KEA BILL TRACKER
2026 Legislative Session
Prepared by: KEA Lobby Team
Report created on August 10, 2026
 
HB1FEDERAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (MOSER K) AN ACT implementing the federal education opportunity program in Kentucky.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 14 to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit; designate the Secretary of State as the sole official authorized to report the state's election and submit the required list to the United States Secretary of the Treasury; require the Secretary of State to publish associated administrative regulations and other guidance on a website; authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the program; authorize the Secretary of State to collect a fee and accept private contributions to pay for necessary costs and establish requirements for the administration of the funds; waive Eleventh Amendment immunity for the section; amend KRS 141.019 to exclude qualified contributions made to scholarship granting organizations from allowed individual income tax dedications. HCS (1) Retain original provisions; declare that the General Assembly designates itself under state law to make the election with respect to federal tax benefits under 26 U.S.C sec. 25F; make the Secretary of State the sole official authorized to report the state's election or nonelection; require the Secretary of State to collect a fee; delete amendment to KRS 141.019, relating to exceptions to allowable deductions.
 Current Status:   3/17/2026 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB1.html
 
HB4GROOMING OF MINORS (PROCTOR M) AN ACT relating to grooming a minor.

­Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to establish the offense of grooming a minor; amend KRS 510.010 to define "course of conduct," "grooming behavior," and "sexual conduct"; amend various sections to conform; make technical corrections. HFA (2) Retain original provisions, except amend the elements of the offense of grooming a minor; establish that age appropriate conversations with siblings about human sexuality and conversations with minors that are a part of a volunteer's duties are not considered a violation of this offense. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, except provide that any sentence imposed on a defendant for grooming a minor shall run concurrently with any sentence imposed for an offense under KRS Chapter 510 arising from the same course of conduct with the same victim.
 Current Status:   4/10/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 65)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB4.html
 
HB6CHILD CARE (HEAVRIN S) AN ACT relating to child care and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 related to the quality-based graduated early care and education rating system program to establish the intent of the General Assembly related to the program; establish processes and procedures for how the program is changed by administrative regulation; require a program modernization plan and final recommendations for modernization to be created and submitted to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 199.891 to define terms; create new requirements for how the Cabinet for Health and Family Services establishes and operates the Certified Child Care Community Designation Program; delete language related to a previous 1 time requirement for the cabinet to submit recommendations and best practices to the Legislative Research Commission; establish a new January 1, 2028 submission deadline for the cabinet to make publicly available a standardized application for certification and instructions for the program; establish new requirements for applications by local governments to participate in the program; require an annual report by the Cabinet for Economic Development regarding the program; amend KRS 199.8983 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Child Care Advisory Council; establish that the council shall additionally advise the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on the operations, funding, and licensing of child-care microcenters; create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; establish licensure for child-care microcenters; establish the Kentucky Child-Care Microcenter Program to regulate the standards and operations of child-care microcenters; establish early care and education training requirements for licensed child-care providers and certified family child-care home providers; establish that the Education and Labor Cabinet shall compile, produce, and make publicly available a monthly report providing a comprehensive snapshot of all licensed and certified child care services, Head Start services, child care services regulated by the United States Department of Defense, and state-funded public preschool services operating within the Commonwealth; establish a voluntary designation process through which any licensed or certified child-care provider may identify as a faith-based program; require the Office of State Budget Director to produce a comprehensive annual report outlining all state and federal spending on child care and early childhood education services and submit it annually to the Legislative Research Commission; establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall submit an approval request to the federal Administration for Children and Families to utilize a cost estimation model to inform payment rates beginning with the fiscal year 2028-2030 Child Care and Development Fund state plan; amend KRS 199.882 to change the definitions of "contribution" and "state match" and define "third-party administrator"; amend KRS 199.883 to establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall enter into a contract with a private third-party administrator to administer the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership Program and establish duties and requirements of the third-party administrator; amend KRS 199.885 to establish the third-party administrator is responsible for issuing state fund matches out of the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership fund; amend KRS 199.886 and 199.887 to specify how employers and employees interact directly with the third-party administrator instead of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. HCS (1) Retain original provisions; amend KRS 199.8982 to establish an exemption from the state certification requirements for a child-care provider on a military installation or military facility that is licensed or certified as a family child-care provider by the United States Department of Defense, any branch of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or reserve component thereof; establish a pilot program related to specific family child-care homes that meet requirements set by the Armed Forces and the United States Department of Defense; EMERGENCY. SFA (1) Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; create the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child-Care Incentive Pilot Program; require the University of Kentucky to operate the pilot program; establish the purpose and directives of the pilot program; establish completion date and reporting requirements; establish that the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child-Care Incentive Pilot Program will determine how to award incentive funds that could include direct payments or refundable tax credits. SFA (2) Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction, or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction does not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be serious enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit, but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   4/14/2026 - BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB6.html
 
HB7SCHOOL BUS SAFTEY (HALE D) AN ACT relating to school bus safety.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; allow the use of camera monitoring systems on school buses operated by a school district and allow the enforcement of a civil penalty for stop arm camera violations recorded by a camera monitoring system; establish the amount of the civil penalty; require that the revenue generated from a civil penalty be retained by the school district; allow a law enforcement agency to charge a fee of $25 from every civil penalty enforced by the law enforcement agency; require specific notice for a stop arm camera violation; establish defenses to a violation; establish procedures for a contest to a violation; allow for suspension of motor vehicle registration for failure to timely pay a penalty; require a school district or law enforcement agency to notify the Transportation Cabinet of the need to release a motor vehicle registration suspension within 1 business day of payment; amend KRS 189.370 to require traffic in the opposite direction of a school or church bus to stop for the bus on a highway that is not divided by an elevated barrier or unpaved median; amend KRS 189.990 to increase the maximum fines for failing to stop for a school or church bus that is receiving or discharging passengers. SCS (1) Retain original provisions except permit the use of recorded images from the stop arm camera only for the purposes of enforcing the stop arm camera violations.
 Current Status:   4/9/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 62)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB7.html
 
HB11INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS (BAUMAN J) AN ACT relating to independent school districts.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process for the creation of new independent school districts from a persistently underperforming school district; define terms; establish the process for a local legislative body where a persistently underperforming school district is located to place the question of creating new independent districts and local boards of education on the ballot; specify the requirements for the questions and the board of education provisional election; establish the initial terms of office for the interim board of education; establish the transition of authorities from the originating district board of education to the boards of both the altered originating district and the new independent district; require the Kentucky Department of Education to calculate assets and liabilities of the originating district for division to the new independent districts; authorize the originating district to maintain control and use of assets until the scheduled transfer to the new independent districts and authorize the continued payments of debts; establish a negotiation process between the originating district and the new independent districts to resolve the division of the originating district's assets and liabilities; establish a deadline for the negotiation to conclude; provide a process for resolution of disagreements; establish a deadline for the transfer of all assets and debts; authorize the originating district to continue to assess and collect taxes for all districts until the close of the tax year in which the new independent districts are fully operational; provide for the distribution of collected taxes during the transition period; require the county judge/executive to call the newly elected interim boards of new independent districts to meet; allow the interim board to request assistance from the Kentucky Department of Education; establish the transition process for new independent districts to become fully functional; allow the interim board to submit a waiver request for a statute or administrative regulation to the Kentucky Board of Education; authorize the interim board to enter into service contracts with another school district during the transition; establish a process for the interim board to vote to terminate the establishment of the new independent district due to financial nonviability during the transition; establish the transition from an interim board to a fully functional board of the new independent district; require the continued collection of taxes restricted to the payment of debt or interest; waive the requirement for school-based decision making for the first year of operations of the new independent district; require the interim board of the new independent district to develop a transition plan and establish the requirements of the plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157, relating to state formula funding calculations, to establish a projection model for the first year of full operations of the new independent district and the altered originating district.
 Current Status:   1/13/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB11.html
 
HB13INDIVIDUAL TAX RATE (BURKE L) AN ACT relating to the individual income tax rate.

Amend KRS 141.020 to establish a graduated tax rate for net income of $300,000 or less; establish a flat tax rate of 6% for net incomes in excess of $300,000; and remove provisions relating to tax rate reduction procedures.
 Current Status:   1/13/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB13.html
 
HB17PAYMENTS TO SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (BURKE L) AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to provide the payments; authorize the Department of Education to pro rata reduce payments if the appropriation is insufficient; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   1/13/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB17.html
 
HB19SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES (BURKE L) AN ACT relating to school district employees and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 157.420 to preclude the Kentucky Board of Education from approving the working budget or salary schedule of a local board of education unless it incorporates a salary increase for certified and classified staff consistent with the percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U); EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
 Current Status:   1/13/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB19.html
 
HB29LEAVE FROM EMPLOYMENT (BURKE L) AN ACT relating to leave from employment.

Amend KRS 337.415 to define "crime," "immediate family," and "victim"; prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with the prosecution of the crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a private right of action for improper discharge, discrimination, retaliation, or failure to maintain confidentiality; amend KRS 337.990 to establish penalties for violations by an employer.
 Current Status:   1/13/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB29.html
 
HB35SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY (BANTA K) AN ACT relating to scholarship eligibility for proprietary schools.

Amend KRS 164.786 to include a proprietary school in the definition of "participating institution" for the purpose of the Dual Credit Scholarship Program; amend KRS 164.787 to include a proprietary school in the definition of "eligible institution" for the purpose of the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program.
 Current Status:   1/13/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB35.html
 
HB40FREE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS (LEHMAN M) AN ACT relating to providing free feminine hygiene products to elementary and secondary students.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "feminine hygiene product"; require each public school and public charter school that includes any of grades 4 through 12 to provide free feminine hygiene products to female students; require each local board of education and public charter school board of directors to adopt policies relating to the distribution of free feminine hygiene products.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB40.html
 
HB44ROBOTICS (LEWIS C) AN ACT relating to robotics.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the robotics competition fund; establish the Robotics Funding Selection Committee to award grants from the fund to eligible robotics teams competition sponsors; establish committee membership, duties, and set terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for grant applications and distribution of awards by April 1, 2027; set requirements for grant applications; require annual report by August 1 to Legislative Research Commission; provide for initial staggering of appointments; require the committee to hold its first meeting by October 15, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Advanced Manufacturing Through Robotics Education Act.
 Current Status:   2/12/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB44.html
 
HB52SCHOOL CURRICULUM (BAKER S) AN ACT relating to school curriculum.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "Success Sequence"; require all students to receive instruction on the Success Sequence during grades 7 and 10 beginning with the 2027-2028 school year; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish academic standards for instruction on the Success Sequence; require the Department of Education to develop guidelines for implementing Success Sequence instruction; permit superintendents to partner with Kentucky-based nonprofits to develop required curriculum.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB52.html
 
HB55RIGHTS OF PARENTS (FISTER D) AN ACT relating to the rights of parents.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to define "child" and "parent"; establish specific fundamental rights of parents relating to care, custody, and control of their children, including the right and duty to make decisions regarding a child's use of cellular phones; provide a cause of action against the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions for violations of a parent's fundamental rights.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Families & Children (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB55.html
 
HB67SCHOOLS (PAYNE J) AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 160.145, relating to unauthorized electronic communicating in schools, to expand existing definitions and define "private electronic communication," "qualified school volunteer," and "commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication, and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; include designated Kentucky Department of Education and educational cooperative employees assigned to a school district to the scope of the requirement to obtain written consent; limit the scope of school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written parental consent only applies to students enrolled within the same school district as the school district employee or qualified school volunteer; allow a local school district more flexibility in disciplinary actions arising from a violation of this section; allow a written parental consent form to designate more than 1 school district employee or qualified school volunteer; provide that the written consent may be revoked by the parent who filed the consent; require notice of the revocation to be sent to the identified school district employee or qualified school volunteer; prohibit a school or school district from refusing to accept parental consent forms; prohibit requiring parental consent forms under this section as a requirement for a student to participate in an academic, athletic, or extracurricular opportunity; provide an emergency exception to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the individual discloses the communication after the fact; provide exceptions to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent during and in direct relation to a fieldtrip or work-based learning opportunity; provide exceptions to permit a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the communication is directly related to a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation that has been previously disclosed; permit school district employees to notify a school district of a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation; require reasonable belief to trigger a duty to report unauthorized electronic communication; require parental notification for all material phases of an investigation of or disciplinary actions arising from unauthorized electronic communication with students; permit a school district to reconsider allowing previously prohibited volunteers; EMERGENCY. HCS(1) Retain all original provisions, except remove emergency contacts from the definition of a "family member"; distinguish between classified staff and contractors hired by a school district; exclude academic feedback machanisms from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating electronically outside of the traceable communication system; add exclusions from the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating electronically outside of the traceable communication system to communications that contain 2 or more school district employees limited to designated purposes. HFA(1) Retain all original provisions and add niece and nephew to the definition of family member to exempt that relation from the prohibition of unauthorized electronic communication with public school students. FCCR (1) Retain provisions of HB 67/ SCS 1, except limit the reporting requirements of school district superintendents to report purchases made through a procurement card and credit card statements to school districts whose reserve is below 4% of the total budget.
 Current Status:   4/13/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 129)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB67.html
 
HB74LIMITA ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND TAXATION (ROBERTS T) AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limits on government spending and taxation.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to create spending limits and restrictions on imposing new taxes, tax rate increases, fees, or extension of expiring taxes; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB74.html
 
HB75PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION (ROBERTS T) AN ACT proposing to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide citizens of the Commonwealth the right to exempt from property taxation a property owned and maintained solely as their primary residence and a motor vehicle owned and maintained solely as their primary vehicle after calendar year 2028; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB75.html
 
HB88QUALIFIED EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FEDERAL TAX CREDIT (ROBERTS T) AN ACT relating to the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 43 to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit program; designate the Auditor of Public Accounts as the officer to submit the Commonwealth's election and list of scholarship granting organizations to the United States Secretary of the Treasury; require the Auditor to maintain the Commonwealth's list of scholarship granting organizations and maintain certain information on the Auditor's website; authorize the Auditor to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to establish the list; and authorize the Auditor to enter into agreements to assist with implementing the section.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB88.html
 
HB90EDUCATIONAL LOBBYING (GROSSL V) AN ACT relating to educational lobbying.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define "lobbying" and "public school or school district"; prohibit a public school or school district from expending any moneys to compensate an external individual or entity to lobby; permit employees of public schools or school districts to engage in lobbying services; permit schools to compensate external individuals or entities to represent their interest before the executive or legislative branch of the federal government; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit a public postsecondary education institution from expending moneys to compensate an external individual or entity to engage in lobbying services; permit employees of public postsecondary education institutions to engage in lobbying services; permit public postsecondary education institutions to compensate external individuals or entities to represent their interest before the executive or legislative branch of the federal government.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB90.html
 
HB95PROVISION OF MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS (WILLNER L) AN ACT relating to the provision of menstrual products in schools, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require each public school that includes any of grades 6 through 12 to provide free menstrual products to students; require each local board of education to adopt policies for the distribution of free menstrual products; define "menstrual products"; appropriate to the Learning and Results Services budget unit with the Department of Education $2,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to provide menstrual products to students; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB95.html
 
HB99INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS (TIPTON J) AN ACT relating to independent school districts.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process for the creation of new independent school districts; define terms; establish a petition process for voters of a qualifying city to place the question of creating a new independent district and local board of education on the ballot; specify the requirements for the question and the board of education provisional election; establish the initial terms of office for the interim board of education; establish the transition of authorities from the originating district board of education to the boards of both the altered originating district and the new independent district; require the Kentucky Department of Education to calculate assets and liabilities of the originating district for division to the altered originating district and the new independent district; authorize the altered originating district to maintain control and use of assets until the scheduled transfer to the new independent district and authorize the continued payments of debts; establish a negotiation process between the altered originating district and the new independent district to resolve the division of the originating district's assets and liabilities; establish a deadline for the negotiation to conclude; provide a process for resolution of disagreements; establish a deadline for the transfer of all assets and debts; authorize the altered originating district to continue to assess and collect taxes for both districts until the close of the tax year in which the new independent district is fully operational; provide for the distribution of collected taxes during the transition period; require the mayor of the city to call the newly elected interim board of new independent district to meet; allow the interim board to request assistance from the Kentucky Department of Education; establish the transition process for the new independent district to become fully functional; allow the interim board to submit a waiver request for a statute or administrative regulation to the Kentucky Board of Education; authorize the interim board to enter into service contracts with another school district during the transition; establish a process for the interim board to vote to terminate the establishment of the new independent district due to financial nonviability during the transition; establish the transition from an interim board to a fully functional board of the new independent district; require the continued collection of taxes restricted to the payment of debt or interest; waive the requirement for school-based decision making for the first year of operations of the new independent district; require the interim board of the new independent district to develop a transition plan and establish the requirements of the plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157, relating to state formula funding calculations, to establish a projection model for the first year of full operations of the new independent district and the altered originating district.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB99.html
 
HB102MISCONDUCT IN SCHOOLS (TIPTON J) AN ACT relating to misconduct in schools and at school-sponsored activities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define "abusive conduct"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any disciplinary actions in the previous 12 months relating to abusive conduct and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic schools and public school districts to disclose any disciplinary actions related to abusive conduct of applicants; provide immunity for disclosures made about school employee conduct; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board (ESPB); require schools and EPSB to provide the records; require requests for information to be satisfied in 10 working days; require EPSB to create and implement procedures for information requests; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file unless the allegation is proven false; provide that certain requirements apply to public charter schools; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; make technical corrections; amend KRS 160.151 to define "certified nonpublic school"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to submit to a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every 5 years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a certified nonpublic school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; make technical corrections; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships for employees to undergo every 5 years; make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.151 to conform; require that an allegation of abusive conduct be reported pursuant to KRS 620.030; amend KRS 158.4431, 156.492, and 158.200 to conform.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB102.html
 
HB104SCHOOL COOPERATION WITH PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS (HART M) AN ACT relating to school cooperation with patriotic organizations.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "organization" as a federally recognized patriotic civic service organization that consists of or serves youths; permit an organization to request and require superintendents to provide an opportunity to provide information to students on school property during a school day.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB104.html
 
HB117DISRIMINATORY PRACTICES (BROWN JR. G) AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices against a person.

Amend KRS 344.010 to define "protective hairstyle" and "race"; amend KRS 158.148 to provide that school disciplinary codes shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of race; provide that the Act may be cited as the C.R.O.W.N. Act.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB117.html
 
HB122HISTORICAL INSTRUCTION (BROWN JR. G) AN ACT relating to historical instruction.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require African history instruction in certain middle and high school world history and civilization courses; require Native American history instruction in certain middle and high school United States history courses; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the required historical instructions; require superintendents to adopt curricula for required instruction; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Center for African-American Heritage and the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to develop recommended curricula and instruction guidelines for the required historical instruction, elective high school course offerings in African history and Native American history, and relevant professional development materials.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB122.html
 
HB130SCHOLARSHIPS (AULL C) AN ACT relating to scholarships.

