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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky requires state government branches to share software and data for public spending websites
Last action · March 9, 2026: to Small Business & Information Technology (H)Sponsor: Deanna Gordon
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky state government branches must freely share software, applications, data, and information used for website design and operation to reduce development costs and enhance public access to records. The legislation also removes an obsolete January 1, 2012 deadline from the statute governing the state's public spending website.
State agencies must now collaborate on digital infrastructure and share software tools to lower the cost of maintaining public-facing transparency websites.
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.
Finance and Administration Cabinet
The cabinet retains exclusive control and sole custodianship of executive branch records while complying with updated software-sharing requirements.
Branches of state government
All branches of state government must freely share software, applications, data, and information used for website design and operation.
Key Facts
- The Finance and Administration Cabinet must provide public access to executive branch expenditure records through a website.
- The public spending website must include payee names, expenditure categories, descriptions, amounts, links to financial documents, a searchable format, the current enacted budget, and links to legislative, judicial, and higher education portals.
- Information part of an electronic accounting system used by all branches, such as EMARS, must be updated at least weekly, while other information must be updated at least monthly.
- The Finance and Administration Cabinet maintains exclusive control and is the sole custodian of all information and records generated by executive branch activity.
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- Each branch of state government must freely share software, software developments, applications, data, and information with other branches to reduce website development costs and enhance public access.
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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 9, 2026HouseCommitteeto Small Business & Information Technology (H)
- Mar 2, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
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