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HB529 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-07

AN ACT relating to the Parole Board and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 439.320 to establish a term of 4 years for members of the Parole Board; allow the Governor to extend a term not more than 1 year if the expiration of the term causes more than 2 terms to expire in the same calendar year; allow the board to utilize panels of 2 or more members for parole and final parole revocation hearings; amend KRS 439.340 to change the time for parole review eligibility to 180 or more days to serve.

Bill Details

State

Kentucky

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb529....

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Sponsors

Daniel Elliott (Rep - R)
Jason Nemes (Rep - R)
George Brown (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-04-07 H signed by Governor
2026-03-26 H delivered to Governor
2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-26 H received in House
2026-03-25 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0
2026-03-24 S passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
2026-03-20 S posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
2026-03-13 S 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2026-03-12 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2026-03-11 S to Judiciary (S)
2026-02-19 S to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-19 S received in Senate
2026-02-18 H 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-02-13 H floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-12 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026
2026-02-12 H 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-11 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-02-06 H to Judiciary (H)
2026-01-30 H to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-30 H introduced in House

Votes

2026-02-18 House: Veto Override RCS# 107 Yea: 99 Nay: 0
2026-03-25 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4010 Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-30 H Committee On Committees
2026-02-06 H Judiciary
2026-02-12 H Rules
2026-02-19 S Committee on Committees
2026-03-11 S Judiciary
2026-03-13 S Rules

Amendments

0000-00-00 House Committee Substitute
0000-00-00 House Committee Amendment
0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced
0000-00-00 Engrossed

Subjects

Boards and Commissions Governor Probation and Parole

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