Kentucky - Session 26RS
Title: AN ACT relating to contract procurement.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to require the Auditor of Public Accounts to conduct a biennial audit of the contract procurement systems of the Department of Highways; enumerate issues to be examined in the audit; allow the Auditor to contract for professional services; require the Department of Highways to reimburse the Auditor for the cost of the audit; require submission of the audit to the LRC by October 31st of each odd numbered year; amend KRS 176.050 to require the Department of Highways to reimburse the Auditor for the biennial audit of contract procurement procedures; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the advertisement and award of bids for highway construction; amend KRS 176.210 to prohibit the Department of Highways from making public the identity of a qualified bidder on a particular project prior to the bid letting on that project.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-04 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-04 | Latest Action | 02/04/26: to Transportation (H) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 567 | AN ACT relating to open records. | passed_lower |
| HB 607 | AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments. | passed_lower |
| SB 198 | AN ACT relating to operations in the Office of the Attorney General. | passed_upper |
| SB 5 | AN ACT relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement and declaring an emergency. | enacted |
| HB 189 | AN ACT relating to pedestrians. | enrolled |
| HB 58 | AN ACT relating to privacy protection. | enrolled |
| HB 648 | AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers. | enrolled |
| HB 658 | AN ACT relating to limited commercial driver's licenses and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |