All Roll Calls
Yes: 130 • No: 3
KentuckySB 2612026 Regular SessionSenate
AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.
Sponsored By: Robert Stivers (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Amusements And RecreationsCivil ActionsCountiesCourts, FiscalLocal GovernmentPropertyTourism
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Local governments can fund pedestrian swinging bridges
The law lets county fiscal courts and cities spend public money to care for pedestrian swinging bridges open for recreation. They can use local taxes, bonds, or joint agreements to pay for upkeep and safety work. Counties may own, operate, or maintain these bridges, and local ordinances must follow state standards. Counties must get the property owner's written consent before acting. The law sets no dollar amounts; local boards decide budgets.
Less legal risk for swinging bridges
The law treats pedestrian swinging bridges as land under Kentucky’s recreational-use law. Owners, including local governments that maintain these bridges, have limited duty to people using them for recreation. This reduces users’ ability to sue for injuries from ordinary hazards. The protection does not cover willful or malicious failures to warn or guard. Charging an admission fee removes the shield, but a general-use permit valid for at least 30 days is not a fee. Recreational use alone cannot create ownership rights or easements.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Robert Stivers
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/15/2026
3rd reading, passed
Yes: 93 • No: 3
Senate vote • 3/12/2026
3rd reading, passed
Yes: 37 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 192)
4/23/2026delivered to Governor
4/15/2026enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
4/15/2026Senateenrolled, signed by President of the Senate
4/15/2026Senatereceived in Senate
4/15/2026Senate3rd reading, passed 93-3
4/15/2026Houseplaced in the Orders of the Day
4/15/2026Housetaken from Rules
4/15/2026Housereported favorably, to Rules
4/15/2026Houseto Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
4/15/2026Housetaken from Committee on Committees (H)
4/15/2026Housereturned to Committee on Committees (H)
4/1/2026House2nd reading
4/1/2026Housetaken from Committee on Committees (H)
4/1/2026Housereturned to Committee on Committees (H)
3/31/2026House1st reading
3/31/2026Housetaken from Committee on Committees (H)
3/31/2026Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
3/13/2026Housereceived in House
3/13/2026House3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
3/12/2026Senatepassed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
3/11/2026Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
3/9/2026Senate2nd reading, to Rules
3/5/2026Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
3/4/2026Senateto State & Local Government (S)
3/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
Current
3/12/2026
Introduced
2/26/2026
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