County Treasurer Appointment Timing Restructured
Summary
Kentucky Senate Bill 149 amends KRS 68.010 to restructure county treasurer appointment timing, aligning it with county officer elections. The bill establishes new provisions for acting treasurers during absences exceeding 5 days, sets a 60-day window to fill vacancies, and requires corporate surety bonds for treasurers and deputy treasurers.
What changed
SB149 amends Kentucky Revised Statute 68.010 to restructure the timing of county treasurer appointments, now tied to county officer elections. Key provisions include: requiring corporate surety bonds for county treasurers, permitting fiscal courts to appoint acting treasurers after 5 days of absence, establishing a 60-day vacancy-filling deadline, and outlining authority, oath, and bond requirements for deputy county treasurers.
Kentucky county governments and fiscal courts should review existing county treasurer appointment procedures to ensure compliance with the new timing requirements. County treasurers should verify their bonds meet the corporate surety requirement. The bill passed the Senate 38-0 and the House without dissenting votes.
What to do next
- Review county treasurer appointment procedures to align with new election-based timing requirements
- Verify county treasurer bond is a corporate surety bond as required
- Update policies for acting treasurer appointments during absences exceeding 5 days
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kentucky / SB149 Passed SB149 Senate Bill Passed 2026-03-17
AN ACT relating to the office of county treasurer.
Amend KRS 68.010, relating to the office of county treasurer, to time the appointment of county treasurer to the election of county officer's; require the county treasurer's bond be corporate surety; stipulate that an acting county treasurer may be appointed for reason of the treasurer's absence; provide if the county treasurer is unable to perform the duties of the office for 5 days the fiscal court may appoint an acting county treasurer; set a time period of 60 days or upon the conclusion of the county treasurer's term, whichever occurs first, to fill the position of county treasurer, and allow the appointment of a deputy county treasurer and outline the authority, oath, and bond requirements of the position.
Bill Details
State Kentucky
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb149....
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Sponsors
Greg Elkins (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-03-31 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026 2026-03-26 H floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed 2026-03-25 H 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-03-24 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar 2026-03-19 H to Local Government (H) 2026-03-17 H to Committee on Committees (H) 2026-03-17 H received in House 2026-03-13 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 2026-03-12 S posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026 2026-03-12 S 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-03-11 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar 2026-03-09 S to State & Local Government (S) 2026-02-02 S to Committee on Committees (S) 2026-02-02 S introduced in Senate
Votes
2026-03-13 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3928 Yea: 38 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-02 S Committee on Committees 2026-03-09 S State & Local Government 2026-03-12 S Rules 2026-03-17 H Committee On Committees 2026-03-19 H Local Government 2026-03-25 H Rules
Amendments
0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment 0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment
Bill Text Versions
0000-00-00 Introduced 0000-00-00 Engrossed
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Counties Courts, Fiscal Financial Responsibility Local Government Public Officers and Employees Local Mandate Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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