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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky Overhauls Court Facility Construction and Transfers Project Oversight to Local Governments
Last action · March 11, 2026: to Judiciary (H)Sponsor: Jason Nemes
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 919 restructures the oversight, design, and financing of future state court facility projects, transferring primary planning and construction authority to local governments and establishing the Court Facilities Construction Standards Board, taking effect July 1, 2026.
Local governments gain full authority and responsibility for managing new court facility planning, design, financing, and construction, shifting away from direct Administrative Office of the Courts oversight.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County fiscal courts and local legislative bodies
Assume full authority and responsibility for planning, design, financing, construction, and maintenance of new court facilities.
Administrative Office of the Courts
Shifts from managing and overseeing court facility construction to an advisory role with nonvoting representation on local project boards.
Court Facilities Construction Standards Board
Newly created entity tasked with establishing minimum design standards and reviewing project variances and final facility compliance.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeto Judiciary (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
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Decentralization of Court Facility Construction
The bill represents a distinct shift in Kentucky capital project administration by transitioning project control and legal responsibilities from the Administrative Office of the Courts to local county governments.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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