KY HB 44
in committeeAN ACT relating to robotics.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the robotics competition fund; establish the Robotics Funding Selection Committee to award grants from the fund to eligible robotics teams competition sponsors; establish committee membership, duties, and set terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for grant applications and distribution of awards by April 1, 2027; set requirements for grant applications; require annual report by August 1 to Legislative Research Commission; provide for initial staggering of appointments; require the committee to hold its first meeting by October 15, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Advanced Manufacturing Through Robotics Education Act.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-07
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-12 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- J. Tiptonprimary
- J. Nemesprimary
- N. Kulkarniprimary
- T. Huffprimary
- J. Hodgsonprimary
- D. Grossbergprimary
- P. Griffeeprimary
- K. Flemingprimary
- R. Duvallprimary
- S. Doanprimary
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- E. Callawayprimary
- C. Lewisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-07
introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-07
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-14
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-10
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 11 2026
2026-02-11
3rd reading, passed 91-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-12
received in Senate
2026-02-12
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-11 · pass · 91-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Brown: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Flannery: not voting
- Lewis D: not voting
- Thompson: not voting
- Burke: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
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