KY HB 415
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to educators.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 415 pass?
No. KY HB 415 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 (2026-02-26): to Committee on Committees (S)
What is KY HB 415 about?
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.
Who sponsors KY HB 415?
G. Brown Jr., M. Clines are the primary sponsors of KY HB 415.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-15
- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- G. Brown Jr.primary
- M. Clinesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-26
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-26
received in Senate
2026-02-25
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-23
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026
2026-02-19
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-16
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-15
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-15
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-25 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Baker: not voting
- Decker: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
Related bills
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