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Kentucky · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 126: AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 126 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2025): to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 30 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
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

  1. to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
  2. to Committee on Committees (H)
  3. received in House
  4. 3rd reading, passed 37-0-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
  5. floor amendment adopted Committee Substitute (1)
  6. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 07, 2025
  7. 2nd reading, to Rules
  8. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
  9. to State & Local Government (S)
  10. to Committee on Committees (S)
  11. introduced in Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source