Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB145: AN ACT relating to state personnel.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to allow the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Attorney General to employ persons exempt from approval requirements of the classified service as deemed necessary or advisable to make and carry out policy; permit the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Attorney General to increase, by administrative order, the salary of any classified employee with status up to the midpoint of the grade of the employee's classification.
What the bill says
An act relating to state personnel.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to state personnel. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 64 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Notwithstanding any provision of KRS Chapter 18A, KRS 41.060 or 64.640, or other law to the contrary, the State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, or Attorney General may: (1) Employ persons exempt from the classified service deemed necessary or advisable for making and carrying out policy; and (2) Increase by administrative order the salary of any classified employee with status up to the midpoint of the grade for the employee's classification. XXXX 11/17/2025 7:32 AM Jacketed
Sponsors
- Peyton Griffee (R, HD-026) · primary sponsor
- Mitch Whitaker (R, HD-094)
Latest actions
- : recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to State Government (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Secretary Of State, State Employees, Personnel And Employment, Actuarial Analysis, Attorney General, Treasurer, Public Officers And Employees
Common questions
- What is HB145?
- HB145 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to state personnel.
- What does HB145 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to state personnel.
- What is the status of HB145?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB145?
- Peyton Griffee (R, HD-026), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB145?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb145.html
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