Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HR116: A RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Research Commission to direct the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to investigate the misuse of state resources of the executive branch.
Status: In committee, March 6, 2026
Urge the Legislative Research Commission to direct the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to investigate the misuse of state resources in the executive branch and provide a report of its findings by December 1, 2026, to the Commission.
What the bill says
A resolution urging the Legislative Research Commission to direct the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to investigate the misuse of state resources of the executive branch.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Research Commission to direct the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to investigate the misuse of state resources of the executive branch. WHEREAS, Section 81 of the Constitution of Kentucky establishes that it is the duty of the Governor to take care that the laws of this Commonwealth are faithfully executed; and WHEREAS, the Governor is a public servant of the citizens of this Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, under the administration of Governor Any Beshear, the Office of Unemployment Insurance overpaid millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefits claims; and WHEREAS, under the administration of Governor Andy Beshear, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services failed to prevent at least $836 million dollars of Medicaid program waste; and WHEREAS, the Governor, under this administration, weaponized the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as a means to engage in targeted enforcement and retaliation against Kentuckians for their criticisms of the Governor, in violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Section 8 of the Constitution of Kentucky; and WHEREAS, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied this Governor qualified immunity for his retaliatory conduct against Kentuckians in violation of the First Amendment in Cooperrider v. Woods, 127 F.4th 1019 (6th Cir. 2025); and WHEREAS, qualified immunity protects "all but …
Sponsors
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066) · primary sponsor
- Kimberly Holloway (R, HD-002)
- Josh Calloway (R, HD-010)
- Marianne Proctor (R, HD-060)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Governor, Reports Mandated, Financial Responsibility, General Assembly, Legislative Research Commission
Common questions
- What is HR116?
- HR116 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Research Commission to direct the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to investigate the misuse of state resources of the executive branch.
- What does HR116 do?
- In its own words: A resolution urging the Legislative Research Commission to direct the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to investigate the misuse of state resources of the executive branch.
- What is the status of HR116?
- In committee as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (H) (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR116?
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR116?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hr116.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.