# Kentucky HB 503: AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Kentucky HB 503, AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason Petrie (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-04-14 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 166)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB503-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 503 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-04-14, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 166) - Sponsor: Jason Petrie (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriations, Budget And Financial Administration, General Assembly, Legislative Research Commission, State Agencies - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (333 yes, 60 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Legislative staff raises match state employees: benefit, low. Legislative Research Commission employees receive a salary adjustment in each fiscal year of the 2026-28 budget. Each adjustment matches the one provided to State and Executive Branch employees. The law does not state the adjustment amounts. - Conference organizers gain temporary alcohol licenses: benefit, low. The law requires temporary nonprofit alcohol licenses for qualifying nonprofits, organizers, or sponsors of state, regional, or national conferences. Each license lasts no more than 30 days and excludes political campaign fundraisers. License holders and their staff or agents can handle alcohol, se… - Kentucky funds legislative operations and ethics: cost, medium. Kentucky provides $90.2014 million for legislative operations in fiscal year 2026-27 and $92.8997 million in 2027-28. These totals include General Fund money of $90.1264 million and $92.7247 million, respectively. Restricted funds supply the remaining $75,000 and $175,000. Within these totals, the… - Legislative pension recipients miss July increase: cost, low. The law blocks a July 1, 2026 pension increase for retirement allowance recipients covered by KRS 6.500–6.577. It does not state the amount of the blocked increase. This restriction concerns an increase, not a cut to existing pension payments. - Kentucky limits distribution of legislative publications: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Kentucky suspends distribution of the final issue of the Legislative Record and the interim Legislative Record. The Legislative Research Commission director can also choose electronic-only distribution for certain official publications. These include the Acts of the General… - Kentucky policy research center stays suspended: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center and its governing board remain suspended. The law provides no funding for either fiscal year of the 2026-28 budget. The suspension lasts through June 30, 2028, unless funding is restored earlier. - Kentucky funds a judicial pay study: cost, low. Kentucky provides $1 million in fiscal year 2026-27 for an outside consultant to study Judicial Branch pay. The study covers elected and nonelected personnel, job classifications, pay levels, and how pay compares with the job market. It must recommend possible adjustments and reach the Interim Join… - Kentucky legislators get allowances, limited raises: mixed, low. Kentucky legislators' daily pay and interim expense allowances stay at the levels authorized for 2024-26. Beginning January 1, 2027, adjustments are limited to the salary increase provided to State and Executive Branch employees. The law does not state that increase's amount. At the start of each l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason Petrie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Adam Bowling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Josh Bray (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Rudy (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | House | passed | pass | 71 | 19 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 6 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | passed | pass | 79 | 15 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 75 | 20 | | ## Actions (69) - 2026-04-14: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 166) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-14: received in House (House) - 2026-04-14: passed 32-6 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: vetoes overridden (Senate) - 2026-04-14: posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes - 2026-04-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-14: passed 71-19 (House) - 2026-04-14: vetoes overridden (House) - 2026-04-14: posted for consideration of Governor's line vetoes - 2026-04-14: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-04-14: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-14: received in House (House) - 2026-04-13: line items vetoed - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-01: passed 79-15 (House) - 2026-04-01: Free Conference Committee report adopted in House (House) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Conference Committee Report (House) - 2026-04-01: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-04-01: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-01: received in House (House) - 2026-04-01: passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report (House) - 2026-04-01: Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate (House) - 2026-03-19: Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate (House) - 2026-03-19: Senate refused to recede (Senate) - 2026-03-19: posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-19: House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-03-19: received in House (House) - 2026-03-18: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-18: placed in the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-03-18: taken from Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-18: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-17: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-17: 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-17: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-16: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-16: 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-03-16: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-03: 3rd reading, passed 75-20 with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-03: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2026-03-03: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-03-03: floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-03-03: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-02-25: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-02-25: 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-25: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-02-24: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-02-24: 1st reading (House) - 2026-02-24: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-02-23: floor amendment (1) filed (House) - 2026-02-03: to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-01-27: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-27: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb503/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb503/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb503/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb503/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB503-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).