SB198Introduced in the Senate
AN ACT relating to operations in the Office of the Attorney General.
Introduced by Stephen Meredith, District 5
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Create a new section of KRS 15.800 to 15.876 to require staff in the Department of Law with access to or use of federal tax information to submit to a criminal background check to be provided to the Attorney General; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; establish that each state agency is for all purposes the custodian of its own records; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to establish a 10-year statute of limitations in actions brought by the Attorney General; amend KRS 13B.140 to prohibit a hearing officer from being named as a party in any court action seeking judicial review of a final order of an agency; amend KRS 216B.115 to establish that in any appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court, neither the Attorney General nor any hearing officer shall be named as a party; amend KRS 322A.030 to remove the Attorney General as legal adviser to the Board of Registration for Professional Geologists; amend KRS 403.213 to remove the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a member of the commission charged with review of the child support tables to conform with the transfer of child support enforcement to the Attorney General; amend KRS 367.160 to conform; make technical corrections.
Where it stands
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
April 1, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Veto Override RCS# 387 · March 31, 2026
67
Yes
19
No
14
Absent or Not Voting
100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Rudy | 1 | Yes |
| Kimberly Holloway | 2 | No |
| Randy Bridges | 3 | Yes |
| Wade Williams | 4 | Yes |
| Mary Imes | 5 | Yes |
| Chris Freeland | 6 | Yes |
| Suzanne Miles | 7 | Yes |
| Walker Thomas | 8 | Yes |
| Myron Dossett | 9 | Yes |
| Josh Calloway | 10 | Absent |
Bill history
introduced in Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
to Judiciary (S)
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2nd reading, to Rules
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
3rd reading, passed 32-0
received in House
to Committee on Committees (H)
to Judiciary (H)
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2nd reading, to Rules
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
taken from the Orders of the Day
recommitted to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
taken from Rules
placed in the Orders of the Day
3rd reading, passed 67-19 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
received in Senate
to Rules (S)
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
received in House
to Rules (H)
posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
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