Amend KRS 164.7879 to require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to annually adjust the Kentucky education excellence scholarship (KEES) based on the Consumer Price Index; permit the authority to annually adjust KEES supplemental awards based on the Consumer Price Index; require that KEES award adjustments be paid at the most recent calculation for the academic term in which a student utilizes their award; prohibit decrease in KEES awards; amend various statutes to conform.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Postsecondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB130.html
 
HB137NEW SECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENTUCKY RELATING TO PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION (WILLIAMS W) AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide homeowners who are 65 years of age or older with an exemption from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB137.html
 
HB139ELECTIONS (DECKER J) AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 116.112 to allow the State Board of Elections to enter into intergovernmental agreements with other governmental agencies to exchange data to assist in investigating violations of election offenses; amend KRS 117.125 to require voting systems and equipment meet or exceed a standard approved by the Election Assistance Commission; amend KRS 117.145 to require that county clerks provide voting equipment with the necessary supplies for write-in votes on the day before any in-person voting occurs; amend KRS 117.265 to change the date a person running for President or Vice President must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate to the same deadline as the certification of candidates; amend KRS 117.355 to require county boards of elections to deliver signature rosters and precinct results to the State Board of Elections within 10 days after any primary or general election; amend KRS 117.379 to require voting systems meet a previously established Election Assistance Commission standard; amend KRS 117.389 to require county clerks to test automatic tabulating equipment after any petitions for local option elections have been filed; amend KRS 118.015 to change the definition of "political party"; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the notification and declaration be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.129 to allow a contraction as an acceptable form of a candidate's name; amend KRS 118.165 to require that candidates for Commonwealth's Attorney file nomination papers with the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.315 to require that the form of petition be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118.367 to specify that candidates for a special election or election for an unexpired term shall not be required to file a statement-of-candidacy form; require that the statement-of-candidacy form be prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 118A.060 to require that the petition for nomination be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; amend KRS 119.015 to remove the term "falsely"; amend KRS 119.165, relating to the penalty of a Class B misdemeanor regarding voters who vote at a regular or special election before being a citizen; make technical corrections; amend KRS 132.017 to require that questions as to whether the property tax rate shall be levied shall be submitted to voters in a common school election not less than 50 days nor more than 60 days from the date the signatures are validated; require the school district holding the election to post bond with the Circuit Court to cover the costs of the election within 5 days after the petition is found to be sufficient; amend KRS 160.210 to prohibit changes in the boundary of any division after June 1 in the year in which a school board member is to be elected; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 118.551, relating to the definition of political party; EMERGENCY. HCS (1) Retain original provisions; amend KRS 118.105 to allow withdrawal as a reason to fill a vacancy in a nomination of candidacy; remove severe disabling condition as a reason to fill a vacancy in candidacy. HFA (1) Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 83A.170, 83A.175, 118.212, and 118A.150 to establish that the precinct election officers and county board of elections shall not disclose or report the official certification of votes cast for a candidate who withdraws, dies, or is disqualified after the certification of candidates; require that precinct election officers display a notice advising voters when votes for a candidate shall not be disclosed or reported; make technical corrections. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, except remove language in Section 1 providing that the State Board of Elections can enter into intergovernmental agreements with other governmental agencies to exchange data to assist in investigating violations of election offenses; remove Section 11 allowing withdrawal as a reason to fill a vacancy in a nomination of candidacy and removing severe disabling condition as a reason to fill a vacancy in candidacy; amend KRS 27A.070 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to send the State Board of Elections an all-time list of persons convicted of a felony, including those whose case is currently on appeal, by July 1, 2026; require the State Board of Elections to remove any person identified through the list as ineligible to vote from the voter registration records by August 1, 2026; amend KRS 83A.040 to require a special election if more than the majority of the membership of a legislative body is vacated because of an election error due to no fault of any candidate or fraud; establish that members of the legislative body whose term expires shall remain in office until the contest and any appeals of the regular election are complete and final; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to allow the State Board of Elections to enter into agreements with agencies of the federal government for the purpose of identifying and removing individuals who are deceased or who are not citizens of the United States from the voter registration records; identify procedures for identifying and removing unauthorized voters; amend KRS 116.113 to specify that the Administrative Office of the Courts shall include persons convicted of a felony whose case is on appeal in the lists they send to the State Board of Elections for removal from the voter registration records; amend KRS 117.155 and 117.205 to conform; amend KRS 117.383 to require that the ballot scanner and race selected for a hand-to-eye recount by the Secretary of State shall have at least 10 votes cast; amend KRS 118.176 to establish that a person who successfully challenges the bona fides of a candidate may recover certain costs; create a new chapter of KRS Chapter 118A to establish that judicial candidates may disclose their political party, state current and past voter registration status, and communicate political values or viewpoints consistent with that party affiliation; establish that judicial candidates shall not claim to be the official nominee of a political party, use language or materials that imply nomination, designation, or endorsement by a political party, or use party symbols, slogans, or imagery in a manner that would lead someone to believe they are running in a partisan election; amend KRS 120.165 to require the county clerk and local board of elections to call a special election if a majority of the offices of a legislative body are deemed vacant; establish that a person bringing a successful election contest may recover certain costs; amend KRS 121.015 to define "executive committee of a political party"; change the definition of "contributing organization" to require that contributions in excess of $200 shall be reported to the registry rather than $100; change the definition of "contribution" to include goods, advertising, or services with a value of more than $200 rather than $100; establish that certain fees are not included in the definition of "contribution"; amend KRS 121.065, relating to limits on political advertising rates, to include digital media platforms; amend KRS 121.110 to require that any vacancy on the registry be filled within 30 days; establish that members of the registry shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and expenses in the same manner as state employees; amend KRS 121.120, 121.160, and 121.220 to require certain information from contributors that contribute more than $200 rather than $100; amend KRS 121.140 to establish that certain penalties shall not accrue or be assessed until 5 business days after the registry has provided notice to the candidate or campaign treasurer of the delinquency; amend KRS 121.150 to allow a state or county executive committee of a political party to make contributions to certain civic organizations; allow federal candidates to contribute to a party executive committee if the amount of the contribution is within con
 Current Status:   4/14/2026 - delivered to Secretary of State
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB139.html
 
HB148USE OF SICK LEAVE BY SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL (GROSSBERG D) AN ACT relating to the use of sick leave by school district personnel.

Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise included on the school's calendar, provided the employee submits a personal statement verifying the observance and gives advance notice to the district.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB148.html
 
HB156INTERNASAL EPINEPHRINE (CAMUEL A) AN ACT relating to intranasal epinephrine.

Amend KRS 158.832 to include intranasal epinephrine to list of medications used to treat anaphylaxis; amend KRS 158.836 to include intranasal epinephrine as permissible for schools to keep.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health Services (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB156.html
 
HB160PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS (CAMUEL A) AN ACT relating to public charter schools.

Amend various statutes to remove references to public charter schools; repeal various sections of KRS Chapter 160 and KRS 161.141 relating to public charter schools.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB160.html
 
HB161PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES (DOAN S) AN ACT relating to public school facilities.

Amend KRS 165.055 to define terms; require school districts to permit public members of the community to access all running tacks on school property; establish the terms of the access; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to ensure implementation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to define terms; make the intentional or negligent damaging of a school district running track or bringing a pet onto a running track or its immediate surrounding area unlawful; require school districts to report incidents of violations; amend KRS 162.990 to establish criminal and civil penalties for violations; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB161.html
 
HB186QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTED OFFICE (BAKER S) AN ACT relating to qualifications for elected office.

Amend KRS 67.060, 83A.040, 160.180, and 262.240, to require a candidate for county commissioner, city mayor, city legislative body member, board of education member, and soil and water conservation district supervisor to be a natural born citizen of the United States and no other country and a national of only the United States in order to hold each respective office.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB186.html
 
HB191CONSTITUTION DAY (JOHNSON D) AN ACT relating to Constitution Day.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require that all public schools in Kentucky devote 1 class or instructional period for the observance of Constitution Day; establish Constitution Day program requirements; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and maintain a web-based resource for Constitution Day programming; provide that the Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Constitution Act.
 Current Status:   1/14/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB191.html
 
HB207DEDUCTION FOR UNION DUES (KULKARNI N) AN ACT relating to a deduction for union dues.

Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define "professional membership dues" and "union dues"; allow a deduction from gross income for union dues and professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031, and require the Department of Revenue to annually report information about this deduction to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the department to report on the exclusion.
 Current Status:   2/19/2026 - (H) WITHDRAWN
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB207.html
 
HB233AMEND CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION (BAUMAN J) AN ACT proposing to amend Section 172B of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to amend Section 172B of the Constitution of Kentucky to expand the freeze on an assessment or reassessment moratorium to include the development of property and to remove the 5-year expiration date for the moratorium; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB233.html
 
HB235AMEND CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION (BAUMAN J) AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt homeowners who are 65 years of age or older from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB235.html
 
HB243HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (WHITE R) AN ACT relating to high school graduation requirements.

Amend KRS 156.160 to require any course meeting the health requirement for high school graduation include information on direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to organ donation.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB243.html
 
HB245AMEND CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION (BANTA K) AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the homestead exemption to $75,000; require the homestead exemption amount to be indexed every year; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; apply to property assessments beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB245.html
 
HB250SCHOOL LUNCHES (TACKETT LAFERTY A) AN ACT relating to school lunches.

Amend KRS 160.345 to require a school council to adopt a policy requiring students to be assigned a lunch period of at least 30 minutes in length; amend KRS 158.153 to conform.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB250.html
 
HB253EDUCATION (TIPTON J) AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an approved list of reading curriculum and interventions that do not use a three-cueing system; prohibit school districts from using any curriculum or program that employs a three-cueing system; prohibit the use of a three-cueing system in teacher professional development; require the Educational Professional Standards Board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing curriculum for each approved educator preparation program; amend KRS 158.307 to require rather than allow local boards of education to develop a policy on dyslexia; require rather than allow the policy to include listed items; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia by the 2027-2028 school year, rather than the instruction being contingent on funding availability; amend KRS 164.306 to specify that educator preparation programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system; amend KRS 161.028 to require the board to include in the standards set for teacher preparation programs that the programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system. HCS (1) Retain original provisions; specify dates by which three-cueing shall no longer be used in public school districts; specify dates by which interdisciplinary early childhood through fifth grade teachers are required to complete a science of reading professional learning program; require all interdisciplinary early childhood through grade 5 educators who received certification through Options 1 to 5 and 8 to complete a science of reading professional learning program within 2 years of initial employment. SCS (1) Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define "abusive conduct"; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic schools and public school districts to disclose any disciplinary actions related to abusive conduct of applicants; provide immunity for disclosures made about school employee conduct; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB); require schools and EPSB to provide the records; require requests for information to be satisfied in 10 working days; require EPSB to create and implement procedures for information requests; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file unless the allegation is proven false; require the superintendent to annually notify school district employees of self-reporting requirements; provide that certain requirements apply to public charter schools; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; make technical corrections; amend KRS 160.151 to define "certified nonpublic school"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to submit to a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; make technical corrections; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships for employees to undergo; make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.151 to conform; amend KRS 158.4431, 156.492, and 158.200 to conform. SFA (2) Retain original provisions; add an emergency clause. SFA (3t) Make title amendment.
 Current Status:   4/10/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 74)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB253.html
 
HB257EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM (PAYNE J) AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; permit local school districts to develop and implement a local accountability system; require data publication on the local accountability system; require the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to provide technical assistance in the development of local accountability; permit KDE to incentivize local accountability; set the timeframe for requiring local accountability in all local school districts; authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 158.6453 to update terminology regarding academic standards; remove specific writing and editing and mechanics as required summative assessments; require KDE to incorporate a writing program into academic standards and professional development; require school-based decision making councils to adopt a writing program policy and publish it on the school's website; remove requirement for KDE to establish recommendations on using preliminary assessment data to identify students for advanced coursework; amend KRS 158.6455 to add individual student growth metric and student engagement as state indicators in the accountability system, remove quality of school climate and safety as state indicator, remove "status" and "change" metrics from state accountability system; amend KRS 158.6459, 164.7874, and KRS 157.069 to conform. HCS (1) Retain original provisions, except change the annual incentive offered by the Department of Education to a 1 time payment to local school districts to offset costs up to $15,000; modify the definition of "locally developed indicators of quality" to include a demonstration of the abilities of all students; amend KRS 158.6453 to give superintendent the authority to select the writing program policy. FCCR (1) Retain original language of SCS 1, as amended by SFA 6, except modify the targeted quality measures and delay the addition of targeted quality measures as a statewide indicator in the accountability system until July 1, 2030; amend KRS 158.6453 (Effective July 1, 2026) to add targeted quality measures to the school and district report card until June 30, 2030; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a study by November 1, 2026, to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on middle school mathematics and middle school advanced mathematics coursework; define the minimum contents of the report; authorize the department to collect data and reports from Kentucky public schools and school districts relevant to inform the study.
 Current Status:   4/13/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 138)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB257.html
 
HB260CERTIFIED STUDENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL (GROSSL V) AN ACT relating to nationally certified student support personnel.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require a salary supplement for school social workers who have been nationally certified by the School Social Work Association of America and are employed by local boards of education if funding is provided for such purpose, permit local boards of education to provide a supplement from other resources if funding is not provided, and require inclusion of the supplement for Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System calculations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require a salary supplement for school psychologists who have been nationally certified by the National Association of School Psychologists and are employed by local boards of education if funding is provided for such purpose, permit local boards of education to provide a supplement from other resources if funding is not provided, and require inclusion of the supplement for Teachers’ Retirement System calculations.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB260.html
 
HB261SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST INTERSTATE LICENSURE COMPACT (GROSSL V) AN ACT relating to the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to enact and enter into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact; declare purpose; define terms; set requirements for member states and for school psychologists to participate in the compact; establish provisions for active duty military members or their spouses; designate procedures for adverse actions against a school psychologist; create the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission and establish its internal procedures; provide for the commission to facilitate the exchange of information; establish rulemaking procedures, oversight, financing, dispute resolution, and enforcement provisions of the compact; create member state compact withdrawal procedures; provide for amendments to the compact; specify applicability of the compact to certain Kentucky state law.
 Current Status:   4/1/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House Committee on Committees (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB261.html
 
HB263UNDESIGNATED GLUCAGON (LEHMAN M) AN ACT relating to undesignated glucagon.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; permit health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense undesignated glucagon in the name of a school; permit authorized entities to receive, possess, and administer undesignated glucagon to a student during diabetic medical emergencies; permit schools to stock undesignated glucagon; provide for immunity from civil liability for any personal injury resulting from good-faith actions to use undesignated glucagon to treat diabetic medical emergencies; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consult the American Diabetes Association when promulgating administrative regulations related to the administration of undesignated glucagon in schools.
 Current Status:   3/31/2026 - (H) SECOND READING
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB263.html
 
HB270WAGES (GROSSBERG D) AN ACT relating to wages.

Amend KRS 337.275 to raise the minimum wage for employers to $9.50 an hour beginning on the effective date of this Act and incrementally thereafter to $15 an hour beginning on July 1, 2030; raise the state minimum wage for tipped employees to five dollars an hour beginning on the effective date of this Act.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB270.html
 
HB272LEGISLATIVE ETHICS (OSBORNE D) AN ACT relating to legislative ethics.

Amend KRS 6.661 to establish that the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission may employ an executive director of the Legislative Ethics Commission, as well as other necessary staff and contract personnel; require the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission to fix the compensation of staff and contract personnel of the Legislative Ethics Commission; establish that members of the staff of the Legislative Ethics Commission are subject to removal by the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission at any time; amend KRS 6.686 to allow the Legislative Ethics Commission to impose sanctions on persons who file a complaint that is determined to be frivolous, was filed for an improper purpose, or contains factual allegations lacking evidentiary support; provide that sanctions apply retroactively to January 2, 2026; RETROACTIVE, in part.
 Current Status:   3/13/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House State Government (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB272.html
 
HB275KEES SCHOLARSHIPS (RABOURN F) AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.

Amend KRS 164.7874 to define "eligible noncertified school graduate"; amend definitions of "KEES award," "KEES award maximum," and "KEES base amount" for an eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7881 and 164.7884 to conform.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Postsecondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB275.html
 
HB277SCHOOL NUTRITION (DOAN S) AN ACT relating to school nutrition.

Amend KRS 158.850 to define terms; ban schools from selling or providing ultra-processed foods during the school day.
 Current Status:   1/15/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB277.html
 
HB289STUDENTS (BANTA K) AN ACT relating to students.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to require a local school district to enroll a student on a part-time basis for courses or programs in a school, subject to standard enrollment policies and procedures; permit part-time enrollment in a local school district to partially satisfy compulsory attendance; prohibit part-time enrollee participation in interscholastic athletics; amend KRS 158.120 to specify that a nonresident pupil policy shall not discriminate on certain factors; prohibit a local school district from charging tuition to a parent or guardian; require school districts to determine and publish nonresident enrollment capacity; require the Kentucky Board of Education to create nonresident pupil enrollment application forms and specify the application process; require reporting by school districts and the Kentucky Department of Education on nonresident enrollment; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; create a formula for distribution of any state appropriated funds to eligible school districts for nonresident students; amend KRS 156.070 and KRS 157.350 to conform; require each school district to report on nonresident pupils and tuition charged during the 2026-2027 school year; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a compiled report to the Legislative Research Commission; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2028.
 Current Status:   1/16/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB289.html
 
HB298KEES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS OF NON-CERTIFIED SCHOOLS (BAKER S) AN ACT relating to KEES scholarships for students attending noncertified schools.

Amend KRS 164.7874, relating to KEES awards, to define terms; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish the use of a specified equivalent grade point average for eligible graduates of certain private, parochial, or church schools based on the Advanced Placement exam score, dual credit courses grade point average, or a combination of both; amend KRS 164.7881 and 164.7884 to conform.
 Current Status:   3/18/2026 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB298.html
 
HB301SERVICE CREDIT FOR THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (GROSSBERG D) AN ACT relating to service credit for the Teachers' Retirement System and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 161.500 to allow members of the Teachers' Retirement System to recover up to 10 unpaid days that were missed to observe religious holidays; include the recovered days in count of days worked for service credit; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   1/16/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB301.html
 
HB304APPROPRIATIONS MEASURES (STEVENSON P) AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.

