HB 500 — lobbied in 2026
190 employers disclosed lobbying HB 500 before the Kentucky General Assembly in 2026. Annual lobbying totals shown are each employer's full-year spending.
- One Louisville — $83,006
- Elevance Health and Affiliates DBA Anthem, Inc. — $79,393
- KY Bankers Association — $75,336
- KY Medical Association — $67,967
- Humana Inc. — $55,454
- Amazon.com Services, LLC — $52,056
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth — $42,187
- KY Petroleum Marketers Association — $41,644
- KY Assn. of Counties — $41,209
- Accelecom — $40,942
- CVS Health — $39,668
- AT&T — $38,013
- Catholic Conference of KY — $36,860
- Norton Healthcare, Inc. — $35,725
- KY Optometric Association — $33,220
- Houchens Industries — $32,500
- Vapor Technology Assn. — $32,250
- Coalition for the Homeless — $32,138
- Ford Motor Company — $28,626
- Metro United Way — $28,556
- Commerce Lexington — $27,329
- Louisville Regional Airport Authority — $26,668
- Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce — $26,296
- Accenture LLP — $25,600
- Motorola Solutions — $25,360
- KY Thoroughbred Assn. — $24,923
- Louisville Water Company — $24,676
- Kentuckians for Better Transportation — $23,530
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare — $23,199
- KY Coalition for Aging Resources and Empowerment — $22,778
- CoreCivic — $22,400
- Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP — $22,038
- Metals Innovation Initiative — $20,202
- Pikeville Medical Center — $20,125
- Savion, LLC — $20,037
- Behavioral Health Group — $20,000
- Guaranteed Asset Protection Alliance — $20,000
- KY Assn. of Adult Day Centers (KAAD) — $20,000
- Tusk Montgomery Philanthropies — $20,000
- Cincinnati Bell, Inc & Its Subsidiaries dba Altafiber — $19,816
- KY Magistrates & Commissioners Assoc., Inc. — $19,814
- Community Ventures Corporation — $19,750
- Pulsara — $19,520
- JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC — $19,200
- Waterford.org — $19,000
- KY Pharmacists Association — $18,559
- Eli Lilly and Company — $18,314
- Healing Place (The) — $18,000
- Strawser Construction Inc. — $18,000
- KY Guild of Brewers, Inc — $17,600
- KY Nonprofit Network, Inc. — $17,301
- KY Dental Association — $17,170
- Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce — $17,125
- We Lead CS — $16,600
- KY County Attorney's Assn. — $16,342
- KY Horse Park Foundation — $16,340
- Cedar Lake — $16,000
- Centegix — $16,000
- Next Stage Development Corp. — $16,000
- Uber Technologies, Inc. — $16,000
- nSide - The School Safety Platform — $15,820
- Canopy Certified Inc. — $15,772
- Podium Event Partners — $15,600
- Schmidt Associates — $15,500
- Volunteers of America Mid-States — $15,340
- KY Center for Economic Policy — $15,227
- Owensboro Health — $15,030
- Frankfort Plant Board — $15,000
- National Mentor Holdings, LLC — $15,000
- Waterstep — $15,000
- Funeral Directors Assoc. of KY., Inc. — $14,658
- Make My Move — $14,186
- Children's Alliance — $14,006
- Legal Aid of the Bluegrass — $14,000
- National Assn. of Social Workers KY Chapter — $14,000
- University of Louisville — $13,465
- KY Travel Industry Association — $13,400
- Deloitte Consulting LLP — $13,376
- Jefferson County Teachers Association — $12,971
- KY State University — $12,806
- Northern KY Chamber of Commerce — $12,773
- Epilepsy Foundation Kentuckiana — $12,500
- Harrison Memorial Hospital — $12,454
- KY Assn. for Economic Development — $12,202
- KY Humanities Council — $12,068
- Groups Recover Together — $12,000
- Ingram Education Services — $12,000
- KY Group Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund — $12,000
- Lexington Children's Theatre — $12,000
- Owensboro Symphony — $12,000
- University of Louisville Health, Inc. — $12,000
- Verizon Wireless, Cellco Partnership — $12,000
- KY Assn. of School Superintendents — $11,875
- Ramey-Estep Homes, Inc. — $11,676
- AIA Kentucky — $11,200
- KY Society of Anesthesiologists — $11,200
