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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 7.131 (2026)

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(1) The Legislative Research Commission shall maintain the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes in an electronic database that shall be used in bill drafting for the Kentucky General Assembly and made available to the public as provided by KRS 7.500. (2) The official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes shall contain all permanent laws of a general nature that are in force in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (3) In maintaining the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the Commission may omit all laws of a private, local, or temporary nature, including laws for the appropriation of money, and memorials and joint and concurrent resolutions. The Commission shall omit the titles and enacting clauses of the several acts as well as repealing, emergency, and severability clauses. Effective: January 1, 1997 History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Lafarge Holcim v. James Swinford
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Lafarge Holcim v. James Swinford (2019) Ky. · cites it 5× “KRS 7.131. The dilemma facing the Court in this case is that portions of the Act passed by the General Assembly were completely omitted from the official 11 version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes.”
Charles Martin v. Warrior Coal LLC (2021) Ky. · cites it 4× “As explained in Holcim, if language is properly characterized as a permanent law of a general nature then under KRS 7.131(2) it must be codified in the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to be effective under KRS 7.”
Linda Thompson v. Samantha Killary (2024) Ky. · cites it 4× “We held the LRC note to be indicative of the legislature’s intent as to the extent of the statute’s retroactivity, noting that KRS 7.131(3) allows the LRC to “omit all laws of a private, local, or temporary nature.”
Kentucky State University v. Terrance Moore, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated (2026) Ky. Ct. App. “The extensive budget bill was passed on April 12, 2024, and became effective on July 15, 2024.”
Western Kentucky University v. Brandon Condiff (2026) Ky. Ct. App. “The extensive budget bill was passed on April 12, 2024, and became effective on July 15, 2024.”
University of Louisville v. Kelsey Lyvers, on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated (2026) Ky. Ct. App. “The extensive budget bill was passed on April 12, 2024, and became effective on July 15, 2024.”
University of Louisville v. Alia Johnson (2026) Ky. Ct. App. “The extensive budget bill was passed on April 12, 2024, and became effective on July 15, 2024.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 7.131(1) — 1 case
Lafarge Holcim v. James Swinford (2019) Ky. “KRS 7.131. The dilemma facing the Court in this case is that portions of the Act passed by the General Assembly were completely omitted from the official 11 version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 7.131(2) — 2 cases
Lafarge Holcim v. James Swinford (2019) Ky. “KRS 7.131. The dilemma facing the Court in this case is that portions of the Act passed by the General Assembly were completely omitted from the official 11 version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes.”
Charles Martin v. Warrior Coal LLC (2021) Ky. “As explained in Holcim, if language is properly characterized as a permanent law of a general nature then under KRS 7.131(2) it must be codified in the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to be effective under KRS 7.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 7.131(3) — 3 cases
Linda Thompson v. Samantha Killary (2024) Ky. “We held the LRC note to be indicative of the legislature’s intent as to the extent of the statute’s retroactivity, noting that KRS 7.131(3) allows the LRC to “omit all laws of a private, local, or temporary nature.”
Charles Martin v. Warrior Coal LLC (2021) Ky. “As explained in Holcim, if language is properly characterized as a permanent law of a general nature then under KRS 7.131(2) it must be codified in the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to be effective under KRS 7.”
Lafarge Holcim v. James Swinford (2019) Ky. “KRS 7.131. The dilemma facing the Court in this case is that portions of the Act passed by the General Assembly were completely omitted from the official 11 version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes.”
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