Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB905: AN ACT relating to salaries of the Court of Justice.
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
Amend KRS 48.195 to establish that the General Assembly shall set the salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals.
What the bill says
An act relating to salaries of the Court of Justice.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to salaries of the Court of Justice. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 48.195 is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) The General Assembly shall set the salaries of the justices and judges of the Court of Justice in the judicial branch budget bill. (b) 1. The Chief Justice shall include in the judicial branch budget recommendation the salaries of[ the justices and] the judges of the District Court and Circuit Court. 2. If the General Assembly concurs with the recommended judicial salaries contained in the judicial branch budget recommendation, then the[ judicial] salaries of the judges of the District Court and Circuit Court and shall be set in the judicial branch budget bill by incorporating by reference the judicial branch budget recommendation. 3. If the General Assembly sets judicial salaries different from the judicial branch budget recommendation, then the General Assembly shall set forth the salaries of the[ justices and] judges of the District Court and Circuit Court, or the incremental changes in the judicial branch budget bill. (2) The General Assembly shall set the salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges of the Court of Appeals. (3) The Chief Justice shall include in the judicial branch budget recommendation: (a) The filing …
Sponsors
- Stephanie Dietz (R, HD-065) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Judiciary (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: General Assembly, Court, Supreme, Court Of Appeals
Common questions
- What is HB905?
- HB905 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to salaries of the Court of Justice.
- What does HB905 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to salaries of the Court of Justice.
- What is the status of HB905?
- In committee as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: to Judiciary (H) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB905?
- Stephanie Dietz (R, HD-065).
- Where is the official record for HB905?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb905.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.