Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 889: AN ACT relating to operations within the Department of Corrections and declaring an emergency.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 889 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on March 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to operations within the Department of Corrections and declaring an emergency. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2026): to Committee on Committees (S).
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Amend KRS 196.026, relating to organizational units of the Department of Corrections, to establish the Division of Central Kentucky Medical Correctional Complex within the Department of Corrections Office of Adult Institutions.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No sponsor recorded in source data. | ||||
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- to Committee on Committees (S)
- received in Senate
- 3rd reading, passed 91-0
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
- reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
- returned to Judiciary (H)
- 1st reading
- taken from Judiciary (H)
- to Judiciary (H)
- to Committee on Committees (H)
- introduced in House