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Deneen recaps aim for ‘common sense legislation’ during 2026 legislative session
Kentucky Tenth District State Senator Matt Deneen says one of his goals heading into the 2026 state legislative session was “common sense legislation” that would align the state with federal regulations to make the state eligible for more federal grants and support, including legislation concerning missing persons and death benefits for search and rescue personnel. Deneen also says he focused on education, including a bill concerning the use of 10-seat passenger vans.
“It was really to assist our schools as they transport students to extracurricular activities,” Deneen says. “There’s no need to use a 60-passenger bus using diesel fuel when you can use a 10-passenger van and use unleaded fuel. It saves the district thousands of dollars in transportation.”
Deneen says he is also looking at legislation that did not clear the current session that he hopes to reintroduce in the future, including a bill to give judges better authority in cases where the suspect has absconded on their probation.
“When they come back before the judge, sometimes their probationary time has ended, and the bill that I introduced gives our judges a 60-day window to examine those violations of probation and to hold those folks accountable, and I think that’s another good bill that we can continue to work on,” Deneen says.
Deneen also highlighted the $39 million in funding for road and infrastructure improvements in Hardin County secured in House Bill 900, including $6.5 million for the construction of the Hardin County Emergency Services Center in Glendale.
“We also looked at $2 million for our Hardin County water districts so that they can continue to upgrade their pump stations and also expand their water availability to citizens and to new developments, so those are critical pieces of it, and we also put in $1.1 million for the Lincoln Trail Area Development District in support of child care initiatives as we see our workforce grow,” Deneen says.
Deneen and other state lawmakers will return to Frankfort in June for the start of the 2026 interim calendar.
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