Bill Sponsor
Kentucky Senate Bill 133
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 27, 2026
Sponsor
First Action
Jan 28, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
133
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 133 w/ HFA 3
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Berg
Yes
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Boswell
Yes
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Carpenter
Yes
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Carroll
Yes
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ChambersArmstrong
Yes
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Clemons
Yes
Unknown
Deneen
Yes
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Douglas
Yes
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Elkins
Yes
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Funke Frommeyer
Yes
Unknown
Girdler
Didn't Vote
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Givens
Yes
Unknown
Herron
Yes
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Higdon
Yes
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Howell
Yes
Unknown
Madon
Yes
Unknown
Mays Bledsoe
Yes
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McDaniel
Yes
Unknown
Mills
Yes
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Neal
Yes
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Nunn
Yes
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Raque Adams
Yes
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Rawlings
Yes
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Reed
Yes
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Richardson
Yes
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Stivers
Yes
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Storm
Yes
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Tichenor
Yes
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Webb
Yes
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West
Yes
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Wheeler
Yes
Unknown
Wise
Yes
Summary
Amend KRS 65A.030 to increase the fiscal reporting levels of special purpose governmental entities; allow entities conducting yearly audits to move to an audit every 4 years if the entity receives 2 sequential audit reports with unqualified opinions and report the fact that the entity is operating under the alternative audit schedule to the Department for Local Government; require an entity to have yearly audits if the entity receives anything but an unqualified audit opinion at a subsequent audit; amend KRS 147.635, relating to area planning commissions, to align their audit requirements to those in KRS 65A.030; amend KRS 220.280, relating to sanitation districts, to align their audit requirements to those in KRS 65A.030; amend KRS 43.070 and 186.240 to combine the county clerks' independent audits of motor vehicle and motorboat registration fees and licenses, motor vehicle usage taxes, and ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles and motorboats into the county clerks' regular periodic audit; require the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to bear the cost of the portion of the audit attributed to receipts from motor vehicles and motorboats; amend KRS 64.830, relating to final settlements of outgoing county officials, to make the settlement to be complete within 60 days of the expiration of the term of office or the date a vacancy is otherwise created to account for unexpected vacancies in office; require that if an official's vacancy does not coincide with the end of the calendar year or end of the official's term, the outgoing county official is to remit any remaining funds to the fiscal court as excess fees and require the fiscal court to provide an amount equal to the excess fees remitted by the outgoing official to the outgoing county official's successor for official use; repeal KRS 43.071, relating to the annual audit of county clerk's motor vehicle and motorboat tax receipts; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027.
04/27/2026
Senate
signed by Governor
04/15/2026
Senate
delivered to Governor
04/15/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/15/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/15/2026
Senate
passed 37-0
04/15/2026
Senate
Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (3)
04/15/2026
Senate
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (3)
04/15/2026
Senate
to Rules (S)
04/15/2026
Senate
received in Senate
04/15/2026
Senate
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Floor Amendment (3)
04/14/2026
Senate
floor amendment (3) filed
03/31/2026
Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
03/26/2026
Senate
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
03/25/2026
Senate
2nd reading, to Rules
03/24/2026
Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/13/2026
House
to Local Government (H)
03/11/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
03/11/2026
House
received in House
03/10/2026
Senate
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/06/2026
Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
03/05/2026
Senate
2nd reading, to Rules
03/04/2026
Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/02/2026
Senate
to State & Local Government (S)
01/28/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
01/28/2026
Senate
introduced in Senate
Sources
Record Created
Jan 28, 2026 10:41:51 PM
Record Updated
Apr 28, 2026 1:12:20 AM