The Governor's recommended State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; detail Part XII, Appropriations from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund; APPROPRIATION.
 Current Status:   1/16/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB304.html
 
HB307POSTSECONDARY ADMISSION (TIPTON J) AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; establish a proactive postsecondary admissions program to be managed by the Council on Postsecondary Education; require each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky to establish the minimum academic qualification for prospective admission to the institution and implement the common online application approved by the council by July 1, 2027; require the Kentucky Department of Education and each certified nonpublic school to submit a compiled list with designated information of all high school students who most recently completed their junior year to the council and the Kentucky Center for Statistics on or before September 1 of each year; require the KHEAA to submit the KEES award amounts of public and certified nonpublic high school students to the council on or before September 1 of each year; direct the council to send a personalized prospective admissions letter notifying each eligible high school student of each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky where the recipient qualifies for prospective admissions, provides instructions for the recipient to apply for full admission, and of the student's KEES scholarship amount; provide that the personalized letter shall not constitute a guarantee of admission; retain the right for public postsecondary education institutions to perform a comprehensive reviews of all admissions applications internally; create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to direct the Kentucky Center for Statistics to collaborate with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Education to publish annual data on academic and workforce outcomes; amend KRS 164.020 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish a common online application and maintain a website for students to apply to Kentucky public postsecondary institutions through the common online application. HCS(2) Retain original provisions except remove the requirement for certified nonpublic schools to participate in the proactive postsecondary admissions program; remove the Council on Postsecondary Education's management of the proactive postsecondary admissions program; direct each public school district to annually invite each enrolled student to participate in the proactive postsecondary admissions program and notify the Kentucky Department of Education of students that opt in to notifications about the program by July 1 each year; direct the department to provide public postsecondary education institutions designated information for all students and additional information for students that opt in; transfer the responsibility for sending personalized prospective admissions letters from the council to each public institution; remove the requirement that the letter include an estimated KEES amount and replace that requirement with instructions on how to access state and federal grant opportunities; require that the letter include information on the cost of attendance and notice of institutional aid opportunities; direct the council to collaborate with public institutions to promote and report annually on the program; direct the department to collaborate with local school districts to maximize student participation in the program and to report annually on designated information related to those efforts; designate certain information that the department shall report to the Kentucky Center for Statistics; restrict the Kentucky Center for Statistics from reporting personally identifiable information; direct that each public postsecondary education institution shall provide the institution's program application form to the council by November 1, 2027; require the council to review each form and offer suggestions; require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to begin in 2027 including a link, address, or QR code provided by the council for the common online application in the KEES eligibility notifications sent to students; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to consult with the department to evaluate sending KEES eligibility notifications electronically; provide that the Act may be cited as the My Kentucky Future Act. HFA(2) Retain original provisions; add grade level to the directory student information reported to public postsecondary education institutions; direct the department to provide designated information directly to public postsecondary education institutions for students who opt in to the proactive postsecondary admissions program; remove the restriction against the department imposing additional reporting requirements to authorize the collection of information specific to the proactive postsecondary admissions program.
 Current Status:   4/7/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 35)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB307.html
 
HB323GOVERNMENT SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS (HOLLOWAY K) AN ACT relating to government social media accounts.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "public agency," "harassment," "obscene," and "social media platform"; prohibit a public agency, or individual acting on behalf of a public agency, from disabling, deleting, blocking, hiding, or otherwise preventing a person or entity from commenting on a social media platform designated by the public agency to communicate government business or on an account of an individual with the authority to speak on behalf of the public agency acting on its behalf on his or her personal account; permit a public agency, or individual acting on behalf of a public agency, to disable or delete comments that are libelous or slanderous, obscene, would be considered harassment, or would pose an imminent threat to public safety as determined by a court; allow a person or entity to bring forth an action against a public agency, or an individual acting on behalf of a public agency, for any violation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 defining "official electronic school communication"; prohibit a public school, school district, or individual acting in his or her capacity on behalf of a public school or school district from directly or indirectly publishing an official electronic school communication to advocate for or against a political topic, party, candidate, or question; prohibit a public school, school district, or individual acting in his or her official capacity on behalf of a public school or school district from restricting lawful public commentary on a political topic, party, or question if the public school, school district, or person acting in his or her official capacity on behalf of a public school or school district directly or indirectly publishes such commentary on an official electronic school communication.
 Current Status:   4/1/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House Committee on Committees (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB323.html
 
HB329CHILD WELFARE INVESTIGATIONS (WILSON N) AN ACT relating to child welfare investigations.

Amend KRS 620.030 to establish record keeping and process requirements for reports of alleged child dependency, neglect, or abuse.
 Current Status:   2/9/2026 - floor amendment (1) filed
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB329.html
 
HB334SEX-BASED CLASSIFICATIONS (MASSARONI C) AN ACT relating to sex-based classifications.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define "boy," "equal," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "sex," and "woman"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated members of the opposite sex, but permit separation of the sexes if in the interest of maintaining safety, privacy, and fairness; provide a non-exhaustive list of examples of areas in which public entities may distinguish between the sexes; require any public school, public school district, state agency, department, local government, special district or any political subdivision of those entities that collects vital statistics to identify each person as either male or female; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Women's Bill of Rights.
 Current Status:   1/21/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House State Government (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB334.html
 
HB335CHOKING PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS (MASSARONI C) AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "anti-choking device"; require school cafeteria personnel and other expected users of the device to be trained if a school obtains an anti-choking device; provide immunity from civil liability for rendering emergency care or treatment with an anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver at a public or private school; provide that the Act may be cited as Landon's Law.
 Current Status:   3/25/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB335.html
 
HB336MINIMUM WAGES (AULL C) AN ACT relating to the establishment of minimum wages by local governments.

Amend KRS 65.016 and 337.275 to allow a local government to adopt and enforce an ordinance that requires a minimum wage at a rate higher than that found in KRS 337.275 for employers located within that government's jurisdiction.
 Current Status:   1/21/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB336.html
 
HB341LABOR STANDARDS (WILLNER L) AN ACT relating to labor standards.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require every employer to establish a workplace policy that provides employees the right to disconnect from communications from the employer during nonworking hours; provide exceptions; amend KRS 337.990 to provide a penalty for violation of the lunch period requirements in KRS 337.355 and for violation by an employer of a right to disconnect workplace policy.
 Current Status:   1/21/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB341.html
 
HB346EMPLOYMENT (CAMUEL A) AN ACT relating to employment.

Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to redefine "labor organization" and delete definitions of "candidate," "committee," "contributing organization," "contribution," "election," "electioneering communications," "employer," "fundraiser," "independent expenditure," "political activities," "public employee," "slate of candidates," and "testimonial affair"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow urban-county governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow consolidated local governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 70.262, 78.470, and 78.480 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 345.050 to allow public employers to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 336.1341 and 336.135 to conform; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.
 Current Status:   1/21/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Local Government (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB346.html
 
HB349WAGES (STEVENSON P) AN ACT relating to wages.

Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to incrementally raise minimum wage of hourly and tipped employees and require adherence to any future federal increase in excess of the new state wage rates; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.
 Current Status:   1/21/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB349.html
 
HB357JURY DUTY (STALKER S) AN ACT relating to jury duty.

Amend KRS 29A.100 to require judges to excuse teachers from jury duty until the end of the school term if the Commonwealth is experiencing a teacher shortage.
 Current Status:   1/21/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB357.html
 
HB359HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION (TATE N) AN ACT relating to human growth and development instruction.

Amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child out of instruction.
 Current Status:   1/21/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB359.html
 
HB389READING AND WRITING IN SCHOOLS (HEAVRIN S) AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools.

Amend KRS 158.307 to define "dysgraphia"; require the department to annually update the dyslexia toolkit; require the toolkit to include guidance on dysgraphia and strategies and other resources to be used for students displaying dyslexia and dysgraphia; require universal screeners and diagnostic tools be approved by the department; require each district to use evidence-based instructional strategies to provide intervention services; require school districts to report data to the department; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs include instruction on the application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports by the 2027-2028 school year. HCS (1) Retain original provisions; provide that evidence-based strategies that have been proven effective by the department shall be used in intervention services; make technical changes.
 Current Status:   3/18/2026 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Education (S)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB389.html
 
HB390EDUCATION (RABOURN F) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 161.030 to specify the Education Professional Standards Board has authority only over educators hired by public schools; amend KRS 199.894 to define "learning pod" and exclude learning pods from the definition of "child-care center" and "family child-care home"; amend KRS 194A.381 to exclude learning pods from certain youth camp requirements.
 Current Status:   1/23/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB390.html
 
HB391ELEMENTARY LITERACY (STEVENSON P) AN ACT relating to elementary literacy and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to establish the Kids Love to Read Program; specify the program is for children in kindergarten through grade five; require books to be sent to children's homes; require the Department for Libraries and Archives to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to administer the program; appropriate $500,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 to support the program; APPROPRIATION.
 Current Status:   1/23/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB391.html
 
HB394PROHIBITED USES OF TAX DOLLARS (RABOURN F) AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars.

Amend KRS 65.013 to create a cause of action for violations of the use of tax dollars to advocate for or against public questions on the ballot or to lobby or participate in executive agency lobbying; establish time limitation to commence suit and appropriate venue; provide damages recoverable per violation; allow for a class action; prohibit persons held civilly liable from holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for individuals found guilty of a violation.
 Current Status:   1/23/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB394.html
 
HB395CURRICULUM (AULL C) AN ACT relating to curriculum.

Amend KRS 156.160 to require public middle and high school curriculum to include instruction on the history of racism.
 Current Status:   1/23/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB395.html
 
HB405OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING FEES (DONWORTH A) AN ACT relating to occupational license fees levied by a board of education.

Amend KRS 160.603, relating to occupational license taxes for schools, to require a favorable vote of the local board of education prior to taking any other action to levy or increase the tax; require publication of the meeting in which the vote is expected to occur on the local board of education's website; subject an increase in the tax rate under KRS 160.607 to publication and public hearing requirements; expand the notification requirements for the public hearing; amend KRS 160.607 to require compliance with the publication and public hearing requirements and also a favorable vote by the fiscal court prior to authorizing an increase in a tax rate above the general maximum rate for school districts in counties having 300,000 or more inhabitants; amend KRS 160.484 to require the fiscal court to vote on an increase in a tax rate above the general maximum rate for school districts in counties having 300,000 or more inhabitants; set requirements for the rate based on the outcome of the vote; amend KRS 160.485, relating to recall procedures for proposed license tax levies or rate increases, to conform.
 Current Status:   1/23/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB405.html
 
HB415EDUCATORS (CLINES M) AN ACT relating to educators.

Amend KRS 161.120 to modify disclosure requirements for certain complaints; remove requirement for a conference between the staff of the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) and a certificate holder after a determination of sufficient evidence; restructure provisions concerning written admonishments by EPSB and referrals to hearings; provide a timeline for EPSB hearings; modify the right of a certificate holder to request an expedited hearing; require the hearing to be conducted before a hearing officer who is a licensed attorney secured from the Office of the Attorney General; change the timeline for a superintendent's duty to report; amend KRS 160.380 to allow a superintendent to contact a prior employers and the EPSB concerning an applicant for a certified position; establish information that shall be provided to a requesting superintendent; provide record retention requirements; grant liability protections for qualifying disclosures. HCS(1) Retain original provisions and establish a transition process for the hearing officer to be selected from the Office of the Attorney General; include knowledge of a report being filed pursuant to KRS 620.030 on a certificate holder in the duty for superintendents to report to the Education Professional Standards Board; require that board to provide notice to a superintendent when the board has determined that credible evidence warrants further investigation of a certificate holder employed by the district; establish requirement for the notice; amend KRS 156.095 to require Kentucky Department of Education to develop training for school district employees about appropriate relationships and communication with students and establish district employee training requirements; replace file transfers with authorization for a superintendent to submit an open records request to an applicant's previous school district employers and to the board for records concerning disciplinary actions or professional misconduct; require district employees to notify the superintendent within 10 business days of being charged with a felony; amend KRS 156.492 and 160.380 to make conforming changes.
 Current Status:   2/26/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB415.html
 
HB416EDUCATORS (CLINES M) AN ACT relating to educators.

Amend KRS 161.028 to preclude the Education Professional Standards Board from requiring a minimum score on any assessment; require applicants to submit proof of completion of a formative basic skills assessment at the time of application; require applicants to submit results of a formative basic skills assessment prior to their first day of attendance; require the postsecondary institution provide supports for candidates aligned with their formative assessment performance; amend KRS 161.030 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to narrowly tailor content assessments to the area in which an applicant is seeking certification. HFA (1) Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 161.028 to remove requirement for all students to submit formative assessment results and permit a passing score of a college admissions examination as an alternative pathway for application; amend KRS 161.030 to specify the assessments required by the Education Professional Standards Board for certification shall include a narrowly tailored content assessment and a teaching pedagogy assessment.
 Current Status:   1/30/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB416.html
 
HB421INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (DOTSON R) AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by an at-home private school student; establish criteria for participation; require a parent, guardian, or teacher of an at-home private school student participating in a public school interscholastic activity to verify the student's academic progress; declare a public school student who does not make academic progress at a public school and withdraws and enters an at-home private school program ineligible for participation in an interscholastic activity for the remainder of the school year; provide that the Act may be cited as the Play Fair Kentucky Act.
 Current Status:   1/27/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB421.html
 
HB438CIVIC EDUCATION (GROSSL V) AN ACT relating to civics education, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.196 to require the incorporation of instruction on the Civil Rights movement in the social studies academic standards for elementary through high school; specify minimum requirements; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   1/28/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB438.html
 
HB443SEX CRIMES (TIPTON J) AN ACT relating to sex crimes.

Amend KRS 510.060, relating to rape in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.090, relating to sodomy in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.110, relating to sexual abuse in the first degree, to prohibit a school employee from subjecting a student to sexual contact, engaging in masturbation in the student's presence, or engaging in masturbation while using the internet, telephone, or other electronic communication with a student who can see or hear the school employee masturbate; amend KRS 510.010 to define "school employee"; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform and make technical corrections.
 Current Status:   1/28/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB443.html
 
HB454ELECTIONS (HODGSON J) AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 67.060, 83A.040, 160.180, and 262.240, to require candidates for county commissioner, mayor, legislative bodys, local board of education member, and soil and water commissioner at the time of their elections or appointments and for the duration of their term in office to be a citizen of the United States, a citizen of the United States for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment, citizen or national of only the United States and no other foreign state or country, and a citizen or national of only the United States and no other foreign state or country for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment in order to hold each respective office.
 Current Status:   1/29/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB454.html
 
HB461HUMAN SEXUALITY INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CAMUEL A) AN ACT relating to human sexuality instruction in public schools.

Amend KRS 158.1415 to exclude puberty instruction from the prohibition of human sexuality instruction for students in the fifth grade and below; make human sexuality instruction opt-out for parents instead of opt-in.
 Current Status:   1/29/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB461.html
 
HB463FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLANNING (GROSSL V) AN ACT relating to fiscal responsibility in education technology planning.

Amend KRS 156.660 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a model education technology fiscal policy; state requirements of policy; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to require local school districts to adopt a model education technology fiscal policy; require local school districts and the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report on technology status for the prior school year; amend KRS 156.670 to move the responsibilities of the Council for Education Technology to the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 156.160, KRS 157.615, 157.660, and 157.655 to conform.
 Current Status:   1/29/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB463.html
 
HB466IMMUNIZATIONS (HOLLOWAY K) AN ACT relating to immunizations.

Amend KRS 214.034 to delete hepatitis B from the list of required immunizations for children; prohibit additional immunizations from being required by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services without the approval of the General Assembly; delete requirement for hepatitis B immunization for sixth grade school attendance.
 Current Status:   1/29/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health Services (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB466.html
 
HB468CIVIL RIGHTS (ELLIOTT D) AN ACT relating to civil rights.

Create a new section of KRS 344.010 to 344.025 to define terms; set standards for determinations of impairments; amend KRS 344.010 to define "major life activities," "regarded as having such an impairment," and "transitory impairment"; amend KRS 344.020 to provide for execution of the policies embodied in the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008; amend KRS 344.030 to provide that "qualified individual with a disability" is to be interpreted consistently with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 2008; amend KRS 344.190 to remove the adjudicative powers of the Human Rights Commission regarding matters related to employment and public accommodations; amend KRS 344.200 to provide that an aggrieved individual may file a civil action for a discriminatory practice other than a housing practice without first filing a complaint with the Human Rights Commission; require a probable cause determination on a complaint to be made within 30 days of the commission's receipt of the respondent's response or the expiry of the time for a response, whichever is later; require orders dismissing complaints with the commission to be made without prejudice; allow an aggrieved individual to file a civil action for the same grievance while a complaint is either pending with or has been dismissed by the Human Rights Commission; provide that the filing of a complaint before the commission does not toll the statute of limitations for the filing of a civil action; provide that the statute of limitations for an action filed by the commission on behalf of a private party who has not previously filed an action for that grievance is 3 years as provided under KRS 413.115; provide that a civil action for a grievance may only be filed by either the private party or the commission but not both; allow for a private party or the commission to intervene as a third party in a civil action filed by the other; bar the recovery of monetary damages by the commission; limit a private party's remedies to those set out in KRS 344.450; provide that all matters of fact are to be triable by jury; allow a private party with an complaint already filed with or pending before the commission to bring a civil action for the same grievance within 1 year of the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 344.320 to eliminate adjudicative functions of local commissions; amend KRS 344.635 to allow a party to a complaint for a discriminatory housing charge with the Human Rights Commission to demand a trial by jury if a civil action is elected in lieu of administrative hearing; repeal KRS 344.210, 344.230, 344.240, 344.270, and 344.340 related to adjudicative functions of the Human Rights Commission; amend KRS 344.660 and 344.675 to conform. HFA(1) Retain original provisions; amend KRS 344.200 to allow respondents in complaints before the commission 20 days to file a written response; allow the commission to file a civil action within 180 days of receipt of a complaint if it determines there is probable cause to believe a respondent has engaged in an unlawful practice; require the commission to issue a notice dismissing the complaint without prejudice if it declines or fails to file an action or determines there is no probable cause that a violation has occurred; allow the commission to recover litigation costs and attorney's fees; provide that relief for an aggrieved party in a complaint filed by the commission shall not exceed the remedies in KRS 344.450; amend KRS 344.320 to allow local human rights commissions to receive, initiate, and investigate violations of local laws, compel attendance of witnesses and production of evidence by subpoena, hire employees, and accept funding for financing; repeal and reenact KRS 344.340 to establish procedures for local commissions' investigation of claims and filing of civil actions on behalf of aggrieved parties.
 Current Status:   3/12/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB468.html
 
HB469BOARDS OF EDUCATION (BIVENS R) AN ACT relating to local boards of education.

