# Kentucky SB 5: AN ACT relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 5, AN ACT relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason Howell (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-27 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB5-2026RS - 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 5 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-03-27, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8) - Sponsor: Jason Howell (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Agriculture, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Federal Laws And Regulations, Foods And Beverages, Public Procurement - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (165 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Schools can buy Kentucky-grown food: benefit, low. Local school boards and districts in USDA Child Nutrition Programs can buy Kentucky-grown farm products. Purchases must follow federal law. These buys do not have to follow Kentucky’s general procurement and bidding laws (KRS 45A.345–45A.460 and KRS 424.260). "Kentucky-grown" uses the state’s stand… - Takes effect immediately statewide: mixed, low. The law declares an emergency. It takes effect as soon as it is signed or otherwise becomes law. Schools and other covered entities can use these new purchasing rules right away. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason Howell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | passed | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-03-20 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-03-27: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 8) - 2026-03-24: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-24: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-03-24: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-24: passed 35-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-03-24: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-03-24: taken from Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-24: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-24: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-20: 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-03-19: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill (House) - 2026-03-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-03-04: to Agriculture (H) (House) - 2026-02-06: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-06: received in House (House) - 2026-02-05: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-04: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-03: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-30: to Agriculture (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-24: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb5/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb5/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/sb5/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb5/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-SB5-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).