Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 14 R · 13 D cosponsors

HB 755 — AN ACT relating to associations and individual representation rights.

Last action — recommitted 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 25, 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

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 27 sponsors

    27 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 R · 13 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to allow public employee collective bargaining organizations to represent only dues-paying members; allow nonmember employees to be represented by counsel of their choosing, subject to reasonable employer procedures; grant the labor organization the right to represent a nonmember employee in an action involving the interpretation or enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement; allow nonmember employees to enter into a written agreement with the labor organization for representation for a reasonable fee; apply to agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  2. reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

  3. returned to Local Government (H)

  4. 1st reading

  5. taken from Local Government (H)

  6. to Local Government (H)

  7. to Committee on Committees (H)

  8. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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27 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

Sponsors (27)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (111)

111 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 755 do?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to allow public employee collective bargaining organizations to represent only dues-paying members; allow nonmember employees to be represented by counsel of their choosing, subject to reasonable employer procedures; grant the labor organization the right to represent a nonmember employee in an action involving the interpretation or enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement; allow nonmember employees to enter into a written agreement with the labor organization for representation for a reasonable fee; apply to agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.
Who sponsors HB 755?
HB 755 is sponsored by Susan Witten (Republican), Joshua Watkins (Democrat), Pamela Stevenson (Democrat), Sarah Stalker (Democrat), Tom Smith (Republican), Rachel Roarx (Democrat), Adam Moore (Democrat), Bobby McCool (Republican), Chris Lewis (Republican), Matthew Lehman (Democrat), Nima Kulkarni (Democrat), John Hodgson (Republican), Vanessa Grossl (Republican), Peyton Griffee (Republican), Al Gentry (Democrat), Ken Fleming (Republican), Anne Gay Donworth (Democrat), Beverly Chester-Burton (Democrat), Adrielle Camuel (Democrat), Emily Callaway (Republican), Lindsey Burke (Democrat), John Blanton (Republican), Ryan Bivens (Republican), Jared Bauman (Republican), Chad Aull (Democrat), Patrick Flannery (Republican), and Jason Nemes (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 755?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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