Amend KRS 160.180 to require that members of a local board of education not be ineligible for employment in the school district pursuant to KRS 160.380(5); create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require candidates or nominees for membership on a local board to hold a certificate issued by the Kentucky Department of Education certifying that the candidate or nominee is eligible for membership on the board to appear on the ballot, be certified as a write-in candidate, or be appointed; require individuals applying for a certificate to submit to and pay for a national and state criminal background check, submit a CA/N check and provide other supporting documentation to establish eligibility; provide that records collected pursuant to this section shall be used for the sole purpose of determining a candidate's qualification and shall be exempt from KRS 61.870 to 61.884; direct the department to issue a certificate to individuals that apply for a certificate and are eligible for membership on a board of education; amend KRS 160.190 to remove the requirement that evidence of twelfth grade completion be filed with an application for appointment to the membership on a board of education and instead require that appointed members hold a certificate of qualification issued by the department; amend KRS 117.265 to require a certificate of qualification issued by the department to be filed with a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to adopt a code of ethics for members of boards of education; establish a complaint investigation and resolution process for allegations of violations of the code of ethics; require a determination by the Kentucky Board of Education of clear and convincing evidence that a violation occurred to issue a written public reprimand; require written public reprimands to be entered into the minutes of the next local board of education meeting; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; provide that existing members shall not be subject to removal on the basis of ineligibility for employment in a school district during their current terms; provide that Sections 1 to 4 of this Act take effect on January 1, 2027. HCS(1) Delete original provisions; amend KRS 160.180 to require that members of a local board of education not be ineligible for employment in the school district pursuant to KRS 160.380(5); create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require the county clerk to receive from candidates or nominees for membership on a local board a national and state criminal background check, a clear CA/N check, and other supporting documentation to establish eligibility; provide that records collected be used for the sole purpose of determining a candidate's qualification and shall be exempt from the Open Records Act; amend KRS 160.190 to remove the requirement that evidence of twelfth grade completion be filed with an application for appointment to the membership on a board of education and instead require that appointed members meet the qualifications for office; amend KRS 117.265 to require write-in candidate to prove qualification for office; provide that existing members shall not be subject to removal on the basis of ineligibility for employment in a school district during their current terms; provide that Sections 1 to 4 of this Act take effect on January 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   3/5/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB469.html
 
HB475GENDER (DOTSON R) AN ACT relating to gender.

Create a new section to KRS Chapter 2 to officially recognize that a person has only 1 gender, male or female.
 Current Status:   1/30/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Health Services (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB475.html
 
HB494ADMINSTRATIVE REGULATIONS (ROBERTS T) AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to establish a process for final legislative approval or disapproval of administrative regulations promulgated by designated administrative bodies; indicate that approved administrative regulations will be considered ratified by the General Assembly only after enactment of legislation that specifically approves the section range, chapter, or title; delay the effective date of an affected regulation until the ratification process is complete; allow regulations necessary to prevent a loss of federal or state funding to go into effect sooner but remain subject to final approval; deem a disapproved ordinary regulation void or emergency regulation expired; require the regulations compiler to submit an eligible regulation list to the Committee on Committees of each chamber; establish session procedures and rules for the regulation review process in the legislature; require each administrative body to submit a list of its ratified regulations to the regulations compiler; authorize the General Assembly to prepare an omnibus bill to cover approved and disapproved regulations; amend KRS 13A.010 to define "final legislative approval" and "ratified"; amend KRS 13A.040 to require the regulations compiler to maintain a ratification status list for all regulations; amend KRS 13A.3102 to make regulation ratification apply to the 7-year certification process; amend KRS 13A.331 to make the ratification status of a regulation supersede its traditional adoption and effective status; amend KRS 13A.190 to conform.
 Current Status:   2/3/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB494.html
 
HB500EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS (PETRIE J) AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.

The State/Executive Branch Budget: Details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; details Part V, Funds Transfer; details Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and details Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION. HCS (1) The State/Executive Branch Budget: Retain, delete, and add to original provisions; details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; details Part V, Funds Transfer; details Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and details Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION. SCS (1) The State/Executive Branch Budget: Retain, delete, and add to original provisions; detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION. FCCR (1) The State/Executive Branch Budget: Retain, delete, and add to original provisions; detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; detail Part V, Funds Transfer; detail Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; detail Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; detail Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and detail Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.
 Current Status:   4/14/2026 - delivered to Secretary of State
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB500.html
 
HB513FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN (STALKER S) AN ACT relating to full-day kindergarten.

Amend KRS 157.320 and 157.360 to remove references to kindergarten full-time equivalent pupils in average daily attendance for program base funding purposes; amend KRS 158.030 and KRS 158.031 to conform; amend KRS 158.060 to remove language that allows for half-day kindergarten programs; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   2/5/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB513.html
 
HB517CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPONS (RABOURN F) AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.

Repeal KRS 237.115, which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities, local governments, and units of state government to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings; amend KRS 150.172, 237.110, and 527.020 to conform; amend KRS 237.110 to no longer prohibit the carrying of concealed deadly weapons in schools and specify that the prohibition of carrying concealed deadly weapons in airports is limited to areas controlled by the Transportation Security Administration; make technical corrections; amend KRS 527.070 to add persons with valid licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons to the list of those permitted to possess weapons in schools.
 Current Status:   2/5/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB517.html
 
HB528KENTUCKY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (ELLIOTT D) AN ACT relating to the governance of the Kentucky School for the Deaf.

Amend KRS 167.017 to set timelines for appointment of a search committee for the superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf and appointment of the superintendent; specify superintendents duties; require prioritization of candidates that will be locally available and commit to full-time duties as superintendent; preclude Kentucky Department of Education employees or Kentucky Board of Education members from being appointed as superintendent within 1 year of employment or membership; amend KRS 167.037 to create the Kentucky School for the Deaf Board, set membership, structure, and duties; amend KRS 167.170 to permit the Kentucky Board of Education to delegate the power to expel a pupil of the Kentucky School for the Deaf to the Kentucky School for the Deaf Board; require members of the Kentucky School for the Deaf advisory board be appointed as the initial members of Kentucky School for the Deaf Board.
 Current Status:   2/6/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB528.html
 
HB534ELECTIONS (JOHNSON D) AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 30A.145 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to prepare an all-time list each month of persons convicted of a felony, including persons whose cases are on appeal, and provide the list to the State Board of Elections; amend KRS 83A.040 to require a special election if more than the majority of the membership of a legislative body is vacated because of an election error due to no fault of any candidate or fraud; establish that members of the legislative body whose term expires shall remain in office until the contest and any appeals of the regular election are complete and final; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require the State Board of Elections to compare the statewide voter registration system against the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, or its successor program, each month to remove registered voters who are not citizens of the United States within 5 days; require the State Board of Elections to forward the name, date of birth, last known address, and voter registration record of any individual who is removed to the Attorney General; require the State Board of Elections to notify the county clerk of the county in which the voter lived of the removal; amend KRS 116.113 to specify that the Administrative Office of the Courts shall include persons convicted of a felony whose case is on appeal in the lists they send to the State Board of Elections for removal from the voter registration records; create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to define "cast vote record"; allow county clerks to use a ballot verifier software program to produce electronic images of cast ballots and cast vote records for public inspection, as long as the records do not contain voter-identifying information; allow counties to use the software program to perform additional audits; establish that the State Board of Elections shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish uniform standards for formatting, publication, and redaction of images of ballots and cast vote records; amend KRS 117.125 to establish that no voting equipment or voting systems shall be purchased after the effective date of the Act that utilize non-human readable codes, including barcodes, QR codes, or other encrypted markings to represent or tabulate a voter's choices on the ballot; amend KRS 117.383 to require that the ballot scanner and race selected for a hand-to-eye recount by the Secretary of State shall have at least 10 votes cast; amend KRS Chapter 118.176 to establish that a person who successfully challenges the bona fides of a candidate may recover certain costs; create a new chapter of KRS Chapter 118A to establish that judicial candidates may disclose their political party, state current and past voter registration status, and communicate political values or viewpoints consistent with that party affiliation; establish that judicial candidates shall not claim to be the official nominee of a political party, use language or materials that imply nomination, designation, or endorsement by a political party, or use party symbols, slogans, or imagery in a manner that would lead someone to believe they are running in a partisan election; amend KRS 120.165 to require the county clerk and local board of elections to call a special election if a majority of the offices of a legislative body are deemed vacant; establish that a person bringing a successful election contest may recover certain costs; amend KRS 121.015 to define "executive committee of a political party"; amend KRS 121.150 to allow federal candidates to contribute to a party executive committee if the amount of the contribution is within contribution limits and if the contribution is not earmarked for any particular candidate or slate of candidates; specify that a qualified political party committee, including a state or county executive committee, may endorse, support, oppose, and make contributions or expenditures to nonpartisan candidates; EMERGENCY. HCS (2) Retain original provisions, except remove amendments to KRS 30A.145; delete provisions requiring the State Board of Elections to compare the statewide voter registration system against the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program; delete Section 5, relating to cast vote records and ballot images; amend KRS 27A.070 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to send the State Board of Elections an all-time list of persons convicted of a felony, including those whose case is currently on appeal, by July 24, 2026; require the State Board of Elections to remove any person identified through the list as ineligible to vote from the voter registration records by August 4, 2026; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to allow the State Board of Elections to enter into agreements with agencies of the federal government for the purpose of identifying and removing individuals who are not citizens of the United States from the voter registration records; identify procedures for identifying and removing unauthorized voters; amend KRS 117.125 to establish that continued use of a voting system and all voting equipment approved by the State Board of Elections and used by a county as of the effective date of this Act is permissible until a replacement voting system is acquired by the county; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.155 and 117.205 to conform; amend KRS 118.405 to allow a candidate's name to be printed as a candidate for 2 different offices on the same ballot if 1 of the offices is decided by the United States Electoral College and the person currently holds an elected federal office; amend KRS 121.015 to establish that certain fees are not included in the definition of "contribution"; amend KRS 121.065, relating to limits on political advertising rates, to include digital media platforms; amend KRS 121.110 to require that any vacancy on the registry be filled within 30 days; establish that members of the registry shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and expenses in the same manner as state employees; amend KRS 121.140 to establish that certain penalties shall not accrue or be assessed until 5 business days after the registry has provided notice to the candidate or campaign treasurer of the delinquency; amend KRS 121.150 to allow a state or county executive committee of a political party to make contributions to certain civic organizations; amend KRS 121.190, relating to identification of contributors and advertisers, to include digital media; delete the emergency clause.
 Current Status:   3/6/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB534.html
 
HB546TAXATION (PETRIE J) AN ACT relating to taxation.

Amend KRS 131.150 to insert gender neutral language.
 Current Status:   3/20/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB546.html
 
HB547FISCAL MATTERS (PETRIE J) AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.

Amend KRS 131.030 to make technical corrections.
 Current Status:   3/20/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB547.html
 
HB555SCHOOL FOODS (POLLOCK M) AN ACT relating to school foods.

Amend KRS 158.854 to define “student-based enterprise”; authorize local school boards to permit student-based enterprises within their district to sell competitive foods throughout the school day; authorize local school boards to establish policies regarding the operation of and revenue generated by student-based enterprises; amend KRS 165.160 to exempt student-based enterprises from the penalties. SCS (1) Retain original provisions; specify that competitive foods sold by a student-based enterprise shall comply with minimum nutritional standards.
 Current Status:   4/10/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 81)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB555.html
 
HB560FUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS (HANCOCK E) AN ACT relating to funding school districts that have a high percentage of tax-exempt property.

Amend KRS 45.021 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to contract with each local board of education of a district that has 65% or more in tax-exempt real property and that does not receive financial relief from other sources for the tax revenue lost from the tax-exempt property, to provide for recoupment to the board of at least 25% of the local board of education's lost tax revenue from the tax-exempt properties.
 Current Status:   2/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB560.html
 
HB562ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS (TRUETT T) AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas.

Amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for an alternate high school diploma and a modified high school diploma; specify requirements for alternate and modified high school diplomas; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Department of Workforce Development to identify, compile, and publish a list of employers willing to employ individuals possessing an alternate high school diploma; amend KRS 158.140, 164.787, and 164.7882 to conform. SCS (1) Retain original provisions; establish that a modified high school diploma satisfies scholarship requirements in the same manner as an alternate high school diploma.
 Current Status:   4/3/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 15)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB562.html
 
HB564TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AULL C) AN ACT relating to teacher professional development.

Amend KRS 158.070 to provide that certified school personnel shall be compensated for professional development activities required outside of the days scheduled in the school calendar or regularly scheduled hours in the school work day.
 Current Status:   2/12/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB564.html
 
HB572PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS (BOJANOWSKI T) AN ACT relating to preschool education programs.

Amend KRS 157.320 to define "at risk" and "teaming partner"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2030-2031 school year and beginning with the 2031-2032 school year, require each local school district to provide preschool to each 4 year old who is at risk; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.
 Current Status:   2/12/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB572.html
 
HB573CAMPAIGN FINANCE (JOHNSON D) AN ACT relating to campaign finance.

Amend KRS 121.015 to define "executive committee of a political party"; amend KRS 121.150 to specify that a qualified political party committee, including a state or county executive committee, may endorse, support, oppose, and make contributions or expenditures to nonpartisan candidates.
 Current Status:   3/13/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB573.html
 
HB574PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS (DONWORTH A) AN ACT relating to preschool education programs.

Amend KRS 157.320 to define "eligible child" and "teaming partner"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2033-2034 school year, and beginning with the 2034-2035 school year require each local school district to provide preschool to each eligible child; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.
 Current Status:   2/12/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB574.html
 
HB583SCHOOL-BASED MEDICAID PROGRAM (RILEY S) AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice. HFA (1) Replace reference to "dental" services with "oral health" services; establish that preventative oral health services provided in a school-based setting shall be limited to services within the scope of practice for school nurses; require that preventative oral health services provided in a school-based setting be provided in accordance with protocols developed by the Department for Public Health; establish that this Act does not modify or supersede school health requirements established in KRS 156.160; exempt schools that utilize federal funds to employ healthcare providers.
 Current Status:   3/25/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB583.html
 
HB585EMPLOYMENT (CAMUEL A) AN ACT relating to employment.

Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references prohibiting employees becoming a member of a labor or organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904, 67C.406, 70.262, 78.470, 78.480, and 345.050 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 336.1341 and 336.135 to conform; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.
 Current Status:   2/13/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB585.html
 
HB586HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTHS (CLINES M) AN ACT relating to health services for youths.

Amend KRS 156.502 to define "medication" and "sunscreen"; require local boards of education to adopt a policy authorizing students in kindergarten through grade 5 to carry and self administer sunscreen with parent permission and allow students in grades 6 to 12 to carry and self-administer sunscreen; require board policy to cover possession and use in various settings; amend KRS 194A.380 to define "sunscreen"; create a new section of KRS 194A.380 to 194A.383 to require youth camps to adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer sunscreen.
 Current Status:   3/4/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB586.html
 
HB592STATUS OFFENSES (NEMES J) AN ACT relating to status offenses.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to establish a pilot program to be known as the Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program for children who are truant; require the pilot program to be established in no less than 10 public school districts; establish the responsive interventions to support and empower teams; establish criteria for participation and procedure for the program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to establish the duties of the director of pupil personnel in school districts that are participating in the pilot program; amend KRS 159.140 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require schools to collect certain data relating to habitual truancy and require the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report data relating to habitual truancy to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary; amend KRS 610.030 to require the use of an evidence-based family screening tool to identify family strengths, needs, and risks; create family diversion plans and require a child's parent to participate; amend KRS 605.030 to require a court-designated worker to coordinate the pilot program in the school districts that participate; amend KRS 17.125 to allow responsive interventions to support and empower teams to access information on juveniles involved with the juvenile justice system; amend KRS 600.020 to amend the definition of "habitual truant" and define "Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program" or "SOAR Program" and "Responsive Interventions to Support and Empower Teams" or "RISE teams"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 630 to provide that a child who is alleged to be a status offender, adjudicated a status offender, or is a status offender alleged or found to have violated a valid court order shall not be detained in a secure detention facility until the child is at least 16 years old; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 630.100.
 Current Status:   2/13/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB592.html
 
HB608NONDISCLOSURE AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS (ROBERTS T) AN ACT relating to nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 372, relating to contracts against public policy, to define "act of sexual abuse"; declare as void any nondisclosure agreement, confidentiality agreement, or nondisclosure or confidentiality provision of an agreement to the extent the provision prohibits the disclosure of an act of sexual abuse; prohibit enforcement of an applicable agreement or provision entered into before the effective date of the Act unless the person or party obtains a declaratory judgment that the agreement or provision is enforceable; provide that the Act may be cited as Trey's Law; RETROACTIVE.
 Current Status:   2/17/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB608.html
 
HB609CLASSROOM LIBRARIES (JACKSON K) AN ACT relating to classroom libraries and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Classroom Library Grant Program; provide that the Kentucky Department of Education to implement the grant program through selection of a program administrator; establish the qualifications and duties of the program administrator; appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to implement the Classroom Library Grant Program; APPROPRIATION.
 Current Status:   3/25/2026 - House Primary and Secondary Education (H), (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB609.html
 
HB610TEACHERS (MASSARONI C) AN ACT relating to teachers.

Amend KRS 158.060 to require teachers to be compensated for noninstructional planning time within their school day during which they are required to supervise or instruct students.
 Current Status:   2/18/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB610.html
 
HB621CLASS SIZES FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND YOUTH (BOJANOWSKI T) AN ACT relating to class sizes for exceptional children and youth.

Amend KRS 157.220 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the maximum class sizes and caseloads specified for exceptional children and youth; make technical corrections; amend KRS 157.200 to define "caseload" and "special classes"; amend KRS 157.230, 157.3175, and 159.990 to conform. HFA (1) Retain original provisions; provide that the caseload maximum for teachers of special classes shall be based on the category of the majority of students in the class.
 Current Status:   3/18/2026 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Education (S)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB621.html
 
HB623LEAVE FROM EMPLOYMENT (ROARX R) AN ACT relating to leave from employment.

Amend KRS 337.415, relating to court-ordered appearances by employees, to define terms; prohibit employers from discharging or retaliating against an employee who is a crime victim when the employee takes leave to attend proceedings associated with the prosecution of the crime; require an employee to give an employer reasonable notice to take leave when practicable; provide guidelines for use of paid leave; require the employer to maintain confidentiality of records and communication with employee crime victim; create a civil cause of action for improper discharge, discrimination, retaliation, and failing to maintain confidentiality; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a civil penalty for employer violations.
 Current Status:   2/19/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB623.html
 
HB631SCHOOL CALENDARS (DOSSETT M) AN ACT relating to school district calendars and declaring an emergency.

