# Kentucky SB 10: AN ACT proposing to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences. Kentucky SB 10, AN ACT proposing to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christian McDaniel (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-04-01 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 12)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB10-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 10 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT proposing to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-04-01, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 12) - Sponsor: Christian McDaniel (Republican) - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Constitution, Ky., County Clerks, Crimes And Punishments, Elections And Voting, Governor, Secretary Of State, Local Mandate - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (154 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Kentucky voters decide election-season pardon limits: cost, low. The law sends a constitutional amendment to Kentucky voters at the next regular election for approval or rejection. The amendment bars the governor from granting pardons, sentence reductions, or reprieves during an election-season window. That window starts 60 days before the election for governor… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christian McDaniel (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig Richardson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Danny Carroll (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Wilson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Max Wise (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robby Mills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 82 | 12 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | passed | pass | 36 | 1 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-01: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 12) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-01: passed 36-1 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-04-01: taken from Rules (Senate) - 2026-04-01: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-01: 3rd reading, passed 82-12 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-04-01: floor amendment (1) adopted (House) - 2026-04-01: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2026-04-01: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-03-27: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-26: floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed (House) - 2026-03-26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-03-13: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) (House) - 2026-01-21: received in House (House) - 2026-01-20: 3rd reading, passed 36-0-1 (Senate) - 2026-01-16: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-15: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-14: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-12: to State & Local Government (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-08: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-08: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb10/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb10/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) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb10/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb10/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) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [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) - [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-SB10-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).