# Kentucky HB 816: AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Kentucky HB 816, AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steven Rudy (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 119)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB816-2026RS - 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 816 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-02 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 119) - Sponsor: Steven Rudy (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriations, Budget And Financial Administration, Claims, Effective Dates, Emergency - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - One-time payments for audited unpaid claims: benefit, low. The law pays the specific people and companies named in the Act for audited claims that went unpaid. Each named payee gets the exact amount listed. These claims were not paid before because funds lapsed, were short, or a required procurement document was missing. Money comes from the General Fund,… - Payments for old uncashed state checks: benefit, low. The law pays the specific state checks named in the Act that were never cashed. The checks were made out to the listed people, their personal representatives, or firms, and were not presented within five years. Each recipient gets the exact amount shown in the Act. The law takes effect immediately. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steven Rudy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Petrie (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 91 | 1 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 119) - 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) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-26: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-26: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-25: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-25: 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-03-25: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-17: to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-16: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-16: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-13: 3rd reading, passed 91-1 with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-05: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-03-05: 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-03-04: to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-03-04: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-03-04: 1st reading (House) - 2026-03-04: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-03-02: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-03-02: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb816/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb816/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - 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 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb816/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb816/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [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 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [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) - [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-HB816-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).