Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB186: AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations.
Status: In committee, March 20, 2026
Amend KRS 48.100, relating to branch budget recommendations, to specify that the Governor shall submit a separate recommendation for the Transportation Cabinet.
What the bill says
An act relating to branch budget recommendations.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 48.100 is amended to read as follows: (1) A branch budget recommendation shall be submitted to the General Assembly by the Governor for the executive branch, including a separate recommendation for the Transportation Cabinet, the Chief Justice for the judicial branch, and the Legislative Research Commission for the legislative branch. The budget recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly on or before the tenth legislative day of each even-numbered-year regular session, except in the year following the election of a new Governor when the budget recommendations shall be submitted not later than the fifteenth legislative day of an even-numbered-year regular session. (2) Budget recommendations shall be submitted on the first day of any extraordinary session called for the purpose of amending a branch budget bill. XXXX 2/11/2026 10:35 AM Jacketed
Sponsors
- Christian McDaniel (R, SD-023) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- : 2nd reading
- : taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- : returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- : 1st reading
- : taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- : to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: State Agencies, Budget And Financial Administration, Transportation
Common questions
- What is SB186?
- SB186 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to branch budget recommendations.
- What does SB186 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to branch budget recommendations.
- What is the status of SB186?
- In committee as of March 20, 2026. Latest action: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (March 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB186?
- Christian McDaniel (R, SD-023).
- Where is the official record for SB186?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb186.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.