Kentucky House passes $31 billion budget

'Needs, not wants’: GOP-controlled KY House passes ‘restrained’ state spending plan • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, presides over debate Thursday on House Bill 500, the state's biennial budget. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House on Thursday approved a two-year state spending plan described by budget chair Jason Petrie as “restrained” and fulfilling “needs, not wants.” House Bill 500, approved on a mostly party line vote, allocates more than $30 billion in General Fund reven…

Kentucky House passes $31 billion budget

The two-year spending plan now goes to the State Senate for further adjustments.

Kentucky House passes $31B state budget bill, sends to Senate

The Capitol Building in Frankfort is closed for renovations, as Kentucky lawmakers kicked off the 2026 legislative session in a nearby temporary structure.(Joe Sonka / KPR)The Kentucky House on Thursday passed an executive branch budget bill outlining $31 billion of state spending over the next two fiscal years.The bill backed by the dominant Republican supermajority cleared the chamber by a nearly party-line vote of 81-18, as only two Democrati…

GOP-controlled House passes 'restrained' state spending plan; 'Needs, not wants' - NKyTribune

By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky House on Thursday approved a two-year state spending plan described by budget chair Jason Petrie as “restrained” and fulfilling “needs, not wants.” House Bill 500, approved on a mostly party-line vote, allocates more than $30 billion in General Fund revenues and adds $617 million to the $3.7 billion already...