Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB392: AN ACT relating to local public agency transactions.
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2026
Amend KRS 45A.345, relating to local procurement, to define "best value" and redefine "evaluated bid price" as "economic efficiency"; amend KRS 45A.365 to require invitations for bids to state that awards be made on the best value rather than the lowest evaluated bid price; delete requirement for the inclusion of a reciprocal preference for resident bidders; require awards to the best value bid rather than the bid that is lowest evaluated bid price remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.370 to allow purchases through competitive negotiation using the best value bid rather than the lowest evaluated bid; remove references to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.375, relating to competitive negotiation to allow awards to be made upon the best value rather than lowest evaluated bid, and remove reference to reciprocal preference; amend KRS 45A.385, relating to small purchase procedures, to increase the small purchase maximum amount to $60,000 from $40,000; index the maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 years beginning in 2030; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to publicize the current amount; amend KRS 45A.420, relating to cooperative purchasing, to allow local public agencies to make agreements using an established discount, quote, formula, or other pricing method as established by the Commonwealth when an agreement does not establish a fixed unit price; amend KRS 82.083, relating to the disposition of property owned by a city, to amend the definition of "independent appraisal" as it relates to personal property for which there is no applicable nationally published valuation standard, to include a generally accepted method to determine a good-faith estimate; amend KRS 82.084 to add law enforcement vehicles and equipment to the exclusions from KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260; amend KRS 424.260 to increase the limit for making advertisements for purchases to $60,000 from $40,000; index the small purchase maximum amount by $10,000 every 5 yea
What the bill says
An act relating to local public agency transactions.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to local public agency transactions. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 45A.385 is amended to read as follows: (1) The local public agency may use small purchase procedures for any contract for which a determination is made that the aggregate amount of the contract does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)[forty thousand dollars ($40,000)] if small purchase procedures are in writing and available to the public. (2) Beginning in calendar year 2030, the small purchase maximum amount set out in subsection (1) of this section shall be increased by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) every five (5) years effective on January 1 of each year. The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall, through a technical advice memorandum or other official means of communication, announce the small purchase maximum amount in effect for the current year, and shall also prominently post that information on its website. Section 2. KRS 45A.420 is amended to read as follows: (1) Any local public agency may enter into an agreement for cooperative purchasing with any other local public agency. When the contracting local public agency contracts for supplies, services or construction pursuant to KRS 45A.365, 45A.370, 45A.375, or 45A.380, all other parties to the agreement shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of …
Sponsors
- Michael Meredith (R, HD-019) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 39)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0
- : posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
- : to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Votes
- Senate: Floor Vote RSN# 4003 (March 25, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 106 (February 18, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Financial Responsibility, Public Procurement, Local Mandate, Counties, Local Government, Cities, Advertising
Common questions
- What is HB392?
- HB392 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to local public agency transactions.
- What does HB392 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to local public agency transactions.
- What is the status of HB392?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 39) (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB392?
- Michael Meredith (R, HD-019), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB392?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb392.html
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