Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB69: AN ACT relating to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund and declaring an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to allow a contribution to be made to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund through an income tax refund designation effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026; require the designation to be printed on the face of the individual income tax form; require a description of the trust fund in the individual income tax return instructions; require the Department of Revenue to transfer the funds designated to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to create the autism spectrum disorder trust fund; amend KRS194A.624 to require the Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders to administer the trust fund; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission and to promulgate administrative regulations; EMERGENCY.
What the bill says
An act relating to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund and declaring an emergency.
From the committee substitute text:
AN ACT relating to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 194A IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) The autism spectrum disorder trust fund is hereby created in the State Treasury as a separate trust fund. The fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (2) The fund shall receive amounts from grants, contributions, appropriations, or other moneys made available for the purposes of the fund. (3) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, fund amounts not expended at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. (4) Moneys in the fund shall be used to support autism spectrum disorder research and services for Kentuckians. Funds shall be administered and distributed by the Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders created in Section 2 of this Act for the purposes set forth in this section and Section 2 of this Act. Section 2. KRS 194A.624 is amended to read as follows: (1) The Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders is hereby created and shall be attached to the Office of Autism within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for administrative purposes. (2) The Advisory Council …
Sponsors
- Julie Raque Adams (R, SD-036) · primary sponsor
- Danny Carroll (R, SD-002)
- Matthew Deneen (R, SD-010)
- Robert Mills (R, SD-004)
- Brandon Storm (R, SD-021)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : passed 38-0
- : Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
- : taken from Rules
- : to Rules (S)
- : received in Senate
Votes
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 69 w/ HCS 1 (HCS 1) RSN# 3983 (March 25, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 314 (March 24, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 69 RSN# 3829 (February 17, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Reports Mandated, Effective Dates, Emergency, Diseases, Taxation, Taxation, Income--Individual, Fiscal Note, Health And Medical Services, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings
Common questions
- What is SB69?
- SB69 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund and declaring an emergency.
- What does SB69 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the autism spectrum disorder trust fund and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of SB69?
- Signed into law as of April 3, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19) (April 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB69?
- Julie Raque Adams (R, SD-036), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB69?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb69.html
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