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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky creates ten coroner emergency response districts and appropriates $200,000 for disaster trailers
Last action · January 30, 2026: 2nd reading, to Rules recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)Sponsor: Matt Deneen
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky county coroners must establish ten multi-county emergency response districts equipped with specialized trailers, funded by a $200,000 for 2026-2027.
The measure establishes a statewide system of disaster response units for coroners, backed by $200,000 in state funding to purchase equipment for managing multiple fatality events and natural disasters.
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 coroners
County coroners must consult with the association to create ten multi-county emergency response districts and equip them.
Kentucky Coroners Association
Division of Emergency Management
The division must promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to effectuate the section.
Key Facts
- County coroners, in consultation with the Kentucky Coroners Association, must create ten emergency response districts comprising twelve counties each to cover all of Kentucky.
- Each emergency response district must be equipped with an emergency response trailer and necessary equipment for natural disasters and multiple fatality events.
- The Division of Emergency Management must promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to implement the section.
- A General Fund appropriation of $200,000 is made in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Military Affairs budget unit for distribution to the Kentucky Coroners Association.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 30, 2026SenateFloor2nd reading, to Rules recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- Jan 29, 2026Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- Jan 28, 2026SenateCommitteeto Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedintroduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
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Establishment of Regional Coroner Districts
Kentucky is shifting from purely localized coroner operations to a formalized ten-district structure for managing multiple-fatality events.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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