KY HB 473
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to the foster care system.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 473 pass?
No. KY HB 473 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 (2026-01-30): to Families & Children (H)
What is KY HB 473 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to prohibit housing a child in foster care in vehicles, state offices, hotels, motels, or short-term rentals except in emergency situations not exceeding 24 hours; require a child in foster care to be placed in kinship care placements, fictive kin placements, licensed foster family homes, or licensed child-caring facilities; prohibit moving a child in foster care more than 2 times per year unless extenuating circumstances necessitate the change; require a cabinet employee to provide a written explanation for any foster child placement change beyond the initial placement; require the Department for Community Based Services to promulgate administrative regulations to prioritize housing stability and minimize placement disruptions for foster care youth; amend KRS 620.320 to require the State Citizen Foster Care Review Board to report on the number of children moved more than 2 times within a 12-month period.
Who sponsors KY HB 473?
N. Tate is the primary sponsor of KY HB 473.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to prohibit housing a child in foster care in vehicles, state offices, hotels, motels, or short-term rentals except in emergency situations not exceeding 24 hours; require a child in foster care to be placed in kinship care placements, fictive kin placements, licensed foster family homes, or licensed child-caring facilities; prohibit moving a child in foster care more than 2 times per year unless extenuating circumstances necessitate the change; require a cabinet employee to provide a written explanation for any foster child placement change beyond the initial placement; require the Department for Community Based Services to promulgate administrative regulations to prioritize housing stability and minimize placement disruptions for foster care youth; amend KRS 620.320 to require the State Citizen Foster Care Review Board to report on the number of children moved more than 2 times within a 12-month period.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-01-30 — to Families & Children (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- N. Tateprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-30
to Families & Children (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
introduced in House
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