Kentucky SB 261 — AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.
Kentucky, 2026RS. SB 261: AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges.
Latest action
April 23, 2026 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 192)
Summary
Amend KRS 67.083 to allow fiscal courts to provide for the care and maintenance of pedestrian swinging bridges that are available for recreation and public enjoyment; amend KRS 411.190 to give liability protections to owners of land leased to a local government that maintains pedestrian swinging bridges that are available for recreation and public enjoyment on the land.
Sponsors
Sponsor details were not supplied.
Bill text
Acts Chapter 192 Read version ↗
Current/Final Read version ↗
Introduced Read version ↗
Recorded votes
PASS SB 261 w/ SCS 1
March 12, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 37 · no: 0 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (38)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| McDaniel | not voting |
| Funke Frommeyer | yes |
| Wise | yes |
| Stivers | yes |
| Mills | yes |
| Elkins | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Meredith | yes |
| Douglas | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Mays Bledsoe | yes |
| Deneen | yes |
| Wheeler | yes |
| Reed | yes |
| Madon | yes |
| Clemons | yes |
| West | yes |
| Rawlings | yes |
| Howell | yes |
| ChambersArmstrong | yes |
| Webb | yes |
| Raque Adams | yes |
| Higdon | yes |
| Carroll | yes |
| Tichenor | yes |
| Nunn | yes |
| Herron | yes |
| Carpenter | yes |
| Thomas | yes |
| Nemes | yes |
| Givens | yes |
| Boswell | yes |
| Storm | yes |
| Neal | yes |
| Girdler | yes |
| Berg | yes |
Pass
April 15, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 93 · no: 3 · other: 4
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hampton | yes |
| Clines | yes |
| Willner | yes |
| Roarx | yes |
| Lockett | yes |
| Grossl | yes |
| Chester-Burton | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Riley | yes |
| Lewis S | yes |
| Grossberg | yes |
| Camuel | yes |
| White | yes |
| Raymer | yes |
| Lewis D | yes |
| Griffee | yes |
| Calloway | yes |
| Whitaker | yes |
| Proctor | yes |
| Lewis C | yes |
| Gordon | yes |
| Callaway | yes |
| Wesley | yes |
| Pollock | yes |
| Lehman | yes |
| Gentry | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Watkins | yes |
| Petrie | yes |
| Lawrence | yes |
| Fugate | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Upchurch | yes |
| Payne | yes |
| Kulkarni | yes |
| Freeland | yes |
| Bratcher S. | yes |
| Truett | yes |
| Osborne | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Fleming | yes |
| Branscum | yes |
| Tipton | yes |
| Nemes | yes |
| King | yes |
| Flannery | yes |
| Bowling | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Neighbors | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Fister | yes |
| Bojanowski | yes |
| Thomas | yes |
| Moser | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| Elliott | yes |
| Blanton | yes |
| Tackett Laferty | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| Imes | yes |
| Duvall | yes |
| Bivens | yes |
| Stevenson P | yes |
| Meredith | yes |
| Huff T | yes |
| Dotson | yes |
| Bauman | yes |
| Stalker | yes |
| Meade | yes |
| Holloway | yes |
| Dossett | yes |
| Banta | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| McPherson | yes |
| Hodgson | yes |
| Donworth | yes |
| Baker | yes |
| Sharp | yes |
| McCool | yes |
| Heavrin | yes |
| Doan | yes |
| Aull | yes |
| Tate | not voting |
| Rabourn | not voting |
| Hale | not voting |
| Brown | not voting |
| Miles | no |
| Gooch | no |
| Bray | no |
| Massaroni | yes |
| Hart | yes |
| Dietz | yes |
| Witten | yes |
| Rudy | yes |
| Marzian | yes |
| Hancock | yes |
| Decker | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Maddox | yes |
Legislative history
- signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 192)
- delivered to Governor
- enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- received in Senate
- 3rd reading, passed 93-3
- placed in the Orders of the Day
- taken from Rules
- reported favorably, to Rules
- to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- 2nd reading
- taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- 1st reading
- taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- to Committee on Committees (H)
- received in House
- 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
- passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- to State & Local Government (S)
- to Committee on Committees (S)
- introduced in Senate
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