Kentucky HB 313: AN ACT relating to elections. Amend KRS 242.020 to prohibit changing a petition for a local option election once it has been filed; establish petition requirements for a local option election; permit the local option question to be placed on the ballot for the next primary or regular election held in that territory; amend KRS 242.030 to require a local option election to be held on the same day as a primary or regular election; require a local option election to be held in any territory less than a county on the same day as an election day for the entire county; establish dates by which a petition for a local option election must be filed; amend KRS 242.040 to remove the requirement for sheriffs to advertise the election in the newspaper; require the order for an election to be posted no later than two weeks before the election; amend KRS 242.022, 242.1242, and 242.1244, to conform.

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CHAPTER 108
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CHAPTER 108
( HB 313 )
AN ACT relating to city franchises.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section 1. KRS 96.010 is amended to read as follows:
(1) At least six (6)[eighteen (18)] months before the expiration of any franchise acquired under or prior to the
present Constitution, the legislative body of each city shall provide for the sale of a new franchise to the
highest and best bidder on terms that are fair and reasonable to the city, to the purchaser of the franchise and to
the patrons of the utility. The terms shall specify the quality of service to be rendered and, in cities of the first
class, the price that shall be charged for the service.
(2) If there is no public necessity for the kind of public utility in question and if the city desires to discontinue
entirely the kind of service in question, or if, in the case of cities other than those of the first class, the city
owns or desires to own and operate a municipal plant to render the required service, this section shall not
apply.
Signed by Governor April 13, 2026.