Provide 10 additional disaster relief student attendance days to provide instruction using alternate settings; allow local school districts to make up days missed by adding instructional time to student attendance days; require local boards of education seeking to revise its calendar to submit a plan for approval to the Department of Education; allow instructional time made up to count as employee contracted days; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   2/20/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB631.html
 
HB635EDUCATION (TRUETT T) AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.070 to permit a local board of education to amend its school calendar by adding time to the school day to reach the required 1,062 hours of instructional time; for the 2025-2026 school year, allow local school districts to make up days missed by adding instructional time to student attendance days; notwithstand the requirement for the student instructional year to have 170 student attendance days; allow waiver of up to 5 student attendance days if a school district is unable to provide the required 1,062 hours of instruction by June 10, 2026; require a local board of education seeking to revise its calendar to submit a plan for approval to the Department of Education; allow instructional time made up and days waived to count as employee contracted days; provide that districts that used 10 or fewer nontraditional instruction days and choose not to use any waived days shall have the district's average daily attendance calculated by deducting 5 low attendance days in addition to the 5 days deducted under KRS 157.320(2); EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   2/20/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB635.html
 
HB642KENTUCKY TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (TIPTON J) AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.

Amend KRS 161.520 to remove the requirement for dependent children over the age of 18 to have their mental or physical condition approved by a majority of a medical review committee to receive survivor benefits; amend KRS 161.605 to raise the minimum amount a retired reemployed member may earn per day from $170 to $200, remove the provision for returning to work 1 month earlier if the member forfeits 1 month of their retirement benefit, reinstate the pension waiver program and prohibit members returning to work under its provisions from returning to work as administrators, and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.608 to clarify that the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) will acknowledge a member's earliest participation date in another state administered retirement system to determine benefit tier; amend KRS 161.620 to allow a member who is a parent to apply for and manage payments to a disabled child without necessity of a court order or other legal authority; amend KRS 161.635 and 161.636 to allow TRS to offer index fund investment options to university and nonuniversity members, to annuitize the investment return on the supplemental benefit applied to the index funds not to exceed 6.1% if there is no COLA in a given year or 4.6% if there is a COLA in the given year, allow TRS to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for disbursements from the supplemental benefit component, and establish that neither the TRS board or staff shall be liable for any losses or claims due to a member's election of an index fund and state that members have the sole responsibility for their investment decisions. HCS(1) Retain original provisions, except amend the requirement in KRS 161.605 regarding medical insurance coverage for a retired reemployed member; adjust provisions for a member retired by reason of service to waive the annuity and return to full-time work; remove KRS 161.635 and 161.636, relating to supplemental components for nonuniversity members, from the bill.
 Current Status:   4/7/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 34)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB642.html
 
HB643SCHOOL SAFETY (JACKSON K) AN ACT relating to school safety.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety; provide that the Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.
 Current Status:   3/18/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB643.html
 
HB649EDUCATION (LEWIS S) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students to add 2 board members appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; require the appointed members to reside in the district, hold bachelor's degrees, and have at least 5 years of finance experience; specify that appointed members shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms; amend KRS 156.132 to authorize the commissioner of education to remove an appointed local board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty; amend KRS 160.160, 160.170, 160.180, and 160.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027
 Current Status:   3/17/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB649.html
 
HB653CIVIL RIGHTS (MARZIAN M) AN ACT relating to civil rights.

Repeal and reenact KRS 344.010 to define terms; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 210.033, 344.030, 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, 344.370, 344.380, and 344.680, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain housing, real estate, and other financial transactions, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.367, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain insurance sales, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.400, relating to prohibited discrimination in certain credit transactions, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 18A.095 to conform; make technical corrections.
 Current Status:   2/24/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB653.html
 
HB654SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTING (BAKER S) AN ACT relating to school district reporting and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 160.345 to remove the Kentucky Department of Education's reporting requirement on school physical activity, prohibit the department or the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring a school to complete any component of a comprehensive school improvement plan that is not expressly required from that specific school by federal law or state statute; amend KRS 156.101 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on instructional leaders who fail to complete required training; amend KRS 160.380 to remove superintendents' annual reporting requirement on a district's minority teacher recruitment process; amend KRS 158.1413 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on school districts' essential workplace ethics programs; repeal KRS 158.867, relating to minimum requirements for summer learning camps; authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to continue to collect designated existing reports; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education from requiring designated reports; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026. HCS (1) Retain original provisions, except remove KRS 156.101 and the amendments to it; amend KRS 158.647 to allow the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee to tentatively authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to require a new report not expressly authorized by state statute or federal law when the General Assembly is not in session; provide that tentative authorization expires upon sine die adjournment of the following regular session; expand the type of reports that the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education are authorized to require to include designated new reports. HFA (1) Make technical correction.
 Current Status:   3/12/2026 - received in Senate
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB654.html
 
HB661SCHOOL PROPERTY (CLINES M) AN ACT relating to school property.

Amend KRS 162.055 to allow public school property to be utilized for employee housing; create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to allow school boards or school district finance corporations to use property currently owned or newly leased to provide housing options for employees upon a determination that the use of land serves the educational purposes of the school district; make technical changes.
 Current Status:   3/18/2026 - House Primary and Secondary Education (H), (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB661.html
 
HB670DISPLAY OF TEN COMMANDMENTS IN SCHOOLS (CALLOWAY J) AN ACT relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in schools.

Repeal and reenact KRS 158.178 to require that a public school or public charter school conspicuously display a copy of the Ten Commandments accompanied by text providing historical context in each elementary and secondary classroom; set requirements for the display; require private donations to be used to acquire copies; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for enforcement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require that public postsecondary education institutions conspicuously display a copy of the Ten Commandments in each classroom; set requirements for the display; require private donations to be used to acquire copies; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to promulgate administrative regulations for enforcement; amend KRS 158.195 to allow teachers and administrators to read or post the Ten Commandments in a public school building, classroom, or event.
 Current Status:   2/25/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB670.html
 
HB685PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS (RILEY S) AN ACT relating to professional credentials.

Amend KRS 161.030 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue a 5 year teaching certificate to eligible applicants. HCS(1) Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to enact and enter into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact; declare purpose; define terms; set requirements for member states and for school psychologists to participate in the compact; establish provisions for active duty military members or their spouses; designate procedures for adverse actions against a school psychologist; create the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission and establish its internal procedures; provide for the commission to facilitate the exchange of information; establish rulemaking procedures, oversight, financing, dispute resolution, and enforcement provisions of the compact; create member state compact withdrawal procedures; provide for amendments to the compact; specify applicability of the compact to certain Kentucky state law. HFA(1) Retain all provisions, provide that the immunity of the commission may not exceed the immunity of the limits of liability set forth under the constitution and laws of that state for state officials, employees, and agents.
 Current Status:   3/18/2026 - (S) Referred to Committee Senate Education (S)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB685.html
 
HB716SCHOOL BOARD STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES (WILLNER L) AN ACT relating to local school board student representatives.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require each local school board to include at least 1 student representative; require each local school board to adopt a school board student representative policy with certain requirements.
 Current Status:   3/3/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB716.html
 
HB717HEALTH EDUCATION (WILLNER L) AN ACT relating to health education.

Repeal and reenact KRS 158.1415 to require each school district to provide healthy relationship education instruction to all public school students; establish minimum requirements for the instruction; establish minimum requirements for the healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials; prohibit a school or school district from restricting the ability of an instructor to answer a question related to the instruction; require that a school make the healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials available upon the request of a parent or guardian and establish a procedure for a parent or guardian to opt a student out of the instruction; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this section; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations requiring that each school district submit a report on healthy relationship instruction in the district biennially; require the Kentucky Department of Education to maintain a list of recommended healthy relationship curricula and instructional materials; permit a parent or guardian to file an enforcement action in Circuit Court; provide that the Act may be cited as the Education for Healthy Youth Act.
 Current Status:   3/3/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB717.html
 
HB720EDUCATION (LEWIS S) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
 Current Status:   3/3/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB720.html
 
HB725DEDUCTION FOR PROFESSIONAL FEES (KULKARNI N) AN ACT relating to a deduction for professional membership dues.

Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define terms; allow a deduction from gross income for professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the deduction.
 Current Status:   3/3/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB725.html
 
HB727EDUCATION (RILEY S) AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow a potential applicant to create and submit applications to multiple school districts; make technical changes. SCS (1) Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.030 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue a 5-year teaching certificate to eligible applicants; amend KRS 157.220 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the maximum class sizes and caseloads specified for exceptional children and youth; make technical corrections; amend KRS 157.200 to define "caseload" and "special classes"; amend KRS 157.230, 157.3175, and 159.990 to conform; amend KRS 156.161 to provide that certain school district facility project waivers shall not expire unless the Kentucky Board of Education provides for expiration when granting the waiver; require the state board to consider waivers no later than 30 calendar days after submission; amend KRS 157.360 to provide for a temporary exemption from maximum class sizes; require the state board to review the exemption issued by the Kentucky Department of Education within 45 days; amend KRS 156.029 to rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; provide that the nonvoting student member on the state board shall be classified as a sophomore at the time of appointment; amend KRS 156.160, 156.670, 157.615, and 157.655 to remove references to the Council for Education Technology and place the council's responsibilities with the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 156.802 to direct that the department have administrative responsibility for the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center; amend KRS 160.180 to require that the annual in-service trainings for school board members include ethics, open meetings and open records, and finance training; create additional training timeline requirements for board members who begin their initial service on or after January 1, 2015, and require 1 hour of superintendent evaluation for those members; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to identify criteria for school board members to fulfill all training requirements; amend KRS 160.160 to direct each board of education to review the procedures and responsibilities of the board and district employees regarding the school district budget; establish that the review will not count toward annual in-service training requirements; amend KRS 156.808 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations governing maternity leave for certified and equivalent staff in the Office of Career and Technical Education; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to allow for an adjustment to support education excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) program funding if the impact of amended real and personal property is equal to or greater than 1% of a school district's net general fund allotment; amend KRS 160.380 to remove superintendents' annual reporting requirement on a district's minority teacher recruitment process; amend KRS 158.1413 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on school districts' essential workplace ethics programs; amend KRS 158.647 to allow the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee to temporarily authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to require a new report not expressly authorized by state statute or federal law when the General Assembly is not in session; provide that temporary authorization expires upon sine die adjournment of the following regular session; authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to continue to collect designated existing reports; repeal KRS 156.660, relating to definitions, 156.690, relating to teachers' computer purchase system, 157.077, relating to summer programs, 158.865, relating to legislative findings, 158.866, relating to definitions, and 158.867, relating to minimum requirements for summer learning camps; provide procedures for the initial appointment of the nonvoting teacher and student representatives representing Supreme Court districts; EMERGENCY, in part, July 1, 2026. SCA (1T) Make title amendment.
 Current Status:   4/23/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB727.html
 
HB740COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETIC OR ORTHOTIC DEVICES (GENTRY A) AN ACT relating to coverage of prosthetic or orthotic devices.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for prosthetic devices and orthotic devices when medically necessary for certain purposes; establish minimum requirements for the required coverage; prohibit any limitation or requirements with respect to out-of-network coverage unless the limitation or requirement is not more restrictive than the restrictions or requirements applicable to out-of-network coverage for medical or surgical benefits; require the commissioner of insurance to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission regarding implementation of the required coverage; require insurers to provide data requested by the commissioner for purposes of completing the report; require the commissioner to promulgate any necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured group health plans offered by the governing board of state postsecondary education institutions and the state employee health plan to comply with prosthetic and orthotic device coverage requirements; provide that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   3/4/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Banking & Insurance (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB740.html
 
HB753AMENDMENT RELATING TO TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (CHESTER-BURTON B) AN ACT proposing an amendment to section 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of the members of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Propose to amend Sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide 4-year terms of office for members of the Kentucky House of Representatives beginning with those elected from even-numbered districts in November 2026 and with those elected from odd-numbered districts in November 2028; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   3/4/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB753.html
 
HB755ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION RIGHTS (NEMES J) AN ACT relating to associations and individual representation rights.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to allow public employee collective bargaining organizations to represent only dues-paying members; allow nonmember employees to be represented by counsel of their choosing, subject to reasonable employer procedures; grant the labor organization the right to represent a nonmember employee in an action involving the interpretation or enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement; allow nonmember employees to enter into a written agreement with the labor organization for representation for a reasonable fee; apply to agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.
 Current Status:   3/17/2026 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB755.html
 
HB757REVENUE MEASURES (PETRIE J) AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency.

FCCR (1) Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11 to require the state curator to accept a statute, monument, or object to art that is privately funded and created depicting or representing United States Senator Addison Mitchell McConell for display in the New State Capitol rotunda; require the commission to reserve a spot in the rotunda for the display; authorize the installation and permanent display by the General Assembly; create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to establish a sales tax incentive related to professional sporting events equal to 100% of the sale of admissions and tangible personal property and services to a qualifying attraction; establish requirements for receiving the incentive; create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to allow credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, for the certified rehabilitation of a certified historic structure in which total qualified rehabilitation expenses exceed $150,000,000 for the taxable year; establish requirements for the credit.
 Current Status:   4/14/2026 - delivered to Secretary of State
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB757.html
 
HB759TEACHER CERTIFICATION (PAYNE J) AN ACT relating to teacher certification.

Amend KRS 161.048 to modify and reestablish alternative teacher certification options as alternative routes; establish the eligibility requirements of alternative routes; delete Option 2 certification; establish a route for current professional certificate holders to expand certification and the eligibility requirements; require the Education Professional Standards Board to maintain and publish a list of academic majors, academic minors, and graduate degree academic content areas and the corresponding areas for which they shall satisfy certification requirements; make current professional certificate holders eligible to expand certification through any alternative route; require holders of professional certificates under specific routes complete training requirements to be eligible for the first renewal of the certificate; provide that the Education Professional Standards Board may require a passing score on a professional skills assessment; amend KRS 161.032 and 164.757 to conform; repeal KRS 161.049.
 Current Status:   3/31/2026 - (S) recommitted to committee Senate Rules (S)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB759.html
 
HB769KEES SCHOLARSHIPS (STEVENSON P) AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships.

Amend KRS 164.7881 to extend expiration of KEES eligibility from 5 to 8 years after high school graduation; amend KRS 164.7884 to conform.
 Current Status:   3/5/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Postsecondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB769.html
 
HB770TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS (GROSSBERG D) AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to create the Promise Program to provide scholarships to eligible students of a teacher preparation program; define terms; specify the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority may provide promise awards to eligible students; require 5 years of qualified teaching service; require repayment if services are not rendered; specify that failure to meet repayment obligations shall be cause for revocation of a teaching certificate.
 Current Status:   3/5/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB770.html
 
HB778CHILD WELFARE (WILSON N) AN ACT relating to child welfare.

Amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit an individual from being approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, be considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or to receive a child for adoption if the individual or an adult or minor child living in the individual's is on the adult or juvenile sex offender registry; amend KRS 199.801 related to placement requirements for children in the custody of the state; amend KRS 600.020 to update definitions for "diversion agreement," "eligible youth," and "informal adjustment"; amend KRS 610.030 to establish which individuals shall have access to diversion agreements related to juvenile court cases; amend KRS 610.345 to expand the list of individuals that a judge shall notify when a child is adjudicated guilty of an offense which classifies him or her as a youthful offender to include school superintendents, school directors of pupil personnel, and school resource officers; amend KRS 620.050 to expand the list of individuals or entities that can have access to a report of suspected child abuse, neglect, or dependency; remove certain individuals and entities that could have access to files, reports, notes, photographs, records, electronic and other communications, and working papers used or developed by a children's advocacy center related to child welfare investigations; to allow medical professionals to administer comprehensive urine drug screens on children when they suspect abuse or neglect; allow external child fatality and near fatality review panel to access additional data; amend KRS 620.055 to allow the child fatality and near fatality review panel to compel the attendance of members from an investigating agency to discuss cases in closed session; amend KRS 620.140 to expand the ability for a dependent, neglected, or abused youth to request to have his or her commitment extended or reinstated beyond the age of 18 up to the age of 21; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to define and establish requirements for "plan of safe care" and "plan of care safety assessment review" related to substance-exposed infants; create a new section of KRS Chapter 625 related to reporting of involuntarty termination of parental rights; amend KRS 508.090 to define "controlled substance" and "abuse or neglect"; amend KRS 508.100 and 508.110 to conform; amend KRS 508.120 to enhance the penalty of abuse in the third degree if the victim is under 13 years old and suffered serious physical injury as a result of ingesting or inhaling a controlled substance; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to possess a policies and procedures manual related to pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances; amend various sections to require continuing education on pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances for certain professionals. HCS(1) Retain original provisions; amend KRS 610.030 to specify which individuals shall have access to diversion agreement information related to juvenile court cases; amend KRS 620.055 related to the child fatality and near fatality review panel processes for investigation of cases; amend KRS 508.100, 508.110, and KRS 508.120 related to criminal abuse or neglect when a person places someone in a situation that creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk of serious physical injury. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, except delete amendments to KRS 311.601; amend KRS 218A.205 to establish continuing education requirements related to the recognition and prevention of pediatric ingestion or inhalation of controlled substances; redefine "substance-exposed infant".
 Current Status:   4/10/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch.68)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB778.html
 
HB779EDUCATION (MASSARONI C) AN ACT relating to education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require district level employees to provide substitute services in the schools of the district for 1 day of every 20 in-person instructional days.
 Current Status:   3/6/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB779.html
 
HB783SCHOOL BUS STOPS (GROSSBERG D) AN ACT relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish the school bus stop safety camera fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; provide that moneys in the fund shall be used to provide grants to local governments for the operation of bus stop cameras systems; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on public property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on private property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction with the permission of the property owner; allow local governments to apply for grants through the fund; require local governments to consult with public school districts within their jurisdiction to determine appropriate placement for the cameras; require the local government that installed the cameras to retain the video images; require parents or guardians of all children assigned to the bus stop to be informed of the existence of a bus stop camera system, and allow parents or guardians to deny permission to film their children; require that if any parent objects to filming, the faces and personal identifying characteristics of all children assigned to the bus stop shall be blurred or redacted prior to the use or sharing of video images; specify the allowable uses of the video images and provide for retention timeframes; require school districts to notify all of the local governments in whose jurisdictions their schools are located of the location of each school bus stop in the district; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   3/6/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Transportation (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB783.html
 
HB789ADVANCED MATHEMATICS COURSEWORK (DUVALL R) AN ACT relating to advanced mathematics coursework.

