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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 145: AN ACT relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and declaring an emergency.

Enacted 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 145 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Julie Adams (Republican), Mike Wilson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): signed by Governor (Acts Ch.3).

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 243.033 to modify alcoholic beverage caterer duties and privileges; remove caterer Sunday sales restrictions; prohibit the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from imposing or attempting to enforce minimum customer thresholds or maximum event limits for caterers; amend KRS 243.090 to require the department to approve or deny a license application within 45 days after receipt of the application; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julie AdamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
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. signed by Governor (Acts Ch.3)
  2. delivered to Governor
  3. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  4. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  5. passed 35-2
  6. Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
  7. posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1)
  8. to Rules (S)
  9. received in Senate
  10. 3rd reading, passed 84-13 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
  11. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
  12. 2nd reading, to Rules

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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