Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB148: AN ACT relating to local government.
Status: In committee, February 2, 2026
Amend KRS 67.035, relating to branch offices of county clerks and sheriffs, to make technical changes.
What the bill says
An act relating to local government.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to local government. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 67.035 is amended to read as follows: (1) In all counties with a land area of more than 750 square miles, the sheriff and county clerk, when authorized by resolution of the fiscal court, may each maintain a branch office in any incorporated or unincorporated city of the county other than the county seat. (2) The sheriff and county clerk, when authorized by the fiscal court, may appoint one (1) or more deputies for the branch office. The salaries to be paid said deputies together with the office rent and other expenses incidental to maintaining branch offices shall be considered as a part of the necessary expenses of the respective officers and shall be paid in the manner now provided by law for those[such] expenses. (3) Branch offices as authorized by the fiscal court may be used for the same purposes as those for which the offices at the county seat are used; provided, however, that all records must be kept at the county seat. The period of time such branch offices shall be maintained, and the office hours, shall be fixed by the fiscal court. The compensation of the deputy in charge of the branch office shall be …
Sponsors
- Mike Nemes (R, SD-038) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Sheriffs, Technical Corrections, County Clerks
Common questions
- What is SB148?
- SB148 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to local government.
- What does SB148 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to local government.
- What is the status of SB148?
- In committee as of February 2, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB148?
- Mike Nemes (R, SD-038).
- Where is the official record for SB148?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb148.html
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