KY HB 253
enactedAN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 253 pass?
Yes. KY HB 253 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 74)
What is KY HB 253 about?
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.
Who sponsors KY HB 253?
P. Stevenson, K. Jackson, D. Grossberg and 3 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 253.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-08
- Latest action
- 2026-04-10 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 74)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- P. Stevensonprimary
- K. Jacksonprimary
- D. Grossbergprimary
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- T. Bojanowskiprimary
- J. Tiptonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-10
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 74)
executive-signature
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
passed 93-1
passage
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)
2026-03-27
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendments (2) and (3-title) and Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-26
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-26
received in House
2026-03-25
passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)
passage
2026-03-25
floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-03-25
3rd reading
reading-3
2026-03-24
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-20
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
2026-03-20
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill
amendment-introduction
2026-03-20
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-19
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-11
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
received in Senate
2026-02-12
3rd reading, passed 94-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-10
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 11 2026
2026-02-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-15
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-08
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-08
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-12 · pass · 94-1
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Camuel: no
- Dotson: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
PASS HB 253 w/ SCS 1, SFA 2, SFA 3 (T)
2026-03-25 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 93-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Camuel: no
- Clines: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
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