KY HB 490
enactedAN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 490 pass?
Yes. KY HB 490 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 169)
What is KY HB 490 about?
Amend KRS 164.360, 164.230, and 164.830 to allow for the removal of faculty members at public postsecondary education institutions for bona fide financial reasons; require the boards of regents and trustees of the institutions to establish the process for removal based on financial reasons with specified parameters; EMERGENCY.
Who sponsors KY HB 490?
J. Tipton, A. Thompson are the primary sponsors of KY HB 490.
Description
Amend KRS 164.360, 164.230, and 164.830 to allow for the removal of faculty members at public postsecondary education institutions for bona fide financial reasons; require the boards of regents and trustees of the institutions to establish the process for removal based on financial reasons with specified parameters; EMERGENCY.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 169)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- J. Tiptonprimary
- A. Thompsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 169)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 32-6
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 80-19
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-01
passed 75-18
passage
2026-04-01
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-27
3rd reading, passed 30-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-26
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-26
taken from Rules
2026-03-26
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-25
returned to Education (S)
2026-03-25
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-25
taken from Education (S)
2026-03-24
returned to Education (S)
2026-03-24
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-24
taken from Education (S)
2026-03-24
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-18
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-18
received in Senate
2026-02-17
3rd reading, passed 72-21 with Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-13
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026
2026-02-12
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-03
to Postsecondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-17 · pass · 72-21
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moser: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: 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
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hart: yes
- Aull: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Grossberg: no
- McCool: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Moore: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Lewis S: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Burke: no
- Gordon: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Bratcher S.: not voting
- Imes: not voting
- Miles: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
PASS HB 490 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-27 · pass · 30-7
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Smith: no
- McDaniel: not voting
Final Passage
2026-04-01 · pass · 75-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Roarx: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Stalker: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Lockett: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 80-19
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Hancock: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Lehman: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 490
2026-04-14 · pass · 32-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
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