Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB892: AN ACT relating to state procurement.
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
Amend KRS 45A.100, relating to small purchases by state governmental bodies, to increase the small purchase annual limit for any state governmental body to $7,500 from $1,000; increase the small purchase construction project annual limit to $50,000 from $10,000; require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to make recommendations on revisions to the maximum small purchase amounts to the General Assembly.
What the bill says
An act relating to state procurement.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to state procurement. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 45A.100 is amended to read as follows: (1) Procurements may be made in accordance with small purchase administrative regulations promulgated by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, in accordance with[pursuant to] KRS Chapter 13A, as follows: (a) Up to fifty[ten] thousand dollars ($50,000)[($10,000)] per project for construction and seven thousand five hundred[one thousand] dollars ($7,500)[($1,000)] for purchases by any state governmental body, except for those state administrative bodies specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection; and (b) Up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per project for construction or purchases by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, state institutions of higher education, and the legislative branch of government. (2) Procurement requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to constitute a small purchase under this section. Reverse auctions may be used for small purchase procurements. At least every two (2) years, the secretary shall review the prevailing costs of labor and materials and shall[may] make recommendations to the next regular session of the General Assembly for the revision of the[ then current] maximum small purchase amounts in subsection (1) of this section[amount] as justified by intervening changes in the cost of labor and materials. (3) The secretary of …
Sponsors
- Richard White (R, HD-099) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to State Government (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Public Procurement, Contracts
Common questions
- What is HB892?
- HB892 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to state procurement.
- What does HB892 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to state procurement.
- What is the status of HB892?
- In committee as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: to State Government (H) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB892?
- Richard White (R, HD-099).
- Where is the official record for HB892?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb892.html
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