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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 427 funds the Legislative Branch with $89.7 million in 2026-27 and $93.8 million in 2027-28
Last action · January 27, 2026: to Appropriations & Revenue (H)Sponsor: David Osborne
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 427 sets the operating budget for the Legislative Branch, appropriating $89,745,500 for 2026-2027 and $93,786,400 for fiscal year 2027-2028 from General and . The measure suspends operations of the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center, withholds legislative pension benefit increases for July 1, 2026, and transitions several official publications to electronic-only distribution.
The measure determines funding levels and operational rules for Kentucky legislative agencies, staff salary adjustments, and lawmakers' allowances across the 2026-2028 fiscal .
- The Legislative Research Commission is the administrative and policy research agency of the Kentucky General Assembly. context
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.
General Assembly members
Members receive adjusted daily compensation, interim expense allowances, and stationery allowances.
Legislative Research Commission employees
Employees receive salary adjustments matching state employee adjustments in the executive budget.
Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission
The commission receives dedicated General Fund and Restricted Fund appropriations across the biennium.
Key Facts
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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- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteeto Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Jan 16, 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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No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Discoveries
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Electronic Transition for Legislative Publications
The measure authorizes electronic-only distribution for official publications including statute books and chamber journals.
Connected Entities
Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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