KY HB 619
enactedAN ACT relating to public postsecondary education.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 619 pass?
Yes. KY HB 619 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 164)
What is KY HB 619 about?
Amend KRS 164.321 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) board of regents to a total of 17; reduce the terms of membership on a board of regents to 4 years; reduce the number of members allowed to reside in 1 county to 1 member; specify that the nonteaching member of a board of regents shall not be an employee who supervises more than 2 employees or reports directly to the president; specify that a member of a board of regents may be removed if the member does not attend 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings and the president requests the member's removal; amend KRS 164.350 to authorize the board of the KCTCS review the president's biennial budget and the budget planning and implementation processes; amend KRS164.365 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.580 to distinguish the responsibilities of the president of the KCTCS; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the president of the KCTCS to employ a chief financial officer and to specify the responsibilities of the chief financial officer; amend KRS 164.583 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.591 to require the president of the KCTCS to present a plan for review by the board of regents when considering the reduction, expansion, or creation of colleges, campuses, or programs, allow the president to conditionally implement the plan upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education; require KCTCS to submit a report to the appropriate committees of the General Assembly regarding the plan; require final approval of the plan by the General Assembly; require the KCTCS to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committees regarding the properties utilized by the KCTCS; amend KRS 164.600 to define "campus" and "chancellor"; create a board of advisors for the KCTCS made up of the chancellor of each college of the system and others as appointed by the president; specify the responsibilities of the chancellor of each college; amend other sections of KRS Chapter 164 to conform; repeal KRS 164.586, 164.587, 164.594, 164.602, and 164.5833; provide for staggering of initial appointments.
Who sponsors KY HB 619?
J. Petrie, J. Bray are the primary sponsors of KY HB 619.
Description
Amend KRS 164.321 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) board of regents to a total of 17; reduce the terms of membership on a board of regents to 4 years; reduce the number of members allowed to reside in 1 county to 1 member; specify that the nonteaching member of a board of regents shall not be an employee who supervises more than 2 employees or reports directly to the president; specify that a member of a board of regents may be removed if the member does not attend 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings and the president requests the member's removal; amend KRS 164.350 to authorize the board of the KCTCS review the president's biennial budget and the budget planning and implementation processes; amend KRS164.365 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.580 to distinguish the responsibilities of the president of the KCTCS; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the president of the KCTCS to employ a chief financial officer and to specify the responsibilities of the chief financial officer; amend KRS 164.583 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.591 to require the president of the KCTCS to present a plan for review by the board of regents when considering the reduction, expansion, or creation of colleges, campuses, or programs, allow the president to conditionally implement the plan upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education; require KCTCS to submit a report to the appropriate committees of the General Assembly regarding the plan; require final approval of the plan by the General Assembly; require the KCTCS to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committees regarding the properties utilized by the KCTCS; amend KRS 164.600 to define "campus" and "chancellor"; create a board of advisors for the KCTCS made up of the chancellor of each college of the system and others as appointed by the president; specify the responsibilities of the chancellor of each college; amend other sections of KRS Chapter 164 to conform; repeal KRS 164.586, 164.587, 164.594, 164.602, and 164.5833; provide for staggering of initial appointments.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 164)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- J. Petrieprimary
- J. Brayprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 164)
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 80-15
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 83-0
passage
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01
taken from Rules
2026-04-01
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
received in House
2026-04-01
passed 37-0
passage
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
taken from Rules
2026-04-01
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
received in Senate
2026-04-01
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
received in House
2026-04-01
passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage
2026-04-01
Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-04-01
3rd reading
reading-3
2026-03-31
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-31
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-31
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-27
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-27
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-24
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-12
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-12
received in Senate
2026-03-11
3rd reading, passed 93-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-10
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-10
taken from Rules
2026-03-10
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-02
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-02
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-02
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-27
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-27
1st reading
reading-1
2026-02-27
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-23
reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-19
to Postsecondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-11
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-11
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-11 · pass · 93-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Riley: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- McCool: no
- Burke: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Moser: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
PASS HB 619 w/ SCS 1
2026-04-01 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 619
2026-04-01 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Berg: not voting
Final Passage
2026-04-01 · pass · 83-0
Member-level votes (101)
- McCool: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Camuel: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
- White: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Marzian: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Kulkarni: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Miles: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Moser: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Payne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Burke: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 80-15
Member-level votes (101)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Aull: no
- Burke: no
- Donworth: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Camuel: no
- Gentry: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Grossberg: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Hancock: not voting
- Kulkarni: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Moore: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 619
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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