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HB186Introduced in the House

AN ACT relating to qualifications for elected office.

IntroducedHouse Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs

Introduced by Shane Baker, District 85

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amend KRS 67.060, 83A.040, 160.180, and 262.240, to require a candidate for county commissioner, city mayor, city legislative body member, board of education member, and soil and water conservation district supervisor to be a natural born citizen of the United States and no other country and a national of only the United States in order to hold each respective office.

Where it stands

to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

January 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

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