KY HB 654
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to school district reporting and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 654 pass?
No. KY HB 654 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 (2026-03-12): to Committee on Committees (S)
What is KY HB 654 about?
Amend KRS 160.345 to remove the Kentucky Department of Education's reporting requirement on school physical activity, prohibit the department or the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring a school to complete any component of a comprehensive school improvement plan that is not expressly required from that specific school by federal law or state statute; amend KRS 156.101 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on instructional leaders who fail to complete required training; amend KRS 160.380 to remove superintendents' annual reporting requirement on a district's minority teacher recruitment process; amend KRS 158.1413 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on school districts' essential workplace ethics programs; repeal KRS 158.867, relating to minimum requirements for summer learning camps; authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to continue to collect designated existing reports; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education from requiring designated reports; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
Who sponsors KY HB 654?
S. Baker is the primary sponsor of KY HB 654.
Description
Amend KRS 160.345 to remove the Kentucky Department of Education's reporting requirement on school physical activity, prohibit the department or the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring a school to complete any component of a comprehensive school improvement plan that is not expressly required from that specific school by federal law or state statute; amend KRS 156.101 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on instructional leaders who fail to complete required training; amend KRS 160.380 to remove superintendents' annual reporting requirement on a district's minority teacher recruitment process; amend KRS 158.1413 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on school districts' essential workplace ethics programs; repeal KRS 158.867, relating to minimum requirements for summer learning camps; authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to continue to collect designated existing reports; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education from requiring designated reports; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-18
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Bakerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-12
received in Senate
2026-03-11
3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-09
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
2026-03-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-04
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-25
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-18
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-18
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-11 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Flannery: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Moser: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
Related bills
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