Amend KRS 158.6453 to require a school district's advanced coursework plan to include middle school mathematics strategies to enable students to enroll in Algebra I by grade 8.
 Current Status:   3/19/2026 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB789.html
 
HB790TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS (DUVALL R) AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 164.769 to establish a pilot program to provide scholarships to students pursuing a teaching career in a math- or science-related discipline to be administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; establish scholarship recipient selection, award, and repayment process; appropriate $4,175,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to support the program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   3/9/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Postsecondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB790.html
 
HB791SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS (THOMPSON A) AN ACT relating to special education classrooms.

Create a new section of KRS 157.200 to 157.290 to define terms; require a school district to install and maintain a video and audio surveillance system in every self-contained special education classroom; require a public school to notify a parent of each child in the classroom of the system and the parent's rights within 5 days; permit parents of recorded students access to system footage; require reasonable redaction and segregation to protect student privacy; designate a retention schedule for system footage; require school districts to notify the parents of each student present for an injury in a self-contained special education classroom; amend KRS 157.200 to define "parent" and amend the definition of "special education."
 Current Status:   3/9/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB791.html
 
HB801PUBLIC SCHOOLS (FLANNERY P) AN ACT relating to public schools, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 157.615 to define "traditional school building"; amend KRS 157.621 to authorize a school district to levy a $.05 equivalent rate for school districts that meet specific district facilities requirements and other requirements; authorize the school district to levy an additional $.05 equivalent rate if the local board of education determines the first levy is insufficient to achieve facility goals; establishes a termination date for the levies of 25 years; provide equalization of the levy; establish conditions for receiving equalization of the levy; extend equalization of eqeualization funding for critical construction needs levy; amend KRS 160.290 to require a school district to consolidate or modify the attendance zones of a traditional school building with do not meet certain average daily attendance requirements; appropriate $3,500,000 in each year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium for the equalization of established levies; effective July 1, 2026; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   3/9/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB801.html
 
HB820EDUCATION (OSBORNE D) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 160.463 to make technical corrections.
 Current Status:   3/9/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB820.html
 
HB827SCHOOL DISTRICTS (TIPTON J) AN ACT relating to school districts.

Amend KRS 160.020 to modify the minimum enrollment requirements for independent school districts to continue to operate; establish criteria for the Kentucky Board of Education to consider in an appeal of that requirement; amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger process for any contiguous school districts; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the terms of merger for an insolvent district if no agreement between the school districts can be reached, and to promulgate administrative regulations regarding mergers due to insolvency.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB827.html
 
HB829MORAL INSTRUCTION (BAKER S) AN ACT relating to moral instruction.

Amend KRS 158.200 to require the board of education of a local school district to allow students to attend moral instruction when the moral instruction offering complies with the requirements enumerated; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize the Attorney General to bring an action for a writ of mandamus to compel a board of education to comply; create a cause of action to permit a qualified individual to file a civil action against a board of education for injunctive relief arising from a violation of this Act; permit recovery of monetary damages for a willful and intentional violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; prohibit retaliation.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB829.html
 
HB833STUDENT EXPULSION (BANTA K) AN ACT relating to student expulsion.

Amend KRS 158.150 to allow a student to be placed in an alternative program or setting indefinitely; require annual review if a student is placed in an alternative program or setting for longer than 1 calendar year; provide for appeal to the local board of education of any decision of the appeals committee.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB833.html
 
HB834SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCES (CLINES M) AN ACT relating to school district finances.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 156.200 to authorize the commissioner of education to examine the expenditures, business methods, accounts, financial accounts, and educational records of a local board of education to enforce state law, and to take certain actions upon reason to suspect waste, fraud, fiscal mismanagement, or inaccurate accounts; establish parameters for the commissioner of education when considering an examination; authorize the commissioner of education to require additional training or financial reports to correct issues; provide for oversight by the Kentucky Board of Education; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530, 160.550, and 424.250 to conform.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB834.html
 
HB846SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS (MASSARONI C) AN ACT relating to school district superintendents.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process to recall a superintendent of a school district; amend KRS 160.350 to conform.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB846.html
 
HB847TAXATION (MASSARONI C) AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to taxation.

Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide the General Assembly the authority to exempt all or a portion of any class of property from taxation or eliminate all or a portion of any tax and the related provisions of that tax; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB847.html
 
HB852EDUCATION (FLEMING K) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 160.463 to make technical corrections.
 Current Status:   3/17/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB852.html
 
HB855PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE (ROARX R) AN ACT relating to persons entitled to vote.

Amend KRS 116.025 to permit voters 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections upon local approval by a school board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require county clerks to administer the registration and voting of persons 16 and 17 years of age; allow voters who are 16 and 17 years of age to receive ballots limited to school board contests; require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedure for persons 16 and 17 years of age to register and vote for school board elections.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB855.html
 
HB862MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINORS (CALLOWAY J) AN ACT relating to materials, programs, or events alleged to be harmful to minors.

Amend KRS 158.192 to require a local board of education to allow parents and guardians an opportunity to orally recite passages from materials, programs, or events that are subject to appeal; require immediate removal of the material, program, or event if the board denies a parent or guardian the opportunity to orally recite passages.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB862.html
 
HB875INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS (RAYMER R) AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define terms; establish a nonpublic school student's eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics at the public school to which the student would be assigned in the student's district of residence; establish requirements, conditions, and procedures for the nonpublic school student's participation in interscholastic athletics.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB875.html
 
HB882DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS (TRUETT T) AN ACT relating to discipline of students.

Amend KRS 158.150 to permit a teacher to remove from the classroom a student that violates a school behavior policy and is disruptive to the classroom environment and education process; require teacher and principal or assistant principal agreement before student may return to the classroom on the same school day as removal.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB882.html
 
HB883VIRTUAL SCHOOLS (TRUETT T) AN ACT relating to virtual schools and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.120 to place a districtwide enrollment cap on nonresident pupil enrollment in virtual programs; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB883.html
 
HB888COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS (BRAY J) AN ACT relating to collective bargaining agreements and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit any local government from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 160.160, relating to local boards of education, to prohibit any board of education from entering into any future collective bargaining agreement; grandfather existing collective bargaining rights; amend KRS 304.48-250 and 304.50-055 to make technical changes; amend various other sections to remove references to collective bargaining; repeal various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Protection Act; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   3/25/2026 - (H) Returned to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB888.html
 
HB898COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS (AULL C) AN ACT relating to collective bargaining agreements.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define terms; require local boards of education and local associations to bargain collectively; provide that a party who violates the duty to bargain collectively is required to pay to the aggrieved party no more than $500.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB898.html
 
HB906STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY (MOSER K) AN ACT relating to student health and safety.

Amend KRS 158.162 to define "critical incident," require investigations in emergency plans for critical incidents and state the goals of the investigations; amend KRS 158.4410 to task the state school security marshal with investigating serious physical injury or death incidents that occur on school property, at school-sanctioned events, or during interscholastic athletic events; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to outline the parameters of the investigation, require referral of potential criminal charges, and require necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 72.025 to require the coroner conduct an autopsy in deaths occurring on public or nonpublic school property or during a school-sanctioned event.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB906.html
 
HB907EDUCATION (SHARP S) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 160.463 to make technical corrections.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB907.html
 
HB921TEACHER OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (GROSSBERG D) AN ACT relating to teachers of exceptional children.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to establish a $10,000 salary supplement for certified teachers of exceptional children; provide the terms and requirements of the salary supplement.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB921.html
 
HB924PUBLIC STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (WATKINS J) AN ACT relating to the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program fund; require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the fund; require the authority to disburse funds for student loan repayment to recruit and retain eligible public service employees that live and work in Kentucky; specify terms and process; establish criteria for the program and applicant evaluation for awards; appropriate $30,000,000 from the budget reserve trust fund account for initial implementation of the student loan forgiveness program; appropriate $30,000,000 from the general fund for support of the student loan forgiveness program; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB924.html
 
HB932TEACHERS (CHESTER-BURTON B) AN ACT relating to teachers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to make legislative findings, provide a teacher bill of rights, and require each local school board to provide a copy of the teacher bill of rights to all teachers and post the teacher bill of rights in all public school buildings containing instructional space for students.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB932.html
 
HB934HARASSING COMMUNICATIONS (CHESTER-BURTON B) AN ACT relating to harassing communications.

Amend KRS 525.080, relating to harrassing communications, to include sending repeated electronic communications in a manner reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, torment, embarass, or offend another and include posts to social media or an internet website any material that is reasonably likely to cause emotional distress, abuse, or torment; elevate harassing communications from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Small Business & Information Technology (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HB934.html
 
HCR108ESTABLISHING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD GOVERNANCE AND OUTCOMES TASK FORCE (CLINES M) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Early Childhood Education Governance and Outcomes Task Force.

Establish the Early Childhood Education Governance and Outcomes Task Force; list the duties and members of the task force; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly and to submit a report by December 1, 2026.
 Current Status:   3/18/2026 - (H) SECOND READING, to Rules
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HCR108.html
 
HJR80SUBMIT A LIST OF RESOURCES PROVIDED TO FAMILIES DURING INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS (SHARP S) A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a list of the resources provided to families during Individualized Education Program process and related recommendations.

Direct the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a list of resources that are provided to families during the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process and recommendations for possible additional family supports to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.
 Current Status:   3/2/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/HJR80.html
 
SB1EDUCATION (GIVENS D) AN ACT relating to education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide the findings of the General Assembly relating to Jefferson County Public Schools; provide the General Assembly's determinations based on those findings; repeal and reenact KRS 160.370, relating to duties of superintendents and local boards of education. HFA(2) Retain original provisions, except place the legislative findings in a preamble instead of KRS Chapter 160; amend KRS 160.370 to include a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants; remove the limitation that the board not meet more than once every 4 weeks; change the rolling 3-year strategic plan to a 5-year plan; require the board to review and approve a rolling 3-year projection of expenses and revenues; limit the amount of transfers the superintendent is authorized to make to $250,000 per quarter; require the superintendent to report to the board any purchases and transfers to the board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
 Current Status:   4/14/2026 - delivered to Secretary of State
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB1.html
 
SB2SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (ADAMS J) "AN ACT relating to school administrators and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 157.350 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive support education excellence in Kentucky funds a school district shall not provide the superintendent or any administrator a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; amend KRS 156.070 to conform. HFA (1) Retain original provisions; amend KRS 157.350 to specify that superintendent contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2026, shall not provide a percentage pay increase greater than the percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; specify that an administrator shall not receive a percentage pay increase greater than that given to classroom teachers unless the increase is due to a professional advancement that imposes a significant change in job duties and responsibilities or is to uniformly increase the pay for a job category; authorize the commissioner of education to waive these provisions upon request; specify that if the commissioner denies a request, a waiver may be requested in accordance with KRS 156.161; amend KRS 160.350 to require each local board of education to submit to the Kentucky Department of Education copies of superintendent contracts, amendments, renewals, extensions, and addendums; require the local board and the department to publish the documents to their websites; amend KRS 160.346 to authorize a superintendent to remove a principal if the school has been identified for targeted support and improvement or comprehensive support and improvement for 2 or more consecutive years; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   3/27/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 9)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB2.html
 
SB3SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCES (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to school district finances.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 160.431 to require the annual financial report and the Kentucky Department of Education's written report be published on the district financial disclosure website; amend KRS 160.463 to require a school district to maintain a district financial disclosure website; identify the information that shall be published on the website; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530 and 160.550 to conform; require districts to publish the most recent information available on the district financial disclosure website upon the effective date of the Act. SCA (1) Make technical corrections to conform. SFA (2) Retain original provisions; require posting of superintendent contracts and separation pay to the district financial disclosure website.
 Current Status:   2/3/2026 - received in House
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB3.html
 
SB4EDUCATION (WEST S) AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "department" and "principal"; establish the principal leadership development practicum; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and operate the practicum and outline the required components of the practicum; allow for substitution of practicum hours for hours of instruction required by the effective instructional leadership program; begin the practicum requirements with the 2027-2028 school year; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations for the operation of the practicum; amend KRS 156.101 to conform; amend KRS 161.207 to remove references to the principal internship program and make conforming changes to initial principal certification process; amend KRS 156.492 to remove an outdated reference; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026, setting out the implementation plan for the practicum. SCS (1) Retain original provisions; change requirement for the Kentucky Department of Education to partner with the Kentucky Chamber Foundation instead of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce for the fourth year of the practicum. HCS(1) Retain original provisions; change the principal practicum from 5 to 3 years and establish elements of the practicum for those years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require a local board of education with more than 4 schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement to establish a critical school improvement advisory committee; establish the membership and duties of the committee; amend KRS 160.160 to define "large school district"; require boards of education of large school districts to conduct ongoing evaluation of board performance; amend KRS 160.180 to establish board of education member eligibility requirements limiting employment of members under boards of education; amend KRS 160.210 to establish elected and appointed membership of boards of education of large school districts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the election divisions for the board of education for Jefferson County; amend KRS 156.132, 160.042, 160.170, 160.190, 160.200, 160.240, 304.48-250, and 304.50-055 to conform; provide for the initial appointment of appointed members of boards of education in large school districts; provide for the possible transition of membership of large school districts from 7 to 5 elected members; provide for the transition to 5 board members from 7 in certain large school districts; provide for the temporary eligibility of current board of education members notwithstanding new eligibility requirements; EMERGENCY. HFA(1) Modify the duties of the critical school improvement advisory committee; make only elected members of a board of education eligible to selection as chair or vice chair; make the use by boards of education of large school districts of the ongoing evaluation tool optional; modify eligibility requirements of appointed and elected members of a board of education; establish a 2 term limit for appointed members of a board of education; establish the limits of precinct boundaries for the school district; establish the transition of board of education composition for large school districts transitioning from 7 to 5 elected members; establish requirements for the initial appointments for appointed members of boards of education of large school districts. FCCR (1) Retain original provisions; modify the length of the practicum to 4 years; modify the components of the practicum; amend KRS 160.160 to define "large school district"; amend KRS 160.180 to establish board of education member eligibility requirements for large school districts limiting employment of members under boards of education; amend KRS 160.210 to establish 5 elected members of boards of education of large school districts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the election divisions for the board of education for the Jefferson County School District; amend KRS 160.042, 160.200, 160.240, 304.48-250, and 304.50-055 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish a center of American Civics at the University of Kentucky and requirements for the center; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to redesignate the McConnel Center at the University of Louisville as an independent academic unit and establish the requirements for the center; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the McConnel Center and the Center of American Civics to develop materials and curricula for a course of instruction in American government or history; provide for the transition to 5 board members from 7 in certain large school districts; provide for the temporary eligibility of current board of education members notwithstanding new eligibility requirements; EMERGENCY; make title amendment.
 Current Status:   4/14/2026 - delivered to Secretary of State
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB4.html
 
SB5KENTUCKY-GROWN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT PROCUREMENT (HOWELL J) AN ACT relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "agricultural product" and "Kentucky-grown agricultural product"; allow a local school board or local school district participating in any of the United States Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Programs to purchase Kentucky-grown agricultural products in accordance with federal law. HCS(1) Retain original provisions; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   3/27/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 8)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB5.html
 
SB16WAGES (THOMAS R) AN ACT relating to wages.

Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to incrementally raise minimum wage for employers to $15.00 an hour; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.
 Current Status:   1/6/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB16.html
 
SB22DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (HIGDON J) AN ACT relating to the dual credit scholarship program.

Amend KRS 164.786 to define "eligible high school apprentice" and "eligible registered teacher apprenticeship program"; include eligible registered teacher apprenticeship programs in the dual credit scholarship program; establish student and school district eligibility and participation requirements in the eligible registered teacher apprenticeship scholarship program. SFA (2) Maintain all original provisions except remove the requirement that a student enrolled in the program achieve a grade of "C" or higher in all courses paid for by the program and require that a student maintain a high school grade point average of 2.75 or higher.
 Current Status:   4/1/2026 - floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed to bill
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB22.html
 
SB26DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to discrimination in educational settings and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; prohibit a school district, public school, or cooperative board from providing differential treatment or benefits on the basis of an individual's religion, race, sex, color, or national origin; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education, a school district, a public school, or a cooperative board from expending any resources on diversity, equity, and inclusion; prohibit the department, a school district, a public school, or a cooperative board from soliciting statements on an applicant's experience with or views on religion, race, sex, color, or national origin, from providing differential treatment or benefits to an individual based on the individual's participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion training, and from disseminating or profiting from any research, work product, or material that promotes or justifies discriminatory concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion; establish exclusions; authorize the Attorney General to bring an action for a writ of mandamus to compel the department, a school district, a public school or a cooperative board to comply; create a cause of action to permit a qualified individual to file a civil action against a the department, a school district, a cooperative board, or a public school for injunctive relief arising from a violation of this Act; permit recovery of monetary damages for a willful and intentional violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; prohibit retaliation; require each public school district and cooperative board to provide the State Treasurer the name, job title, duty station, and compensation information of each employee of the school district or cooperative board each month for publication; amend KRS 161.030 to require certain certification applicants to complete an approved professional development program on Kentucky education law; amend KRS 158.4416 and 158.4414 to conform; amend KRS 160.380 to remove language requiting targeted minority recruitment; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.500 and 161.165; require school districts and cooperative boards to follow designated procedures when implementing this Act including termination or transfer of certain employees; require the Kentucky Department of Education to eliminate the Division of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and follow designated procedures when implementing this Act including termination or transfer of certain employees; EFFECTIVE, in part, February 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   1/6/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB26.html
 
SB41AD VALOREM TAX RATE (BOSWELL G) AN ACT relating to the levy of an ad valorem tax rate.

