KY HB 537
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to child welfare.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 537 pass?
No. KY HB 537 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 (2026-02-09): to Families & Children (H)
What is KY HB 537 about?
Amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit an individual from being approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, be considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or to receive a child for adoption if the individual or an adult or minor child living in the individual's home has been directed by a court to complete or attend sex offender treatment.
Who sponsors KY HB 537?
K. King, J. Bauman are the primary sponsors of KY HB 537.
Description
Amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit an individual from being approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, be considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or to receive a child for adoption if the individual or an adult or minor child living in the individual's home has been directed by a court to complete or attend sex offender treatment.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-02-09 — to Families & Children (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- K. Kingprimary
- J. Baumanprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-09
to Families & Children (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-02
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-02
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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