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KY HB384

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jared Bauman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Modifies road fund revenue sharing formulas by establishing a $775 million threshold: when revenue sharing funds are at or below this amount, current percentage allocations (18.3% for county roads, 7.7% for urban roads) remain unchanged; when funds exceed this threshold, allocations shift to fixed base amounts ($141,825,000 for counties, $59,675,000 for urban areas) plus 13% of funds exceeding $775 million

  • Maintains the existing 22.2% allocation for secondary and rural road construction, reconstruction, and maintenance administered by the Transportation Cabinet

  • Caps Kentucky Transportation Center funding at $190,000 per fiscal year from the 0.1% road fund allocation

  • Adds statutory definitions for "construction," "reconstruction," "maintenance," "street," and "urban road" to clarify eligible expenses including planning, surveying, rights-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, lighting, and hazard elimination

  • Declares an emergency to take effect immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval to implement budgetary changes at the start of the fiscal year

Legislative Description

AN ACT relating to road fund receipts and declaring an emergency.

Local Mandate

Last Action

to Transportation (H)

1/22/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/22/2026
Committee On Committees1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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