Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB585: AN ACT relating to employment.
Status: In committee, February 13, 2026
Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references prohibiting employees becoming a member of a labor or organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904, 67C.406, 70.262, 78.470, 78.480, and 345.050 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 336.1341 and 336.135 to conform; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.
What the bill says
An act relating to employment.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to employment. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 336.130 is amended to read as follows: (1) Employees may, free from restraint or coercion by the employers or their agents, associate collectively for self-organization and designate collectively representatives of their own choosing to negotiate the terms and conditions of their employment to effectively promote their own rights and general welfare. Employees, collectively and individually, may strike, engage in peaceful picketing, and assemble collectively for peaceful purposes, except that no public employee, collectively or individually, may engage in a strike or a work stoppage. Nothing in this statute and KRS 65.015, 67A.6904, 67C.406, 70.262, 78.470, 78.480, 336.132, 336.134, 336.180, 336.990, and 345.050 shall be construed as altering, amending, granting, or removing the rights of public employees to associate collectively for self-organization and designate collectively representatives of their own choosing to negotiate the terms and conditions of their employment to effectively promote their own rights and general welfare. (2) Neither employers or their agents nor employees or associations, organizations or groups of employees shall engage or be permitted to engage in unfair or illegal acts or practices or resort to violence, intimidation, threats or coercion. (3) [(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section or any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes …
Sponsors
- Adrielle Camuel (D, HD-093) · primary sponsor
- Chad Aull (D, HD-079)
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
- Anne Donworth (D, HD-076)
- Alan Gentry (D, HD-046)
- Rachel Roarx (D, HD-038)
Latest actions
- : to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Employees, Local Government, Labor And Industry, Workforce
Common questions
- What is HB585?
- HB585 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to employment.
- What does HB585 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to employment.
- What is the status of HB585?
- In committee as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB585?
- Adrielle Camuel (D, HD-093), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB585?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb585.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.