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Kentucky House introduces dozens of bills, adopts citation for local resident and adjourns to Jan. 13
Summary
The Kentucky House of Representatives convened for a procedural floor session that included unanimous approvals, committee scheduling announcements, adoption of a citation honoring Bill Nicol, the introduction of multiple bills and resolutions on topics from cultured meat to firearms and a motion to adjourn to Jan. 13, 2026.
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House of Representatives opened a brief floor session that centered on procedural business, committee scheduling and the introduction of more than a dozen bills and resolutions before adjourning until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
An invocation was delivered at the start of the session by Reverend Les Whitlock of First Corinthian Baptist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The presiding officer announced, “There being 95 members present, quorum is declared,” and the House moved quickly through routine business by unanimous consent.
The chamber approved the journal from Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, and granted a series of unanimous-consent motions, including a request to excuse absent members and a temporary suspension of rules to allow members to cosponsor bills or submit vote modifications provided required paperwork is filed.
Members used the time largely for scheduling announcements. Committees including Small Business Information Technology; Transportation; Postsecondary Education; Local Government; House Land and Occupations; Appropriations Revenue; Education K‑12; Agriculture; Natural Resources and Energy; Families and Children; and the Government Contract Review Committee were given meeting notices or told they would not meet this week. Several standing committees, including the Oversight Investigation Committee and a House budget-review panel, were scheduled to meet upon adjournment.
The House adopted a citation honoring the late Bill Nicol. Members spoke in tribute and the citation was moved and adopted by unanimous consent.
Clerk and members then heard a large package of bill introductions across a range of policy areas. Among those reported by the clerk were House Bill 305 (relating to grand jury service); HB 308 (listed as relating to "*** crimes" in the clerk’s reading); HB 309 (relating to cultured meat products); HB 310 (postsecondary funding); HB 311 (railroad crossings); HB 312 (concealed firearms and deadly weapons); HB 314 (establishing the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declaring an emergency); HB 317 (proposing a constitutional amendment concerning property exempt from taxation); HB 318 (rights in name, voice and likeness); HB 319 (landlord-tenant matters); HB 320 (human trafficking); multiple bills addressing child care and child welfare; and joint and concurrent resolutions including a directive to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to study planning to mitigate wildlife collisions and a joint resolution directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw a waiver application submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Committee on Committees reported it had met and referred several bills (including HBs 164, 176, 184 and 265, as read) to the Banking and Insurance Committee for consideration.
Before adjourning, Representative McCracken moved that the House stand adjourned until 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026; the motion carried by unanimous consent and the House adjourned.
No recorded roll-call votes or substantive floor debates on specific bills were held during this session. The clerk’s readings and the agenda indicate a heavy focus on introductions and scheduling rather than detailed policy debate. The next floor or committee activities were scheduled by individual committees and will be reflected on future calendars.
