Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB504: AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2026
The Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
RS HB 504 Doc ID: XXXX FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT HB The Free Conference Committee on has met as provided in the Rules of the House and Senate and hereby reports the following to be adopted: GA X SCS HCS For the above-referenced bill, with these amendments (if applicable): Committee (list by chamber and number): ; Floor (list by chamber and number): ; and The following Free Conference Committee action: Beginning on page 1, after line 5, delete all language in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following: "Section 1. The Judicial Branch Budget is as follows: PART I OPERATING BUDGET (1) Funds Appropriations: There is appropriated out of the General Fund, Restricted Funds accounts, or Federal Funds accounts for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and ending June 30, 2028, the following sums to be used for the purposes of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, Family Court, District Court, the Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial Retirement, Local Facilities Fund, Local Facilities Use Allowance Contingency Fund, and for services performed by the Circuit Court …
Sponsors
- Jason Petrie (R, HD-016) · primary sponsor
- Adam Bowling (R, HD-087)
- Josh Bray (R, HD-071)
Latest actions
- : delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 183)
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 27-6
- : to Rules (S)
- : received in Senate
- : passed 76-16
- : vetoes overridden
- : posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes
- : taken from Rules
Votes
- Senate: OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 504 RSN# 4184 (April 14, 2026): 27 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House: Veto Override RCS# 483 (April 14, 2026): 76 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 504 RSN# 4117 (April 1, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Final Passage RCS# 431 (April 1, 2026): 75 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS HB 504 w/ SCS 1 RSN# 3950 (March 18, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 162 (February 26, 2026): 94 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Courts, Courts, Family, Courts, Circuit, Appropriations, Judicial Districts, State Employees, Budget And Financial Administration
Common questions
- What is HB504?
- HB504 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, boards, commissions, subdivisions, and other state-supported activities.
- What does HB504 do?
- The Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.
- What is the status of HB504?
- Chaptered as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 183) (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB504?
- Jason Petrie (R, HD-016), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB504?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb504.html
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