Amend KRS 132.017, relating to the process for a recall of a local ad valorem tax rate, to define "school nickel tax rate"; require a petition process for recalling the levy of a school nickel tax rate; remove other taxes levied by local governmental entities from the petition process requirements; require an ad valorem tax levied by a local governmental entity and a general tax rate levied by a local board of education to be voted upon by the voters if the tax rate produces more than 4% in revenues over the revenues produced by the compensating tax rate; require the suspension of the ordinance, order, resolution, or motion levying the tax rate until after the required election; allow a local governmental entity or a local board of education to cancel a required recall election by reconsidering the levy and instead levying a tax rate that produces no more than 4% in revenues over the revenues produced by the compensating tax rate; specify ballot and public notification requirements for the election; provide that if a tax rate is recalled, the compensating tax rate shall be levied; amend KRS 68.245, 75A.050, 132.018, 132.023, 132.027, and 160.470 to conform; make technical changes; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   3/10/2026 - received in House
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB41.html
 
SB46SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION (DENEEN M) AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 156.153 to permit schools to use non-school bus passenger vehicles designed for 10, instead of 9, or fewer passengers; limit statewide driver qualification, training, and drug testing requirements to drivers of non-school bus passenger vehicles along regular bus routes and permit local school boards to adopt district policies on the use of those vehicles to and from approved school activities; exclude parents transporting students to and from school pursuant to a compensation agreement from the requirements of the section; amend KRS 160.380 to conform; EMERGENCY. SCS (1) Retain original provisions except amend KRS 156.153 to require an individual to submit to drug testing consistent with federal drug testing requirements in order to be authorized to transport any student using a non-school bus passenger vehicle to transport students to and from approved school activities; amend KRS 160.380 to direct a superintendent to require the driver of any non-school bus passenger vehicle authorized to transport students to and from approved school activities who does not hold a school bus CDL license to submit to background check every 5 years, submit to drug testing, and immediately notify the superintendent of certain criminal charges or violations. HCS(1) Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 160.380 to direct a superintendent to require the driver of any non-school bus passenger vehicle authorized to transport students who does not hold a school bus CDL license to submit to an annual background check. HFA(2) Retain original provisions, except authorize the Kentucky Department of Education to establish minimum qualifications, training, and drug-testing requirements for any individual to be authorized to transport any student in a non-school bus passenger vehicle regardless of whether they are driving along a regular bus route or to and from approved school activities; require the minimum qualifications to designate a list of moving violations that would disqualify an individual from such authorization; require superintendents to collect a copy of a valid driver's license from individuals seeking such authorization; require individuals seeking authorization to exclusively transport students to and from approved school activities to provide a driving history record check; require all driving history records checks for individuals seeking any such authorization to not include a disqualifying moving violation.
 Current Status:   3/27/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 7)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB46.html
 
SB51CREATE A NEW SECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION (NEMES M) AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt homeowners who are 65 years of age or older from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   3/6/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Appropriations & Revenue (H)
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB51.html
 
SB59PROHIBITED USES OF TAX DOLLARS AND RESOURCES (RAWLINGS S) AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources.

Amend KRS 65.013 to define terms; expand the prohibition on using tax dollars to advocate for or against a public question on the ballot to prohibit using any resources, and to explicitly apply prohibition to school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and recalls on a ballot; establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person found guilty of violating the prohibition; create a cause of action for a citizen aggrieved by a violation of the prohibition; establish a statute of limitations to commence suit and the appropriate venue; provide when the suit accrues; specify damages recoverable per violation; allow for class action; include a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for a person held civilly liable; amend KRS 48.025 and 132.017 to conform. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, except remove original criminal penalties and establish new fines and classify a third or subsequent violation as a Class A misdemeanor; exclude volunteers as resources; remove provisions creating a private cause of action and the related waiver of immunity; remove provisions related to recall petitions; include provision exempting educational television; include exemption for advocating on public employees' own time and with their own resources. HCS(1) Retain original provisions; provide an exception from the advocacy restrictions for associations advocating on behalf of its members. HFA(2) Remove sections 1, 2, and 3 and replace with substantially similar language in all sections; remove "school district" definition from KRS 65.013 section and insert in KRS 48.025; remove "in partial or impartial terms, for or against" from all sections.
 Current Status:   4/14/2026 - delivered to Secretary of State
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB59.html
 
SB61KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS (ARMSTRONG C) AN ACT relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 164.7879 to increase the Kentucky educational excellence scholarship base amount for each eligible grade point average; increase the supplemental award amounts; require a supplemental award for eligible Cambridge Advanced International scores; amend KRS 164.7882 to increase the award amount for an eligible student enrolled in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program; amend KRS 164.7874, 164.7881, 164.7884, and 164.7885 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
 Current Status:   1/9/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB61.html
 
SB70PUBLIC PENSION OVERSIGHT BOARD (HIGDON J) AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board.

Amend KRS 7A.220 to amend the membership and membership qualifications of the Public Pension Oversight Board by adding the chairs or vice chairs of the Senate State & Local Government Standing Committee and House State Government Standing Committee to the board, adding the State Treasurer to the membership, removing 1 of the gubernatorial appointees from the membership, and amending "retirement experience" requirements for appointed members to include experience in retirement plan management or policy by a former elected official; make technical and conforming changes; amend KRS 7A.255 to require the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to annually report line of duty death benefit payments to the Public Pension Oversight Board in addition to line of duty disability benefit payments; make technical amendments; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   4/23/2026 - VETOED BY GOVERNOR
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB70.html
 
SB71TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION (DENEEN M) AN ACT relating to training requirements for local boards of education.

Amend KRS 160.180 to require all local school board members to receive 6 hours of in-service finance training every 2 years. SCS (1) Delete original provisions; amend KRS 160.180 to require that the annual in-service trainings for school board members include ethics, open meetings and open records, and finance training; create additional training timeline requirements for board members who begin their initial service on or after January 1, 2015, and require 1 hour of superintendent evaluation for those members; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to identify criteria for school board members to fulfill all training requirements; amend KRS 160.160 to direct each board of education to review the procedures and responsibilities of the board and district employees regarding the school district budget; establish that the review will not count toward annual in-service training requirements.
 Current Status:   3/9/2026 - (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB71.html
 
SB76LOCAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FEES AND TAXES (MAYS BLEDSOE A) AN ACT relating to local occupational license fees and taxes.

Amend KRS 68.180, 68.185, 160.482, and 160.607, relating to local occupational license fees, taxes, and limitations, to increase certain population thresholds from 300,000 to 500,000; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026. SCS (1) Delete original provisions, except amend KRS 160.607, relating to the local occupational license tax for schools, to increase the population threshold at which the maximum tax rate may be increased from 300,000 to 500,000; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2026.
 Current Status:   1/27/2026 - received in House
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB76.html
 
SB95SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION (MADON S) AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 156.153 to permit schools to use non-school bus passenger vehicles designed for 10, instead of 9, or fewer passengers; limit statewide driver qualification, training, and drug testing requirements to drivers of non-school bus passenger vehicles along regular bus routes; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   3/6/2026 - (S) WITHDRAWN
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB95.html
 
SB101CHILDREN (NUNN M) AN ACT relating to children.

Amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student for at least 12 months if the student intentionally causes physical injury to educational personnel at a school or school function; amend KRS 158.155 to require that school employees report attempted assault of any school employee to law enforcement; amend KRS 158.990 to provide for penalties for any person who intentionally violates KRS 158.155; amend KRS 610.200 to provide that a peace officer is not required to retain custody of a child for a felony violation of assault in the third degree; amend KRS 635.020 to provide that a child 14 years of age or older who is charged with a felony violation of assault in the third degree may be tried as an adult. SCS (1) Retain original provisions except amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student in grade 6 to 12 for at least 12 months if the student physically assaults, batters, or abuses school personnel without just cause or provocation on school property or at a school function; amend KRS 158.155 to require that school employees report intentional assault or intentional attempted assault of any school employee and intentional assault resulting in physical injury and to law enforcement unless the school employee has cause to believe a student's disability interfered with his or her ability to conform to the student code of conduct, amend penalty under KRS 158.990 to Class B and Class A misdemeanors; delete amendments to KRS 610.200 and KRS 635.020 from the bill. HCS(1) Retain original provisions; amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student who recklessly or intentionally caused or attempted to cause physical injury to a district employee; define terms; specify alternative program requirements and restrictions for expelling students; amend KRS 158.155 to require a school employee to report acts of intentional physical injury, or intentional attempted physical injury, and intentional or wanton damage to property; amend KRS 159.170 to require information regarding expulsions to be entered into the student information system within 5 days. HFA(3) Permit a board of education to refer an expelled student for evaluation to state and community agencies; establish a pathway for an expelled student to return to a school district prior to the end of the expulsion. HFA(5) Retain original provisions; amend KRS 158.155(10) to require the reporting of an individual who has made threats of violence toward a school or student or knows that a firearm is present on school property to a law enforcement agency created by the board of education, not created by the board of education, or the Department of Kentucky State Police; require a law enforcement agency created by the board of education to submit a weekly report to a local law enforcement agency designated by the board of education of the reports received by the law enforcement agency created by the board. HFA(2) Define "bus stop" and add bus stops to locations where student misconduct may trigger expulsions.
 Current Status:   4/7/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 50)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB101.html
 
SB103PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (WHEELER P) AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.

Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define terms; prohibit insurers and administrators from requiring insureds to pay cost sharing for a prescription drug that is greater than the cash price; require insurers and administrators to count the amount paid for a covered prescription drug towards the insured's cost-sharing if certain requirements are met; establish requirements for insurers, administrators, and pharmacies for submission of cash price paid by an insured; exempt a state employee health plan from counting third-party payments unless a cash price was paid that is less than the plan's negotiated price; provide for construction of cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to apply cost-sharing requirements to limited health plans, self-insured state postsecondary education institution employer group health plans, and the state employee health plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to require pharmacies to comply with cost-sharing requirements; provide that cost-sharing requirements apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after effective date; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   1/16/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB103.html
 
SB105READING AND WRITING IN SCHOOLS (THOMAS R) AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools.

Amend KRS 158.307 to define "dysgraphia"; require the department to annually update the dyslexia toolkit; require the toolkit to include guidance on dysgraphia and strategies and other resources to be used for students displaying dyslexia and dysgraphia; require universal screeners and diagnostic tools be approved by the department; require each district to use evidence-based instructional strategies to provide intervention services; require school districts to report data to the department; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs include instruction on the application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports by the 2027-2028 school year.
 Current Status:   1/16/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB105.html
 
SB111PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SCHOOLS (REED A) AN ACT relating to physical activity in schools.

Amend KRS 160.345 to define "recess"; require each school council to develop and implement a wellness policy that includes 30 minutes of recess for students in kindergarten through grade 5 to be included as part of each full instructional day and 15 minutes of recess on each early dismissal day allows between 15 and 30 minutes of recess per instructional say for students in grades 6 through 12; allows appropriate supervised physical exercise to be used as a student discipline tool during recess; and prohibits the denial of recess unless participation poses an immediate threat to physical safety; require the wellness policy to be adopted and implemented prior to the first student attendance day of the 2026-27 school year.
 Current Status:   1/20/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB111.html
 
SB114EDUCATION (GIVENS D) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students have 7 divisions with 1 board member appointed from each division and 4 members appointed from the county at large; require board members to be appointed by the chief executive officer of the county and confirmed by the legislative body of the county; require appointments to the board reflect no less than the proportional representation of the 2 leading political parties; amend KRS 160.160 to define "chief executive officer"; require school districts having reached 25,000 or more students to be under the management and control of a board of education consisting of 11 members; amend KRS 160.170 to require every person appointed to a board of education to take the board oath; amend KRS 160.190 require a board vacancy in a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students be filled by the chief executive officer of the county; amend KRS 160.180 to require an appointed member of a board of education be subject to removal pursuant to KRS 156.132; amend KRS 156.132 require the chief state school officer recommend removal of appointed county board of education members guilty of immorality, misconduct, incompetency, willful neglect of duty, or nonfeasance; authorize the chief executive officer to remove an appointed member for cause in accordance with KRS 160.210; amend KRS 160.240, 304.48-250, and 304.50-055 to conform; allow elected members of county boards of education in districts having reached an enrollment of 25,000 to serve out the terms elected for; require initial appointments of 2 at large members to be for 2 years and 2 appointments to be for 4 years; require boards that require additional divisions to have accomplished those divisions by January 1, 2027; require additional positions not represented by an elected member to be filled by January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
 Current Status:   1/22/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB114.html
 
SB120KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION (WILLIAMS G) AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 156.029 to make members on the Kentucky Board of Education who represent each of the Supreme Court districts be elected in partisan elections instead of appointed; provide that the term of office will be 4 years from the first Monday in January following the election; provide that the initial term of a member elected to represent an even-numbered Supreme Court District will be 2 years and the initial term of a member elected to represent an odd-numbered Supreme Court District will be 4 years; remove language regarding the requirement to balance the demographic composition of the board; require the members elected to represent a Supreme Court district to reside in the district for at least 12 months prior to the election and for the duration of their terms; provide that general election laws apply and that removal is in accordance with KRS 415.050 and KRS 415.060; permit the board to appoint the student member of the board in April of the student's sophomore year, rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; povide that a vacancy shall be filled in accordance with Section 152 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 156.040, 118.105, 118.165, 118.305, 118.315, 118.325, 118.356, 118.365, and 160.220 to conform; repeal KRS 156.031, 156.147, and 156.1475; provide that the terms of members appointed between the effective date of this Act and January 3, 2028, expire on that date; EMERGENCY.
 Current Status:   1/23/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB120.html
 
SB121EDUCATION (WILLIAMS G) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 156.161 to provide that certain school district facility project waivers shall not expire unless the Kentucky Board of Education provides for expiration when granting the waiver; require the state board to consider waivers no later than 45 calendar days after submission; amend KRS 157.360 to provide for a temporary exemption from maximum class sizes; require the state board to review the exemption issued by the Kentucky Department of Education within 45 days; amend KRS 156.029 to rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; provide that the nonvoting student member on the state board shall be classified as a sophomore at the time of appointment; amend KRS 161.028 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to use a portion of the proceeds of certification fees towards the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System; amend KRS 156.160, 156.670, 157.615, and 157.655 to remove references to the Council for Education Technology and place the council's responsibilities with the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 156.802 to direct that the department have administrative responsibility for the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center; repeal KRS 156.660, relating to definitions, and 156.690, relating to teachers' computer purchase system; provide procedures for the initial appointment of the nonvoting teacher and student representatives representing Supreme Court districts.
 Current Status:   1/23/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB121.html
 
SB124SICK LEAVE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL (NUNN M) AN ACT relating to sick leave for school district personnel.

Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise included on the school's calendar if the employee submits a personal statement verifying the observance and gives advance notice to the district; permit local school districts to compensate teachers and employees prior to retirement for accrued accumulated sick leave above 15 days at up to 30% of the teacher's or employee's daily wage; provide that compensation for sick leave compensated prior to retirement shall not impact retirement benefits or contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System or County Employees Retirement System and shall be considered as payment for services rendered; require the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report to the Legislative Research Commission on school districts who have established a program to compensate unused sick leave prior to retirement; amend KRS 78.616 and 161.220 to conform and to make technical amendments.
 Current Status:   4/15/2026 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/ HFA1 HFA2 HFA3(T) HFA4 HFA5 HFA6(T)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB124.html
 
SB127TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (HIGDON J) AN ACT relating to actuarial costs of annual leave payments in the Teachers' Retirement System.

Amend KRS 161.540 to specify payment obligations for the inclusion of annual leave payments in a retiring member's pension benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) by requiring the state to pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued through July 31, 2026, and the last employer pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued on or after August 1, 2026. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, except specify the state shall pay actuarial costs to the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) for annual leave accrued on or after August 1, 2026, for school employees not to exceed 5 days annually; provide that only those employees earning annual leave prior to August 1, 2026, with an employer participating in the TRS annual leave program prior to August 1, 2026, may have annual leave payments included in TRS retirement benefit calculations; amend KRS 160.220 to conform.
 Current Status:   4/15/2026 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day; w/ HFA1 HFA2(T)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB127.html
 
SB151EVALUATIONS OF CERTIFIED EDUCATORS (REED A) AN ACT relating to evaluations of certified educators.

Amend KRS 156.557 to permit a superintendent to initiate summative evaluations; require that summative evaluations be provided to the local board of education.
 Current Status:   2/2/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB151.html
 
SB152EDUCATION (REED A) AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 160.345 to define "school-based policy"; require that principals provide monthly and annual reports to the local board of education; set notice requirements for school advisory council elections; establish that a superintendent selects the principals for the school district; require that all school-based policies be reviewed and approved by the local board before implementation and provide exceptions; amend KRS 160.370 to permit county school districts with more than 15,000 students to delegate the approval of school-based policies; amend KRS 158.1415 to permit a local school board to adopt a curriculum for human sexuality; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 7, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 164, and 605 to transfer duties of school-based decision making councils to advisory councils and principals and to conform. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, except remove requirement that principals provide monthly reports to the local board of education; remove requirement for a superintendent to approve all school employee hires; remove requirement that a principal must consult with the school advisory council before employing the spouse of a superintendent; remove requirement that all school-based policies must be reviewed and approved by the local board of education before implementation; remove amendment to KRS 160.370 permitting county school districts with more than 15,000 students to delegate the approval of school-based policies; require that a school advisory council shall provide a nonbinding nomination for a principal candidate to the superintendent; make technical corrections.
 Current Status:   2/20/2026 - received in House
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB152.html
 
SB161EMPLOYMENT (CLEMONS G) AN ACT relating to employment.

Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to redefine "labor organization" and delete definitions of "candidate," "committee," "contributing organization," "contribution," "election," "electioneering communications," "employer," "fundraiser," "independent expenditure," "political activities," "public employee," "slate of candidates," and "testimonial affair"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow urban-county governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow consolidated local governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 70.262, 78.470, and 78.480 to remove exceptions; amend KRS 345.050 to allow public employers to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 336.1341 and 336.135 to conform; repeal KRS 65.016, 336.132, and 336.134.
 Current Status:   2/3/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB161.html
 
SB162CHILDREN (WEST S) AN ACT relating to children.

Amend KRS 610.030 to provide that a diversion agreement shall require that a child refrain from conduct that constitutes cause for suspension or expulsion from school; provide that for a child against whom a complaint alleging beyond the control of the school has been filed, the diversion agreement shall require that if the child is suspended or expelled during the diversion, the child will immediately be considered to have failed diversion and be referred to the county attorney for formal court action; repeal KRS 635.020 regarding the creation of the family accountability, intervention, and response teams; amend various sections to conform. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 610.030 to provide that for a child against whom a complaint alleging beyond the control of the school has been filed, the diversion agreement shall require that if the child is suspended or expelled during the diversion and the county attorney determines that the child had adequate opportunity to engage in any available services referred by the court-designated worker, the child will immediately be considered to have failed diversion and be referred to the county attorney for formal court action; remove the requirement that the court-designated worker report to the court when there is no action implemented within 30 days after the child enters into a diversion agreement.
 Current Status:   2/25/2026 - received in House
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB162.html
 
SB165PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS (NEAL G) AN ACT relating to preschool education programs.

Amend KRS 157.320 to define "eligible child" and "teaming partner"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2033-2034 school year, and beginning with the 2034-2035 school year require each local school district to provide preschool to each eligible child; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.
 Current Status:   2/5/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB165.html
 
SB166PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS (ARMSTRONG C) AN ACT relating to preschool education programs.

