Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 50 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 557 — AN ACT relating to correctional services.

Last action — to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 52 sponsors

    52 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (50 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Amend KRS 441.005 to define "restricted custody center" and make technical changes; create new sections of KRS Chapter 441 to require the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations providing the minimum standards for holdover facilities; require the Department of Corrections to contract with a fiscal court of a county or local or regional correctional authority to provide correctional services to state prisoners; allow prisoners being held for a nonviolent or nonsexual misdemeanor conviction to be housed in a restricted custody center; require jailers to get permission from the Department of Corrections before transferring a Class C or Class D felon to another jail unless required by statute or an emergency exists; establish the regional jail authority construction fund, and establish requirements for the Department of Corrections to submit a list of regional jail construction projects to the Legislative Research Commission; establish the regional jail conversion fund and establish requirements for receiving grant funds; amend KRS 431.215 to require the Commonwealth to pay a county a fee per day based on the county's actual costs to house prisoners for the time the prisoner was held before a conviction if the sentence the prisoner receives in whole or in part includes the amount of time served prior to judgment; amend KRS 441.025 to allow counties to contract with the Department of Corrections to house state prisoners and operate holdover facilities; amend KRS 441.045 to require the Commonwealth to pay counties for the costs of providing health services to prisoners the county is responsible for; amend KRS 441.420 to require the Department of Corrections to pay for architectural plans and engineering services associated with any tentatively approved construction of a local correctional facility; amend KRS 441.430 to allow a regional jail authority to receive tentative approval for new regional jail construction; amend KRS 441.520 to specify the rate that a jail that receives a transferred inmate can charge the originating jail; amend KRS 441.810 to require that the jailer of each county within a regional jail authority be a member of the board; amend various sections to conform.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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52 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 86 not signed on

Sponsors (52)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (86)

86 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 557 do?
Amend KRS 441.005 to define "restricted custody center" and make technical changes; create new sections of KRS Chapter 441 to require the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations providing the minimum standards for holdover facilities; require the Department of Corrections to contract with a fiscal court of a county or local or regional correctional authority to provide correctional services to state prisoners; allow prisoners being held for a nonviolent or nonsexual misdemeanor conviction to be housed in a restricted custody center; require jailers to get permission from the Department of Corrections before transferring a Class C or Class D felon to another jail unless required by statute or an emergency exists; establish the regional jail authority construction fund, and establish requirements for the Department of Corrections to submit a list of regional jail construction projects to the Legislative Research Commission; establish the regional jail conversion fund and establish requirements for receiving grant funds; amend KRS 431.215 to require the Commonwealth to pay a county a fee per day based on the county's actual costs to house prisoners for the time the prisoner was held before a conviction if the sentence the prisoner receives in whole or in part includes the amount of time served prior to judgment; amend KRS 441.025 to allow counties to contract with the Department of Corrections to house state prisoners and operate holdover facilities; amend KRS 441.045 to require the Commonwealth to pay counties for the costs of providing health services to prisoners the county is responsible for; amend KRS 441.420 to require the Department of Corrections to pay for architectural plans and engineering services associated with any tentatively approved construction of a local correctional facility; amend KRS 441.430 to allow a regional jail authority to receive tentative approval for new regional jail construction; amend KRS 441.520 to specify the rate that a jail that receives a transferred inmate can charge the originating jail; amend KRS 441.810 to require that the jailer of each county within a regional jail authority be a member of the board; amend various sections to conform.
Who sponsors HB 557?
HB 557 is sponsored by Susan Witten (Republican), Nick Wilson (Republican), Wade Williams (Republican), Richard White (Republican), Mitch Whitaker (Republican), Timmy Truett (Republican), Aaron Thompson (Republican), Walker Thomas (Republican), Nancy Tate (Republican), Tom Smith (Republican), Scott Sharp (Republican), Rachel Roarx (Democrat), Steve Riley (Republican), Rebecca Raymer (Republican), Michael Sarge Pollock (Republican), Jason Nemes (Republican), Amy Neighbors (Republican), Suzanne Miles (Republican), Shawn McPherson (Republican), Bobby McCool (Republican), Candy Massaroni (Republican), Savannah Maddox (Republican), William Lawrence (Republican), DJ Johnson (Republican), Kevin Jackson (Republican), Mary Beth Imes (Republican), Thomas Huff (Republican), Kim Holloway (Republican), Samara Heavrin (Republican), Mark Hart (Republican), Tony Hampton (Republican), David Hale (Republican), Vanessa Grossl (Republican), Peyton Griffee (Republican), Deanna Gordon (Republican), Jim Gooch Jr. (Republican), Al Gentry (Democrat), Chris Fugate (Republican), Chris Freeland (Republican), Patrick Flannery (Republican), Daniel Elliott (Republican), Robert Duvall (Republican), Ryan Dotson (Republican), Myron Dossett (Republican), Mike Clines (Republican), Josh Calloway (Republican), Emily Callaway (Republican), Randy Bridges (Republican), Steve Bratcher (Republican), John Blanton (Republican), Ryan Bivens (Republican), and Michael Meredith (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 557?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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