FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly wrapped up its 2026 legislative session just before midnight Wednesday, with the dominant Republican supermajority overriding nearly all of Gov. Andy Beshear's vetoes and passing more than 170 bills during the three-and-a-half-month session that began in January.

The final two days were marked by GOP lawmakers easily overriding more than 30 vetoes issued by the Democratic governor, with only a handful of Beshear's line-item budget vetoes surviving intact. On Wednesday, lawmakers passed a late-amended and massive tax revenue bill that includes provisions ranging from sports betting changes to the clearance of a statue of Sen. Mitch McConnell for the Capitol Rotunda.

The budget packages passed include House Bill 500, the executive branch spending plan, which boosts per-student funding through the SEEK program by 4 percent over two years while reducing spending for several state agencies. The bill does not include a proposed 13th check for state employee retirees. Lawmakers also approved spending $1.7 billion from the state's rainy day fund for one-time projects, including several million dollars for downtown Louisville development.

A major flashpoint of the session involved impeachment. The Kentucky House of Representatives chose to move forward with the rarely-used impeachment process against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman, with allegations she abused her office. The Senate later tabled the impeachment, citing the Kentucky Supreme Court's April 6 ruling that the impeachment was unconstitutional. The House also referred impeachment petitions against Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine to an interim investigative committee.

High-profile legislation passed includes House Bill 757, a revenue bill that also bans the sale of Kratom and creates a tax incentive for attracting a large, multi-day event at Valhalla Golf Club, which recently hosted the PGA Championship. House Bill 904 made sweeping changes to sports betting and gambling, raising the age to bet on sports from 18 to 21.

A constitutional amendment will appear on the November ballot to limit a governor's pardon power at the end of their term. Lawmakers also approved a plan to remake Kentucky State University into a four-year polytechnic school over a five-year transition.

Gov. Beshear criticized the session during a Wednesday press briefing, saying "If there's one word I'd use to describe this legislative session, it's denial," pointing to concerns about Medicaid cuts and insufficient education funding.

The General Assembly will not convene again until January 2027.