- Waterfront Development Corp. — $11,173
- Muhammad Ali Center — $11,000
- KY Staffing Association — $10,500
- OneQuest Health — $10,462
- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library — $10,414
- Kidz Club (The) — $10,290
- KY Jailers Association — $10,212
- ZeroV — $10,197
- American Council of Engineering Co. of KY — $10,076
- Heuser Hearing Institute — $10,000
- Northern KY University Foundation, Inc. — $10,000
- Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence — $10,000
- Rumpke of Kentucky, Inc. — $10,000
- Kelley's Landing — $9,600
- KY Hemp Association — $9,600
- KY Orthotic & Prosthetic Assn. — $9,600
- Cigna Corporate Services, LLC — $9,450
- Associated Builders & Contractors Indiana/Kentucky — $9,345
- Waste Management of Kentucky, LLC — $9,280
- ChanceLight, Inc. — $9,000
- Citizens for Bourbon County — $9,000
- KY Conservation Committee — $8,915
- Jane Todd Crawford Hospital — $8,800
- Uniti — $8,700
- Table Sense — $8,629
- KY Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc. — $8,610
- KY Library Association — $8,500
- Homeless and Housing Coalition of Ky. — $8,288
- ABA Advocates — $8,061
- Allen County-Scottsville Industrial Dev. Authority — $8,000
- Bank of America Corporation — $8,000
- Centene Corporation — $8,000
- Critical Response Group — $8,000
- Family Scholar House — $8,000
- Friends of LifeWorks — $8,000
- KY School Counselors Assn. — $8,000
- Maryhurst — $7,980
- Operation UNITE — $7,638
- Louisville Downtown Partnership — $7,500
- Bluegrass Center for Autism — $7,500
- KY Center for the Arts Foundation, Inc. — $7,312
- College Board — $7,095
- Recovery Kentucky Housing Partnership — $6,894
- Franklin Simpson Industrial Authority — $6,400
- Leitchfield Grayson Co. Industrial Devel. Corp. — $6,400
- Amplify Education, Inc. — $6,261
- KY Commonwealth Attorney Assn. — $6,212
- KY Assn. of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. — $6,115
- Kentuckians for the Arts — $6,080
- City of Frankfort, KY — $6,000
- Hearing Aid Association of Kentucky — $5,689
- Casey Co. Hospital — $5,600
- Family & Children's Place — $5,600
- Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky — $5,462
- Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce — $5,325
- United Way of Greater Cincinnati — $5,254
- KY Health Resource Alliance — $5,250
- KY Dataseam Initiative, Inc. — $5,186
- Whitney/Strong Legislative Fund — $5,156
- City of Newport, KY — $5,000
- Community Coordinated Child Care 4-C — $5,000
- Eagle View Technologies, Inc. — $5,000
- Speed Art Museum — $5,000
- Blue Grass Airport — $4,800
- KY Aviation Assn. — $4,457
- Carespring Healthcare Management — $4,254
- Key Assets Kentucky — $4,200
- Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky — $4,000
- Fortinet — $4,000
- Intrust Healthcare — $3,840
- City of Georgetown, KY — $3,300
- KY Coal and Mineral County Coalition — $3,213
- KY Industrial Utilities Customers — $3,200
- KY Society of Professional Engineers — $3,017
- Columbia Art House — $3,000
- KY Assn. of Convention & Visitors Bureaus — $2,988
- Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass — $2,943
- Special Olympics of Kentucky — $2,500
- Commonwealth Policy Center — $2,480
- University of Kentucky — $2,134
- KY Assn. of Private Providers — $2,000
- Braxton Brewing Co. — $1,668
- Lexington Professional Firefighters — $800
- Metropolitan Housing Coalition — $600
- KY State Lodge Frat. Order of Police, Inc. — $500
- Codell Construction — $0
- Community Care Link — $0
- Lexington Public Library Foundation — $0
- Louisville Ballet — $0
- Murray Industries — $0
- Rivercity Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 614 — $0
- Scott County United — $0
- Team Taylor County — $0
- USA Cares — $0
All 2026 bills · Bill text & status at legislature.ky.gov
Data: Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission public reports. KLEC Watch is an independent project of The Lexington Times. Sibling site: KREF Watch — Kentucky campaign finance.