HB 753 — AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Summary

Propose to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide 4-year terms of office for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives beginning with those elected from even-numbered districts in November 2026 and with those elected from odd-numbered districts in November 2028; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Bill Text

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The bill amends the constitutional amendment process regarding the terms of members of the Kentucky House of Representatives and changes some publication and certification requirements established in KRS 118.415.

• KRS 118.415

  The General Assembly may state the substance of the amendment proposed to the Constitution of Kentucky in the form of a question in a manner calculated to inform the electorate of the substance of the amendment. → Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 118.415 to the contrary, the Secretary of State shall cause the entirety of the question in Section 1 of this Act and the entirety of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky contained in Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this Act to be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation published in this state, and shall also cause to be published at the same time and in the same manner the fact that the amendment will be submitted to the voters for their acceptance or rejection at the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be voted for.

  This change modifies the process for announcing constitutional amendments by explicitly requiring the Secretary of State to publish specific content regarding the proposed amendment.

• KRS 118.415

  The Secretary of State shall cause the question calculated to inform the electorate of the substance of the amendment which is prepared by the General Assembly to be published at least one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation published in this state, and shall also cause to be published at the same time and in the same manner the fact that the amendment will be submitted to the voters for their acceptance or rejection at the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be voted for. → Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 118.415 to the contrary, the Secretary of State, not later than the second Monday after the second Tuesday in August preceding the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be chosen in a year in which there is not an election for President and Vice President of the United States, or not later than the Thursday after the first Tuesday in September preceding a regular election in a year in which there is an election for President and Vice President of the United States, shall certify the entirety of the question in Section 1 of this Act and the entirety of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky contained in Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this Act to the county clerk of each county, and the county clerk shall have the entirety of the question and the amendment, as so certified, indicated on the ballots provided to the voters in paper or electronic form as applicable to the voting machines in use in each county or precinct.

  This change alters the certification process for the amendment question by specifying that the Secretary of State must certify the content from the bill to the county clerks.

Action History

1. March 04, 2026

   to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

2. February 25, 2026

   to Committee on Committees (H)

3. February 25, 2026

   introduced in House

Sponsors

• George Brown Jr. · Primary
• Beverly Chester-Burton · Primary

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