KY HB 307

enacted

AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 307 pass?

Yes. KY HB 307 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-07): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35)

What is KY HB 307 about?

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.

Who sponsors KY HB 307?

G. Brown Jr., J. Tipton are the primary sponsors of KY HB 307.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-12
Latest action: 2026-04-07 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-07
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35)
executive-signature
2026-03-26
delivered to Governor
2026-03-26
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-26
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-26
received in House
2026-03-25
3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-24
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
2026-03-20
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-19
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-18
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-05
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-05
received in Senate
2026-03-04
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (2) and Floor Amendment (2)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026
2026-02-25
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (2)
amendment-introduction
2026-02-24
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2)
committee-passage
2026-02-20
Floor Amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-02-18
recommitted to Postsecondary Education (H)
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-20
to Postsecondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-12
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-12
introduced in House
introduction

Versions

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Acts Chapter 35Compare
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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-03-04 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: 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
- Miles: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 307
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

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb307.html

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