What is HB290?
- HB290 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the provision of legal research resources.
- What does HB290 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the provision of legal research resources.
- What is the status of HB290?
- Signed into law as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 76) (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB290?
- Nick Wilson (R, HD-082), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB290?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb290.html
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