Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HR140: A RESOLUTION declaring that the Kentucky Supreme Court's opinion and order of April 6, 2026, is unconstitutional.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 15, 2026
Declare that the impeachment power of the General Assembly is inviolate; declare that the Supreme Court of Kentucky has no authority to impede the power of impeachment vested in the General Assembly; declare that the April 6, 2026 order of the Supreme Court of Kentucky is void as it violates Section 110 of the Constitution of Kentucky; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to determine what actions constitute a misdemeanor in office warranting impeachment; declare that the General Assembly has the sole authority to tax costs, attorney's fees, or other expenses in any impeachment proceeding.
What the bill says
A resolution declaring that the Kentucky Supreme Court's opinion and order of April 6, 2026, is unconstitutional.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION declaring that the Kentucky Supreme Court's opinion and order of April 6, 2026, is unconstitutional. WHEREAS, since the adoption of Kentucky's first Constitution in 1792, the power of impeachment has been vested solely in the House of Representatives; and WHEREAS, the adoption of the Judicial Article amendments in 1975 did not limit or circumscribe the authority of the House of Representatives to exercise its power of impeachment; and WHEREAS, the framers of the Judicial Article amendments in 1975 left no room for doubt that the adoption of the amendments did not limit or circumscribe the authority of the House of Representatives to exercise its power of impeachment when they included a revised Section 109 of the Constitution of Kentucky to state, "The impeachment powers of the General Assembly shall remain inviolate"; and WHEREAS, no opinion, order, or other action of the Court of Justice can limit or circumscribe the Constitution of Kentucky's vesting of the impeachment power in the House of Representatives and the power to try impeachments in the Senate; and WHEREAS, any opinion, order, or other action of the Court of Justice that purports to limit or circumscribe the Constitution of Kentucky's vesting of the impeachment power in the House of Representatives and the power to try impeachments in the Senate is void and ineffective because …
Sponsors
- John Blanton (R, HD-092) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : adopted by voice vote
- : to House Floor
- : taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: General Assembly, Fees, Court, Supreme, Judges And Court Commissioners, Constitution, Ky.
Common questions
- What is HR140?
- HR140 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A RESOLUTION declaring that the Kentucky Supreme Court's opinion and order of April 6, 2026, is unconstitutional.
- What does HR140 do?
- In its own words: A resolution declaring that the Kentucky Supreme Court's opinion and order of April 6, 2026, is unconstitutional.
- What is the status of HR140?
- Passed both chambers as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: adopted by voice vote (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR140?
- John Blanton (R, HD-092).
- Where is the official record for HR140?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hr140.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.