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HB 905KENTUCKYSession 2026RSState Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kentucky House Bill 905 adjusts how judicial branch salaries and court filing fees are set in the budget

Original title: AN ACT relating to salaries of the Court of Justice.

Last action · March 11, 2026: to Judiciary (H)Sponsor: Stephanie Dietz

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky HB 905 modifies the process for setting salaries for Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, District Court judges, and Circuit Court judges through the judicial branch budget bill, and requires the Chief Justice to report filing fee changes and projections.

Why it matters

Changes the specific mechanism and reporting requirements by which state judicial salaries and court filing fees are proposed and enacted in the state budget.

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.

Directly affected

justices and judges of the Court of Justice

Their salaries are set by the General Assembly within the judicial branch budget bill.

Directly affected

Chief Justice

Required to include specific judicial salaries, past filing fees, and anticipated fee increases in the judicial branch budget recommendation.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How are judicial salaries set under this bill?

Judicial salaries are set by the General Assembly in the judicial branch budget bill, either by incorporating the Chief Justice's recommendation by reference or by explicitly setting different salary amounts or incremental changes.

What reporting requirements are placed on the Chief Justice regarding court fees?

The Chief Justice must include past filing fees and costs, any changes made during the preceding biennium, and anticipated fee increases for the upcoming biennium in the .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

2 actions

Mar 11, 2026HouseCommittee
to Judiciary (H)
Mar 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Connected Entities

Chief Justice, Court of Justice, Supreme Court and 4 more

PersonChief Justice“Official responsible for submitting the judicial branch budget recommendation”Map →

OrganizationCourt of Justice“Judicial branch affected by salary and budget provisions”Map →

OrganizationSupreme Court“Court whose justices' salaries are set by the General Assembly”Map →

OrganizationDistrict Court“Court whose judges' salaries are included in the budget recommendation”Map →

OrganizationCourt of Appeals“Court whose judges' salaries are set by the General Assembly”Map →

OrganizationGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky“Legislative body enacting the bill”Map →

OrganizationCircuit Court“Court whose judges' salaries are included in the budget recommendation”Map →

Sources

Open source document

apps.legislature.ky.gov

Analysis Score

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Significance20
Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
Controversy10
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Entertainment5
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