KY HB 389

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 389 pass?

No. KY HB 389 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): to Education (S)

What is KY HB 389 about?

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.

Who sponsors KY HB 389?

T. Truett, J. Tipton, P. Stevenson and 13 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 389.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-03-18 — to Education (S)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-18
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-29
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-29
received in Senate
2026-01-28
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-01-22
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026
2026-01-22
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-01-21
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-20
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-14
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-14
introduced in House
introduction

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-01-28 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Bray: not voting
- Dossett: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Meade: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb389.html

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