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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 13: AN ACT relating to planning commission membership.

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 13 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to planning commission membership. Primary sponsor: Matt Deneen (Republican), Don Douglas (Republican), Greg Elkins (Republican), Rick Girdler (Republican), Steve Meredith (Republican), Matt Nunn (Republican), Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Mike Wilson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 23, 2026): to Committee on Committees (H).

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.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; amend KRS 100.133 and 100.137 to allow the inclusion of a nonvoting ex officio member of a planning unit to be a representative of a military installation to advise on matters relating to national security and other concerns for the military installation; provide that the Act may be cited as the Military Installation Protection Act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt DeneenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Don DouglasPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Greg ElkinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Rick GirdlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Steve MeredithPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Matt NunnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Lindsey TichenorPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Mike WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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 Committee on Committees (H)
  2. received in House
  3. 3rd reading, passed 37-0
  4. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 22, 2026
  5. 2nd reading, to Rules
  6. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  7. to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
  8. to Committee on Committees (S)
  9. introduced in Senate

Sources

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