Amend KRS 157.320 to define "at risk" and "teaming partner"; amend KRS 157.3175 to require each local school district to provide preschool to 4 year olds who reside in a household with an income at or below 160% of the poverty level until the end of the 2030-2031 school year and beginning with the 2031-2032 school year, require each local school district to provide preschool to each 4 year old who is at risk; provide requirements for program guidelines; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and maintain a statewide unified data system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to require local school districts to maintain certification from the Head Start director that Head Start is fully utilized; provide penalties; require local school districts to prepare and submit preschool expansion plans to the deparment; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding preschool expansion; require the department to submit a report the the Legislative Research Commission annually regarding preschool expansion.
 Current Status:   2/5/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   DA SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB166.html
 
SB167INCOME TAX DEDUCTION (CLEMONS G) AN ACT relating to an income tax deduction for union and professional dues.

Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define terms; allow a deduction from gross income for union dues and professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the deduction.
 Current Status:   2/17/2026 - (S) WITHDRAWN
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB167.html
 
SB170STATUS OFFENSES (STORM B) AN ACT relating to status offenses.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to establish a pilot program to be known as the Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program for children who are truant; require the pilot program to be established in no less than 10 public school districts; establish the responsive interventions to support and empower teams; establish criteria for participation and procedure for the program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to establish the duties of the director of pupil personnel in school districts that are participating in the pilot program; amend KRS 159.140 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require schools to collect certain data relating to habitual truancy and require the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report data relating to habitual truancy to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary; amend KRS 610.030 to require the use of an evidence-based family screening tool to identify family strengths, needs, and risks; create family diversion plans and require a child's parent to participate; amend KRS 605.030 to require a court-designated worker to coordinate the pilot program in the school districts that participate; amend KRS 17.125 to allow responsive interventions to support and empower teams to access information on juveniles involved with the juvenile justice system; amend KRS 600.020 to amend the definition of "habitual truant" and define "Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program" or "SOAR Program" and "Responsive Interventions to Support and Empower Teams" or "RISE teams"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 630 to provide that a child who is alleged to be a status offender, adjudicated a status offender, or is a status offender alleged or found to have violated a valid court order shall not be detained in a secure detention facility until the child is at least 16 years old; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 630.100. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, except repeal KRS 605.035 regarding the creation of the family accountability, intervention, and response teams; amend various other sections to conform; provide that a child who is alleged to be a status offender, adjudicated a status offender, or is a status offender alleged or found to have violated a valid court order shall not be detained in a secure detention facility until the child is at least 14 years old; make technical changes. SFA (2) Retain original provisions, except remove the requirement for the Kentucky Department of Education to include in its annual report when a child is removed from school to be homeschooled following a complaint for habitual truancy. SFA (3) Retain original provisions, except authorize a student who has been absent without excuse for 5 or more days to participate in the Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program.
 Current Status:   4/10/2026 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; (Acts Ch. 69)
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB170.html
 
SB179SEX-BASED CLASSIFICATIONS (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to sex-based classifications.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define "boy," "equal," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "sex," and "woman"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated members of the opposite sex, but permit separation of the sexes if in the interest of maintaining safety, privacy, and fairness; provide a non-exhaustive list of examples of areas in which public entities may distinguish between the sexes; require any public school, public school district, state agency, department, local government, special district or any political subdivision of those entities that collects vital statistics to identify each person as either male or female; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Women's Bill of Rights.
 Current Status:   2/10/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   DA OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB179.html
 
SB181SCHOOLS (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 160.145 to expand existing definitions and define "private electronic communication" and "qualified school volunteer"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; limit the scope of the school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written parental consent only applies to students enrolled within the same school district as the school district employee or qualified school volunteer; permit a local school district more flexibility in disciplinary actions arising from a violation of this section; permit a written parental consent form to designate more than 1 school district employee or qualified school volunteer; provide that the written consent may be revoked by the parent who filed the consent; require notice of the revocation to be sent to the identified school district employee or qualified school volunteer; prohibit a school or school district from refusing to accept parental consent forms; prohibit requiring parental consent forms under this section as a requirement for a student to participate in an academic, athletic, or extracurricular opportunity; provide an emergency exception to permit a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the individual discloses the communication after the fact; permit a school district to reconsider allowing previously prohibited volunteers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement relating to unauthorized electronic communication or misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define "abusive conduct"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any disciplinary actions in the previous 12 months relating to abusive conduct and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic schools and public school districts to disclose any disciplinary actions related to abusive conduct of applicants; provide immunity for disclosures made about school employee conduct; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board (ESPB); require schools and EPSB to provide the records; require requests for information to be satisfied in 10 working days; require EPSB to create and implement procedures for information requests; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file unless the allegation is proven false; provide that certain requirements apply to public charter schools; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; make technical corrections; amend KRS 160.151 to define "certified nonpublic school"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to submit to a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every 5 years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a certified nonpublic school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; make technical corrections; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships for employees to undergo every 5 years; make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.151 to conform; require that an allegation of abusive conduct be reported pursuant to KRS 620.030; amend KRS 158.4431, 156.492, and 158.200 to conform; provide that Section 2 may be cited as Erin's Law; EMERGENCY. SCS (1) Delete all provisions except amendments to KRS 160.145; amend definitions of "family member," "parent," "private electronic communication," "qualified school volunteer," "school district employee," and " unauthorized electronic communication"; make technical changes. SFA (1) Retain all provisions; require parental notification for all material phases of an investigation of or disciplinary actions arising from unauthorized electronic communication with students. SFA (2) Retain all provisions; exclude electronic communication between a student and a school resource officer of director of pupil personnel from the definition of unauthorized electronic communication when designated school administrators are included in the communication.
 Current Status:   1/28/2026 - received in House
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB181.html
 
SB191KINDERGARTEN READINESS PERFORMANCE-BASED CHILDCARE PROGRAM (CARROLL D) AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; create the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child-Care Incentive Pilot Program; require the University of Kentucky to operate the pilot program; establish the purpose and directives of the pilot program; establish completion date and reporting requirements. SCS (1) Retain original provisions, specify that the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-Based Child-Care Incentive Pilot Program will determine how to award incentive funds that could include direct payments or refundable tax credits. SFA (1) Establish reference to infant and toddler care programs; require the pilot program to begin on August 1, 2027; ensure participants in the pilot program will represent geographically and socioeconomically diverse areas of the Commonwealth; ensure compliance with federal regulations including, but not limited to the Quality Rating and Improvement Systems; require the report from the University of Kentucky to be submitted by January 1, 2030.
 Current Status:   3/31/2026 - (H) Posted for Passage in Regular Orders of the Day, for Wednesday, April 1, 2026
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB191.html
 
SB194LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCTION (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to local boards of education.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process to recall a member of a local board of education; amend KRS 160.190 to conform.
 Current Status:   2/12/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB194.html
 
SB196GROOMING (REED A) AN ACT relating to grooming.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "grooming behavior"; amend KRS 161.120 to add, current and recent former students to the list of individuals upon which the Education Professional Standards Board may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action against a certificate if the applicant or certificate holder engaged in sexual contact with the specified individuals; amend KRS 160.390 to require superintendents to include employment terms prohibiting sexual contact between an employee of the district and specified individuals; amend KRS 160.1596 to require as a term of the public charter school contract that all employees and contractors refrain from sexual contact with specified individuals; amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to require certified nonpublic schools to require employee prohibitions on sexual contact between an employee of the school and specified individuals.
 Current Status:   2/12/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB196.html
 
SB202BOARDS OF EDUCATION (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to boards of education.

Amend KRS 160.210 to establish new numbers for membership of a local board of education based on district enrollment; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the required number of members every 10 years; provide for the election of additional members and for the reduction of membership; require local boards of education to report new electoral divisions to the Kentucky Board of Education and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 160.200, 160.160, 160.042, and 116.200 to conform; require the Kentucky Board of Education to make initial determinations of board size by December 31, 2026, and local boards to conduct required division changes with created positions being treated as vacancies under KRS 160.190.
 Current Status:   2/13/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB202.html
 
SB215SCHOOL DISTRICTS (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to school districts.

Amend KRS 160.290 to ensure public school curriculum, textbooks, and instructional materials, including digital learning materials, remain subject to the Open Records Act and that districts protect a resident's fair use rights; amend KRS 160.350 to require a superintendent with total annual compensation greater than the commissioner of education to be subject to confirmation by the Senate; require a majority vote instead of a four-fifths vote of local board of education members to remove a superintendent; delete requirements for approval from the commissioner of education to remove a superintendent; provide an appeal process for the superintendent; amend KRS 160.160 to establish a 1 year term for chair and vice chair of a local board of education; require superintendents to submit reports on closed personnel investigations to the local board of education for the purposes of policy oversight and evaluation of the superintendent's performance; amend KRS 160.180 to make ineligible a candidate for membership on a board of education who engages or serves as an officer or director of an organization that represents district employees in employment or legal matters against the district; require Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act training for local board of education members; make conforming changes; permit the hiring of relatives of a local board of education member; amend KRS 160.380 to prohibit a person convicted of certain specified crimes from being employed by a superintendent; require superintendents to submit reports on previous personnel investigations closed during the superintendent's contract to the local board of education within 30 days of the effective date of this Act.
 Current Status:   2/19/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB215.html
 
SB216ELECTIONS (NEMES M) AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 116.155 to add gender-neutral language.
 Current Status:   2/19/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD TRACK
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB216.html
 
SB239CHILDREN (BERG K) AN ACT relating to children.

Amend KRS 158.1415 to remove provisions related to parental rights and courses, curriculums, or programs on human sexuality; provide for a process for parents to opt out of their child receiving instruction on the subject of human sexuality; amend KRS 158.191 to remove language limiting Kentucky Board of Education or Department of Education policies regarding student confidential information and the use of pronouns; require a local school district to use pronouns for students upon a request from a parent along with a note from a medical provider diagnosing the child with gender dysphoria; remove language concerning parental consent for well-being questionnaires or assessments or a health screening; amend KRS 158.189 to make findings about children and young adults desiring individual privacy; require a school to provide an accommodation to any student who requests an area of individual privacy in restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms, regardless of biological sex or gender identity; require school officials to provide an accommodation for individual privacy for children whose gender is different from his or her biological sex and who have a note from a medical provider diagnosing the child with gender dysphoria; permit alternate accommodations upon the parent's request; amend KRS 311.372 to prohibit surgical or medical treatment of a child under the age of 18 years for gender dysphoria, and any nonsurgical medical treatment without the consent of the child's parent or legal guardian; require that the provision of nonsurgical medical treatment to a child under the age of 18 years apply only to a child with a medical diagnosis from a mental health care provider and by a trained and experienced health care provider in collaboration with a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist using only appropriate nonsurgical medical treatments approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for adolescents and that meet evidence-based medical standards.
 Current Status:   2/24/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB239.html
 
SB240STUDENT RIGHTS (BERG K) AN ACT relating to student rights.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms and establish student rights related to secular education and religious liberty; direct school districts to establish a formal grievance procedure for students, parents, and staff to report violations of those rights and set minimum requirements for the procedure; create a cause of action for violations of those rights that permits students or parents of students to bring an action for a violation of those rights within 2 years from the date of violation; permit recovery of attorney's fees and costs; waive sovereign and governmental immunity; prohibit retaliation; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to establish model policies, guidance documents, and training materials to assist in implementation by designated dates; direct school districts to provide trainings on compliance during the 2026-2027 school year; amend KRS 158.175 to remove schools' permission to recite the Lord's prayer; remove the requirement for a moment of silence or reflection within the first period of a school day; amend KRS 158.188 to remove references to the Bible and religious aspects of holidays; amend KRS 158.195 to remove the requirement that schools display "In God We Trust" in a prominent location; repeal KRS 158.170, KRS 158.177, and 158.178; provide that the Act may be cited as the Student Secular Bill of Rights.
 Current Status:   2/24/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB240.html
 
SB241DEDUCTION FOR PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP DUES (CLEMONS G) AN ACT relating to a deduction for professional membership dues.

Amend KRS 141.019, relating to income tax, to define terms; allow a deduction from gross income for professional membership dues paid for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the deduction.
 Current Status:   2/24/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB241.html
 
SB256INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS (ARMSTRONG C) AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.

Amend KRS 156.070 to require the Kentucky Board of Education or any agency designated to manage interscholastic athletics to train administrators and coaches on how to prevent suicide.
 Current Status:   2/26/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB256.html
 
SB260MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED MATHEMATICS (WEST S) AN ACT relating to middle school advanced mathematics.

Amend KRS 158.6453 to require a local board of education to maintain a district plan on the promotion of advanced coursework in mathematics; beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, establish requirements for the plan to automatically enroll students in grade 8 into Algebra I or higher courses for high school credit with specific conditions; until the 2036-2037 school year, direct the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report on students in grade 8 taking math courses for high school credit to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 158.791 to conform; authorize local board of education to implement the plan prior to the start of the 2028-2029 school year; require superintendents to submit an implementation plan to the local board of education.
 Current Status:   2/26/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB260.html
 
SB262PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 256 OF THE CONSTITUTIOON OF KENTUCKY (STIVERS R) AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 256 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the submission of constitutional amendments to voters.

Propose to amend Section 256 of the Constitution to permit constitutional amendments to be submitted to the voters by ballot question or summary that clearly describes the substance and effect of the amendment, rather than requiring the full text of the amendment to appear on the ballot; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
 Current Status:   3/11/2026 - received in House
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB262.html
 
SB263EDUCATION (WEST S) AN ACT relating to education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to make findings and declarations about locally driven innovation and the intent of the General Assembly to permit flexibility for school districts to improve practices; amend KRS 156.161 to modify the waiver process and the waiver authority of the Kentucky Board of Education; require the Kentucky Department of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of waiver requests; specify the analysis the department shall provide to the state board in reviewing a local board's waiver request; establish a process for a local board to submit a request for a school or program to be identified as a school of innovation with a set of waivers that operate collectively; provide protections for school districts that rely on waiver assistance from the department; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the state board to establish a list of expedited waivers; establish the expedited waiver process and authority; require the state board to annually review all waivers granted to determine necessary changes to administrative regulations or statutes or identify new best practices; amend KRS 157.360 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the school of innovation pilot project; establish the school of innovation pilot project fund; provide procedures for the operation of the pilot project; conclude the pilot project on June 30, 2028; require the department to annually report information and findings from the pilot project to the Legislative Research Commission. SCS (1) Retain original provisions; make technical corrections; specify that the waiver authority delegated to the commissioner of education is subject to the same limitations that are applicable to the Kentucky Board of Education; modify the eligibility and operational terms of the school of innovation pilot project. HCS (1) Retain original provisions; modify the operational terms of the school of innovation pilot project.
 Current Status:   4/14/2026 - delivered to Secretary of State
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB263.html
 
SB318DIGITAL INSTRUCTION (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to digital instruction.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms, restrict digital instruction time for students in kindergarten to grade 5 to 45 minutes per student per day; exclude designated uses of technology from the restriction; direct in-person elementary schools to require at least 70% of student assignments to be written; require daily access to traditional learning material; require incorporation of physical manipulatives into math and science instruction; prohibit replacing primary instruction with instructional technology for designated elementary subjects; prohibit homework that requires instructional technology; prohibit requiring students to carry instructional technology to and from school daily; prohibit replacing library time with digital reading labs; require each school district to adopt a written technology-use policy; require school districts to publish an annual technology use report that includes designated items to its website.
 Current Status:   3/2/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB318.html
 
SB320HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to human growth and development instruction.

Amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child out of instruction.
 Current Status:   3/2/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB320.html
 
SB331PUBLIC MEETINGS (TICHENOR L) AN ACT relating to public meetings.

Amend KRS 61.815 to require the presiding officer of a public meeting to provide notice before going into closed session of the general nature of business to be discussed, the reason for the closed session, and any persons not members of the board, commission, committee, authority, council, or governing body of the public agency who will be present; require the closed session to be recorded by video or audio and stored for 180 days; exempt the recording of the closed session from the Open Records Act; amend KRS 61.820 to require a public agency to adopt, on an annual basis, a schedule of its regular meetings; require a public agency to provide notice of its regular meeting by publishing its agenda at least 24 hours, but not more than 7 days before the meeting; provide agenda requirements; prohibit a public agency from recessing a meeting longer than 60 minutes unless exceptions apply; require the public agency to adjourn the meeting if a recess exceeds 60 minutes; prohibit a vote on any item discussed immediately prior to the recess until the next regular meeting; require each regular meeting to include public comment of at least 15 minutes; amend KRS 61.823 to require each special meeting to include public comment of at least 15 minutes; amend KRS 61.840 to prohibit a public agency from requiring a person to identify himself or herself, provide his or her address, or sign up to speak at a meeting; amend KRS 61.848 to require a court to award a person $500, instead of $100 who prevails against a public agency for violation of the Open Meetings Act, to be paid by the person or persons who are found to have violated the act.
 Current Status:   3/2/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB331.html
 
SB332SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS (WEBB R) AN ACT relating to special education classrooms.

Create a new section of KRS 157.200 to 157.290 to define terms; require a school district to install and maintain a video and audio surveillance system in every self-contained special education classroom; require a public school to notify a parent of each child in the classroom of the system and the parent's rights within 5 days; permit parents of recorded students access to system footage; require reasonable redaction and segregation to protect student privacy; designate a retention schedule for system footage; require school districts to notify the parents of each student present for an injury in a self-contained special education classroom; amend KRS 157.200 to define "parent" and amend the definition of "special education."
 Current Status:   3/2/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   LT OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB332.html
 
SB347MATERNITY LEAVE (WILLIAMS G) AN ACT relating to maternity leave.

Amend KRS 156.808 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations governing maternity leave for certified and equivalent staff in the Office of Career and Technical Education.
 Current Status:   3/2/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   LT SUPPORT
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB347.html
 
SB351EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS (WILLIAMS G) AN ACT relating to education professional certifications.

Amend KRS 161.030 to prohibit the Education Professional Standards Board from issuing or renewing certificates to individuals who have been treated for or diagnosed with a disorder that is excluded from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; require certification and renewal applications to include a sworn statement that the applicant has never been treated for or diagnosed with any listed disorder; direct certain state medical licensing boards to promulgate administrative regulations to require licensees to diagnose the listed disorders based on the disorder definitions established in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition, Revised); amend KRS 161.120 to include treatment for or a diagnosis with one of the listed disorders as grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew certification by the Education Professional Standards Board; require the Education Professional Standards Board to investigate and respond to all complaints against a certificate holder alleging that the certificate holder exhibits easily identifiable behavioral signs or symptoms characteristic to a listed disorder; authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to compel a medical examination to evaluate whether a certificate holder meets the diagnostic criteria for a listed disorder, and require that the results be provided to the board as a condition of continued certification.
 Current Status:   3/2/2026 - Introduced
 Position:   BD OPPOSE
 State Bill Page:   https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/SB351.html
 
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