KY HB 649
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to education.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 649 pass?
No. KY HB 649 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 (2026-03-17): returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
What is KY HB 649 about?
Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students to add 2 board members appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; require the appointed members to reside in the district, hold bachelor's degrees, and have at least 5 years of finance experience; specify that appointed members shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms; amend KRS 156.132 to authorize the commissioner of education to remove an appointed local board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty; amend KRS 160.160, 160.170, 160.180, and 160.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027
Who sponsors KY HB 649?
T. Truett, S. Lewis are the primary sponsors of KY HB 649.
Description
Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students to add 2 board members appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; require the appointed members to reside in the district, hold bachelor's degrees, and have at least 5 years of finance experience; specify that appointed members shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms; amend KRS 156.132 to authorize the commissioner of education to remove an appointed local board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty; amend KRS 160.160, 160.170, 160.180, and 160.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027
- Introduced
- 2026-02-17
- Latest action
- 2026-03-17 — returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- T. Truettprimary
- S. Lewisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-17
returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
2026-03-17
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-17
taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H)
2026-03-16
returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
2026-03-16
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-16
taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H)
2026-02-24
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-17
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-17
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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