KY HB 669
enactedAN ACT relating to child welfare.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 669 pass?
Yes. KY HB 669 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 162)
What is KY HB 669 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 605 to establish requirements that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall determine for all children in the care and custody of the cabinet whether each child is receiving or eligible for earned federal benefits administered by the United States Social Security Administration or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, including survivor or dependent benefits; require the cabinet to establish a program to be called the Success Sequence Savings and Disbursement Plan; require the promulgation of administrative regulations to implement the new requirements.
Who sponsors KY HB 669?
D. Meade is the primary sponsor of KY HB 669.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 605 to establish requirements that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall determine for all children in the care and custody of the cabinet whether each child is receiving or eligible for earned federal benefits administered by the United States Social Security Administration or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, including survivor or dependent benefits; require the cabinet to establish a program to be called the Success Sequence Savings and Disbursement Plan; require the promulgation of administrative regulations to implement the new requirements.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-18
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 162)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- D. Meadeprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 162)
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 31-5
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 91-3
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
2026-04-10
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-27
3rd reading, passed 36-1
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-25
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-24
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-20
to Families & Children (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
received in Senate
2026-03-09
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-06
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026
2026-03-06
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-05
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-25
to Families & Children (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-18
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-18
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-09 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Bowling: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
PASS HB 669
2026-03-27 · pass · 36-1
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Thomas: no
- McDaniel: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 91-3
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Willner: no
- Aull: not voting
- Gentry: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Kulkarni: not voting
- Thompson: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 669
2026-04-14 · pass · 31-5
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Berg: no
- Herron: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- Clemons: no
- ChambersArmstrong: not voting
- McDaniel: not voting
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