# Kentucky SB 59: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. Kentucky SB 59, AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Steve Rawlings (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-04-14 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 155)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB59-2026RS - 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 59 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-04-14, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 155) - Sponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Education, Elementary And Secondary, Local Government, Local Mandate, Public Officers And Employees, Special Districts, Special Purpose Governmental Entities, State Agencies, Cities, Corrections Impact, Counties, Crimes And Punishments - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (243 yes, 59 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Government faces limits on ballot advocacy: cost, low. The law bans using local, state, or federal tax money and public resources to support or oppose ballot questions. This includes government equipment, buildings, websites, email, social media, and employee work time, including school staff. Violators face a $500 fine for a first offense and $1,000 f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Aaron Reed (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 31 | 7 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | passed | pass | 80 | 19 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | passed | pass | 29 | 8 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 75 | 16 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 28 | 9 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-04-14: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 155) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-14: passed 80-19 (House) - 2026-04-14: veto overridden (House) - 2026-04-14: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2026-04-14: taken from Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-14: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-14: received in House (House) - 2026-04-14: passed 31-7 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: veto overridden (Senate) - 2026-04-14: posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto - 2026-04-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Vetoed - 2026-03-26: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-26: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-03-26: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-26: passed 29-8 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) (House) - 2026-03-26: taken from Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-26: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-25: 3rd reading, passed 75-16 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) (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 (2) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-12: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-10: to State Government (H) (House) - 2026-03-06: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-03-06: received in House (House) - 2026-03-05: 3rd reading, passed 28-9 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-09: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-09: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb59/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-10: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb59/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/sb59/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb59/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-SB59-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).