KY HB 497
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to postsecondary tuition waivers.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 497 pass?
No. KY HB 497 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 497 about?
Amend KRS 164.515 to make the amount of tuition waived for the spouse or child of designated permanently disabled veterans a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2841 to make the amount tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2842 to make the amount of tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter permanently and totally disabled in line of duty a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.507 to make the amount of tuition waived for the non-married spouse or child of a deceased veteran a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.020 to delete the tuition waiver for employees and faculty of state and locally operated secondary area technology center staff.
Who sponsors KY HB 497?
J. Branscum, J. Tipton are the primary sponsors of KY HB 497.
Description
Amend KRS 164.515 to make the amount of tuition waived for the spouse or child of designated permanently disabled veterans a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2841 to make the amount tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2842 to make the amount of tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter permanently and totally disabled in line of duty a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.507 to make the amount of tuition waived for the non-married spouse or child of a deceased veteran a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.020 to delete the tuition waiver for employees and faculty of state and locally operated secondary area technology center staff.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- J. Branscumprimary
- J. Tiptonprimary
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 56-36 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-02-18
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 19 2026
2026-02-11
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-10
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-04
to Postsecondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-28
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-28
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Adopt
2026-02-25 · pass · 57-21
Member-level votes (101)
- Baker: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Banta: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Bray: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rudy: yes
- White: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Grossl: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Williams: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Hale: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Aull: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Hancock: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- King: no
- McCool: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Moore: no
- Watkins: no
- Burke: no
- Grossberg: no
- Lehman: no
- Roarx: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Bauman: not voting
- Doan: not voting
- Jackson: not voting
- Massaroni: not voting
- Raymer: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Fleming: not voting
- Lewis D: not voting
- Meade: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Clines: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Roberts: not voting
- Decker: not voting
- Hodgson: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Dietz: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
Pass
2026-02-25 · pass · 56-36
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Bray: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rudy: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Witten: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Aull: no
- Dietz: no
- Hart: no
- Marzian: no
- Riley: no
- Banta: no
- Doan: no
- Hodgson: no
- Massaroni: no
- Roarx: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- Jackson: no
- McCool: no
- Roberts: no
- Brown: no
- Fleming: no
- King: no
- Meade: no
- Stalker: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Calloway: no
- Grossberg: no
- Lewis S: no
- Proctor: no
- Watkins: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Maddox: no
- Raymer: no
- Willner: no
- Clines: no
- Bauman: not voting
- Decker: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Freeland: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
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