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KY HB 643

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to school safety.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 643 pass?

No. KY HB 643 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 (2026-03-18): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 643 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety; provide that the Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.

Who sponsors KY HB 643?

T. Truett, T. Roberts, S. McPherson and 7 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 643.

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety; provide that the Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.

Introduced
2026-02-13
Latest action
2026-03-18 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • T. Truettprimary
  • T. Robertsprimary
  • S. McPhersonprimary
  • S. Lewisprimary
  • D. Haleprimary
  • D. Grossbergprimary
  • D. Fisterprimary
  • B. Chester-Burtonprimary
  • C. Aullprimary
  • K. Jacksonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-18

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-18

    received in Senate

  3. 2026-03-17

    3rd reading, passed 93-0

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-16

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026

  5. 2026-03-12

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-11

    floor amendment (1) filed

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2026-03-11

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-23

    to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-13

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-13

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-03-17 · pass · 93-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Lawrence: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • White: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Brown: not voting
    • Hart: not voting
    • Stevenson P: not voting
    • Watkins: not voting
    • Wesley: not voting
    • Duvall: not voting
    • Riley: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb643.html

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