KY HB 1
enactedAN ACT implementing the federal education opportunity program in Kentucky.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 1 pass?
Yes. KY HB 1 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-17): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)
What is KY HB 1 about?
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.
Who sponsors KY HB 1?
B. Wesley, J. Tipton, N. Tate and 16 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 1.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-03-17 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- B. Wesleyprimary
- J. Tiptonprimary
- N. Tateprimary
- F. Rabournprimary
- M. Proctorprimary
- D. Osborneprimary
- J. Nemesprimary
- C. Massaroniprimary
- M. Lockettprimary
- C. Lewisprimary
- J. Hodgsonprimary
- K. Flemingprimary
- R. Dotsonprimary
- S. Doanprimary
- J. Deckerprimary
- J. Callowayprimary
- J. Baumanprimary
- T. Robertsprimary
- K. Moserprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-17
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)
became-law
2026-03-17
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-17
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-17
received in House
2026-03-17
passed 31-5
passage
2026-03-17
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-03-17
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-03-17
taken from Rules
2026-03-17
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-17
received in Senate
2026-03-16
passed 77-14-1
passage
2026-03-16
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-03-16
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-03-16
taken from Rules
2026-03-16
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-16
received in House
2026-03-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-03-02
delivered to Governor
2026-03-02
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-02-27
received in House
2026-02-27
3rd reading, passed 33-5
passage,reading-3
2026-02-26
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 27 2026
2026-02-26
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
committee-passage
2026-02-25
returned to Education (S)
2026-02-25
1st reading
reading-1
2026-02-25
taken from Education (S)
2026-02-25
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-25
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-25
received in Senate
2026-02-24
3rd reading, passed 79-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-24
floor amendment (3), (4), (5), and (6) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-24
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-02-24
taken from Rules
2026-02-24
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-23
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-02-23
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-23
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-02-23
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-20
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-20
1st reading
reading-1
2026-02-20
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-19
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-19
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-19
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Table
2026-02-24 · fail · 19-44
Member-level votes (102)
- Aull: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Willner: yes
- Burke: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Baker: no
- Dietz: no
- Hart: no
- Meade: no
- Roberts: no
- Bauman: no
- Doan: no
- Hodgson: no
- Meredith: no
- Rudy: no
- Bivens: no
- Dossett: no
- Imes: no
- Miles: no
- Smith: no
- Blanton: no
- Dotson: no
- King: no
- Moser: no
- Tate: no
- Bray: no
- Duvall: no
- Lewis D: no
- Nemes: no
- Tipton: no
- Callaway: no
- Fleming: no
- Lockett: no
- Osborne: no
- Upchurch: no
- Calloway: no
- Fugate: no
- Maddox: no
- Proctor: no
- Whitaker: no
- Clines: no
- Gordon: no
- Massaroni: no
- Rabourn: no
- Williams: no
- Decker: no
- Hale: no
- McCool: no
- Raymer: no
- Banta: not voting
- Flannery: not voting
- Jackson: not voting
- McPherson: not voting
- Thomas: not voting
- Bowling: not voting
- Freeland: not voting
- Johnson: not voting
- Neighbors: not voting
- Thompson: not voting
- Branscum: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Payne: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Bratcher S.: not voting
- Griffee: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Bridges: not voting
- Grossl: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Pollock: not voting
- White: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Heavrin: not voting
- Lewis C: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Sharp: not voting
- Witten: not voting
- Fister: not voting
- Huff T: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
- House of Representatives: not voting
Suspend the Rules
2026-02-24 · fail · 19-30
Member-level votes (102)
- Aull: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Willner: yes
- Burke: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Baker: no
- Doan: no
- Holloway: no
- Massaroni: no
- Roberts: no
- Bauman: no
- Dotson: no
- Imes: no
- Meade: no
- Rudy: no
- Bivens: no
- Duvall: no
- King: no
- Miles: no
- Tate: no
- Blanton: no
- Hampton: no
- Lawrence: no
- Nemes: no
- Tipton: no
- Bray: no
- Hart: no
- Lewis D: no
- Osborne: no
- Upchurch: no
- Callaway: no
- Hodgson: no
- Maddox: no
- Rabourn: no
- White: no
- Banta: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Hale: not voting
- McPherson: not voting
- Sharp: not voting
- Bowling: not voting
- Fister: not voting
- Heavrin: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
- Smith: not voting
- Branscum: not voting
- Flannery: not voting
- Huff T: not voting
- Moser: not voting
- Thomas: not voting
- Bratcher S.: not voting
- Fleming: not voting
- Jackson: not voting
- Neighbors: not voting
- Thompson: not voting
- Bridges: not voting
- Freeland: not voting
- Johnson: not voting
- Payne: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Fugate: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Lewis C: not voting
- Pollock: not voting
- Whitaker: not voting
- Clines: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Williams: not voting
- Decker: not voting
- Griffee: not voting
- Lockett: not voting
- Raymer: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Dietz: not voting
- Grossl: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Witten: not voting
- Dossett: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
- House of Representatives: not voting
Pass
2026-02-24 · pass · 79-17
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Aull: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Brown: no
- Flannery: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Watkins: no
- Burke: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Banta: abstain
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Gentry: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
PASS HB 1
2026-02-27 · pass · 33-5
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Givens: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
Veto Override
2026-03-16 · pass · 77-14
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Moore: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Burke: no
- Grossberg: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Banta: abstain
- Bojanowski: not voting
- Gentry: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 1
2026-03-17 · pass · 31-5
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
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